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optifast
In Ontario, they require us to be on a 2-4 week optifast shake diet pre-op, I have heard people use sugar free flavour shots and different recipes to make it more tolerable, I was wondering if anyone knows where you can get the different flavour shots and if they had any optifast tips...looks like my surgery is going to be…
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sleep apnea
So I just had an appointment with my medical internist to review a sleep study, turns out I have seveer sleep apnea, and am now on a CPAP machine. It really does explain a lot of how my body was feeling and how tired I always felt. I am curious if anyone else had it and if it was resolved with your weightloss. The CPAP is…
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Post-op feeding
Hi All, I was thinking about the eating post-op, and I thought it might be good for me to make a bunch of stuff pre-op and have portioned out and frozen prior to the operation, particularly for the puree and minced food stages. I was wondering if anyone else did any prep pre-op and what they did, or if you didn't, was…
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dealing with the world
So for those that have already had the surgery, did anyone come into problems with family or friends about the surgery. there is a societal perception that WLS is an easy way out (even though it is not) I am curious if anyone faced any negative folks close to them and were criticized for having the surgery and how you…
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New here
Hello All, I am about a week away from finding out when my GPS will be, I've been told it will likely be scheduled before the end of the year, so things are getting real for me fast. I am ready, as far as knowledge health wise and the ability to live a active healthy life post-surgery ( ironically, I have a PhD in Obesity…
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Pre-op/post op tips
Hello All, I am a few months pre-op (probably November, find out this week). I have done all the reading and am very well read on the stages post-op but I thought I would pick the brain of some people who have been there and done that. Aside from following the eating plan and stages closely, what are your pre and post op…
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Activity monitors....opinions please
I have been looking into getting an activity monitor, I have read great things about the Fitbit Flex but I was wondering if anyone can provide input on what it is that you are using, HRM, Fitbit etc....what are the pros and cons? does anyone know of something coming down the line that I should wait for?
