2 weeks today til I get sleeved!

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Wed 19 Oct 2011, 2:19 pm

Welcome to the Forum Angeltoes.
OF is really hard, esp with little kids, but it is only for 2 weeks and it is your rite of passage.
I look forward to following your journey!

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Wed 19 Oct 2011, 2:14 pm

Hey hello Angeltoes when is your surgery date ....... my is on 1st November ....................

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Wed 19 Oct 2011, 2:35 am

two weeks won't be long you'll be fine ,with the shakes,lol

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Wed 19 Oct 2011, 1:58 am

Thanks everyone! I am finding the optifast soooo hard! Especially when I have small kids and am forever getting them food and drinks...not to mention the birthday parties, excursions and visits to friends and family. I need to lock myself into a box or something...and have hubby feed me with a straw through the lid... 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! 595690

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 9:57 pm

Hi Raquel...welcome and woo hoo ....2 weeks to go for you :)

I'm 7 weeks still to go till mine.

This site is soooo very informative and very welcoming as well.

Wishing you all the best

Jane

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 9:51 pm

hi Angeltoes

welcome and may all things go smoothly for you

Erin

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 1:13 pm

Congratulations Angeltoes and Welcome to the forum!

Best of luck!!

Emma :)

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 1:07 pm

2 weeks for me tooooooooooooooooooooooo

on optifast now

Subject: Re: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 8:26 am

Welcome Angeltoes,

Are you having a sleeve done rather than the banding?

The time will go quickly for you whilst on Opti, try to stay strong and stick with it, you will find a massive jump start to your weight loss will be your reward!

Purchase some sugar free fruit chews from Coles/woolworths, these are great for when your having a sugar meltdown moment.

Also make yourself a soup with the vegies your allowed, I didnt blend mine because I wanted something to chew. Others also stir fried vegies and 'cheated' with some oyster sauce to give it extra taste.

Kind regards
Kate

Subject: 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! Mon 17 Oct 2011, 12:26 am

...I guess this is where I start... And it all happens in 2 weeks today! I am supposed to be starting my optifast diet today 2 weeks today til I get sleeved! 427584

Past experience shows I am not that brilliant at sticking to these things! But it has a whole different feel to it when it's preparation for my op. So I will try hard :)

I'm Raquel, and obviously I am overweight but I must say I was shocked when my GP at the time, told me that he thought having a gastric band was my best option. Considering I went to see him about back pain, I wasn't expecting this conversation. Well, 12 months later after much deliberation, a diagnosis of diabetes, medication for high cholesterol (to add my high blood-pressure, chronic back pain, severe depression and anxiety), here I am! I need to lose about 40kgs, but more importantly, I need to lose several bad health conditions.

Anyway, I hope to get to know some friendly people around here, offer as much support to you all as I can, soak up all the advice anyone can offer me, have a bit of a laugh and enjoy sharing in all the successes!

Thanks for listening xoxox