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WHEN I FIRST HAD THE SURGERY, I WAS MOTIVATED AND DETERMINED AND HAD WILL-POWER TO REACH MY GOAL.. BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY I LOST MY MOTIVATION, DETERMINATION AND WILL-POWER.. AND I STARTED EATING AND DRINKING THE WRONG THINGS THAT IM NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EATTING OR DRINKING.. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME? IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN GET IT ALL BACK? IF SO, HOW CAN I DO JUST THAT? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME..

Hello texas familly. I am 30 days out from surgery and very excited about the WLS community. I look forward to meeting the group in July . Have not had a fill yet but will in a couple weeks.  Glad to be getting healthy. I thought about how my sons will react to me being thinner. They have only known an overweight mom. This willbe interesting. They both live in Md . They have not seen me since i've lost 38 lbs and counting.

Thank you, both of you.  I'm trying to stay legal - and managed to stay away from most things today - had a few strawberries - and am getting ready to have some broth or tomato juice - not sure which.  Regardless, I did manage to make a tasty icee using Crystal Light, lemon juice, water, and ice.  No additional ingrediants - and yeah, I'm proud of me!

I love walking; I spend much of my time out in the woods with my camera (and was fortunate enough to see a wild cougar a few weeks ago - without my camera - God's snapshot!) taking wildlife photos.

One problem I have is severe foot pain - hoping that will go away after surgery.  On the bright side, got on my mini-trampoline today and did a bit of dancing/bouncing!  While not much, at least I did it.  :)

Oh...what does PM mean?
Thanks,
Kathy

Kathy,

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery.  I know that the pre-op diet is tough (I just went through that very recently) but you just have to keep looking forward to the surg.  I got a ton of stuff done around the house because I was trying to take my mind off of not eating, maybe you too can be very productive!

I guess I'm lucky because I live in the Dallas area and sugar free popsicles are easily accessible, so I haven't made my own.  But maybe you could do it with crystal light????

As for shakes, my favorite right now is the inspire peanut butter cookie mix that you can buy at bariatriceating.com  I ordered a zillion samples online and I'm slowly making my way through them to see which I like.  I hear some people's tastes change post surgery so don't stock up on one you like now just in case.  Might be good to stockpile samples till then.  Also, vitalady.com sells samples of many diff. flavors you might try that.  

Right after surg. trust me you WONT be hungry.  However, I have to tell you I am now starting to have hunger.  It usually comes when I'm getting close to mealtime (I'm only 3 weeks out).  But it is EASILY satisfied with a small amount of food.  The important thing is to eat the portions your nutritionist tells you to eat.  If you do that you can stay out of trouble.  I also have had a few moments, actually just an hour ago where I had head hunger.  It's important to just stick to the plan (easier after surg, trust me!) because eating the wrong things or too much of something will hurt you.

Hope that was somewhat helpful.  Best of luck to you!  It's an exciting journey!!!

 Congratulations on your surgery Anna.   I am in the Fort Worth area.  If there is anything or any questions I can answer for you please feel free to contact me anytime.    Good luck to you as you travel your WLS journey!!!


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian