CodyCanadasMom

Hello ... I am 75 days post op and down 50.6 lbs. Everything is going great !!! I will post a current picture ...

Hello ... It has been some time since I have been on the site. I am 52 days post op. Things are going great for me. I am down 44.6 lbs. in total (21.6 lbs of that is since surgery). I am happiest about being able to being able to swallow my vitamins whole (capsule and all). I tolerate most foods well the first time I try them. (Under cooked onions were a bit of a problem after my first bite so I picked them out of my meal after that). I have lost all my crazy cravings and relentless hunger. Between my water intake, my three small meals and my snacks I am satisfied. I still try to have one shake a day to keep my protein intake up. I have not had desire to have desserts which pre-surgery were always on my mind. I am so happy that I chose to have surgery. If it wasn't for my daughter who had her surgery a year and a half early, I would have never done it. Thank you Cody ... you are my rock star example of success !!! Take Care ... Wanda

Hello Again ... It has been 10 days since my first blog/post. I am down 8 lbs. in that 10 days. Tomorrow is my last day of Full Liquids (Days 4 - 17). I am looking forward to the Pureed Food stage (Days 18 - 27) starting on Monday. I have already requested that my husband barbeque me a chicken thigh. I bought a "Magic Bullet" Single Shot to chop my chicken, etc. to an applesauce texture. The worst part for me is the Vitaleph Multivitamin (minus the capsule). I have been adding, depending on which meal, either a small amount of protein shake, yogurt or soup to help disguise the taste. I will be so happy when I can swallow the whole vitamin, capsule and all. I find that if I am getting hungry before meal time, I sip on more water. It seems to be working for me. I have had no problems with anything so far. Take Care ... Wanda

I am from the Okanagan in BC and had my plication surgery on April 2, 2015. Everything went well.

Hello ... I thought I would blog my weight loss journey. I had my Plication Surgery on April 2, 2015. My daughter had this surgery in October 2013. I accompanied her to the OCC and have followed her progress for the past 1.5 years. She is doing great !!! So on March 1, 2015 I hit my wall with a weight of 213 lbs. On March 9th I scheduled my surgery. The nutritionist set a pre-surgery weight of 193 lbs. for me. The day of surgery my weight was 190 lbs. With a BMI of 31.3 and my Fat % at 46.7. I am on day 6 post op and looking forward to introducing the protein shake into my meal plan tomorrow. All has gone well so far. Take Care ... Wanda

I am sure you will do fine ... I had my daughter's pre-opt diet so I started March 8th. Hang in there ... don't be nervous ...

Allisen ... My flight arrives 1:30 pm ... how about you?

Hi Allisen ... I am not nervous as I was there when my daughter had her surgery October 2013. She also stayed with me for about a week after. She managed very well. I had a few nerves as I was reading and initialing the Patient Information (Part 2) form. After I re-read it the next day I was fine. I am doing good with the pre-diet but have a few moments when I know if that I did not schedule surgery, I would have thrown in the towel on the diet. Counting the days until surgery ... Wanda

Hi Allison ... I also fly in April 1st ... we will surely cross paths ...

Hi All, I'm scheduled for surgery on April 2nd 2015. Anyone else scheduled around that time?