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Loobe1066, i am approaching the time of peri menopause and my partner is just starting hers. it is a tough road to hoe. i have been reading about it ( as i am sure you have too) it is just part of that magic we call life. but i will be sending you hugs (not a great reassurance) but i will be thinking of you and know that…

Thank you Loobe 1066 and cjdsign, you are both so kind to reply to my rant. i feel better today but it was a difficult day that day. you are both right being lighter will help my knee and i want the bariatric done as soon as possible. so it will just have to wait. i am very fortunate to have a great doctor (psychiatrist)…

so i am new to this group but this looks like the place for me. (sorry for barging in like a bull in a china shop) i will not go into a lengthy who i am you can check my profile or friend me if you want all that. (which i dont mind at all!) but for now i need a bit of a rant I am having bariatric surgery this winter. which…

My partner is Super supportive. She is severely dyslexic and has spent the better part of the last 18 years trying to read all she can about my illness. she goes out of her way to follow doctors orders, and to get the often not to happy about complying me, to do the same. She watches my mood and tries to nip it in the bud…

Hi Mandy_1982! Rce884 here, i too am on the waiting list. i am from Toronto Canada. and for me to have the surgery i have to go through many steps. seeing a social worker, nurse, nutritionist, psychiatrist, anesthesiologist and surgeon. so i am have been keeping busy as i wait. i am almost through the pre surgery time and…

I am just setting up my supports for post surgery even though it is months away. my nutritionist suggested a couple of books. uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Health_Information/Health_Topics/Documents/Eating_for_Health_after_Gastric_Bypass_Surgery.pdf This is the booklet they gave me to use. it has some great resources. i am sure…

Jesslynn3282, I have not had it yet. but i understand the fear. i was just posting on fb how i am afraid i will be to weak to stop drinking pop and eating pizza. but when i took these concerns to the social worker, nurse and dietitian as well as the psychiatrist (all mandated by the bariatric program before you can have…

Hey Mzdove13, welcome to the site! Jameejune, that is so inspiring. it is good to hear positive things about the surgery Bsfouq, Good luck i am sure my surgery will be about the same time. just take the nerves as they come. i am learning to take a lot of mindfulness exercises to deal with my nerves Jspiritwolf, I know the…

I am in Toronto, Ontario, Canada I am 5'7 HW: 311 CW: 288 SW: We will have to see. haven't had it yet.

Process is moving along. I have seen the nurse and the social worker and the Psychiatrist. (more important for me than for some other people as i suffer from a severe mental illness and medications must be changed to suit the post surgery body without losing my mind. also they want to check that i am mentally able to have…

This is an inspiring Joysi1970. great to know that it does pass. i am not quite at surgery time yet but find this forum so helpful for getting to know what i will be facing

wow AMAZING! what an inspiration.

woo hoo! good job.

You are ahead of me jcavanna2, i just went for my orientation today. i know i posted this a while back but i did chicken out before my last orientation. so i had to wait to be back on the list. but it seems very involved. a whole life change. i am very nervous but seriously considering it. i have high blood pressure, high…

Thank you all After hearing that you dont regret it it makes me feel a little better. :)

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I cant seem to find a lot of low fat options in canada that i have seen in the states. but i know i cant skimp on low fat cheese. it has to be the real thing. i barely eat eggs so it is no biggie to have full yokes. and my mllk may be skim but i take it with a tablespoon of 10% cream to make it creamier

exactly with the swimming thing too!!! i dont like things coming at me from multiple directions. no above and below. thats just too hard to gauge. front and back, ok, side to side, ok, below and above, no thank you. lol.... good to know i am not alone!

what i once thought exciting and exotic about myself has, due to time become banal and common. but i am a bipolar borderline personality disorderd lesbian with green hair. i am afraid of birds, i have had major heart surgery and three major knee surgeries all before the age of 15. i have the most well adjusted biological…

@Mavrick7a what a bod, dont normally go for the dudes but you could change my mind!!!

facinating! we dont have calorie counts on our menues in toronto, but i can only imagine they are coming. for right now i tend to check websites for fast food calories and of course mfp. but can you really trust that? according to this , no not really

i just got a slap in the face. i regained 6lbs which doenst sound like much but i had only lost 20 so this is a big slide. and if it can happen now it can happen anytime. i have woken up to the relaization that this is a whole life plan. all my life i will struggle and win against this good luck to everyone here. you are…

1. What is your eye color? blue 2. What is youre favorite season? fall 3. What is your favorite Holiday? christmas 4. Have you ever been arrested? nope 5. What are 2 things with in arms reach of you right now? my work keys and a mouse 6. Would you rather know how you are going to die, Or know when you are going to die?…

i find that having oversize glasses helps a lot. i have huge water glasses. and use them religiously. theonly trick is to avoid at all costs puttting juice in them. also i have a stock pile of crystal light for when i get too bored of warter. ice water makes me crave moer water so i would go with as cold as you can handle.…

i have slowly creaked up the weight since forever. i dont remember not gaining weight. i am 34 and when i started this weight loss journey i was 311. i have 140 to lose. which is a lot for me. i have tried for years but i feel that i am finally in a place that i want to be i am working towards a goal. i am making positive…

I can totally relate. i have found that my medication has put on about 10 lbs a year for the last 17 years. it is not just medicaion but it certainly doesnt help. i know it makes me crave and holds the weight for ages. my diet dr has told me that many nutrition/diet drs wont even take patients with mental health issues…

its a great place to be. good luck to you.

i am 5'7 and presently 297 and size 24, my goal is to get to a size 14/16 so i can go into a regular store and buy what i like off the rack. andnot have to pay extra for the apparent yards of material it takes to go up to my size (sorry that was abit sarcastic, i just get irked when i think of the lovely outfits that i…

I find a couple of cheats for alcohol (firstly as everyone else has said You simply must track it liquid calories add up soo fast) wine spritzers with diet gingerail or a dry wine can do some diet sprite same amound of drinking less half the calories. diet cola and rum (65 cal) i like diet dr pepper with spiced rum (sounds…