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Good morning all,
Yesterday was nuts as I was training a new girl for our office then headed straight to the gym for a session with my trainer. I was feeling a cold coming on so had taken some Tylenol cold but figured a workout might be fine... well he had a superset session planned and man did I sweat! I had a soup once I got home and then sipped some Neocitron in hopes I can kick the cold before it latches on. 
B - Kaizen protein shake
S - 1/2 apple with light PB
L - lentil/veggie soup with a couple crackers
S - turkey pepperettes
D - rotisserie chicken, salad
S - greek yogurt (if hungry) but likely just Neocitron
All vitamins and 2.5 L water
Hi im looking for Optifast to purchase..if u have any left contact me. Thanks so much Tiff
You need to see a family doc , walk in if they dont know you cant send you for surgery. I was asking my doc for 3 years she first send me for different diets There is a couple covered by ohip. After that I had a back problem and the diets always had a yo-yo effect. So finally she gave me a referral for bariatric network. It's not an easy referral either you can't just fax it, it's an online form doctor have to fill out. Then wait for few months. But let me tell you it's worth the wait and doing it through ohip saves you a lot of stress. Anything wrong, any questions, you got your team at family doc and bariatric clinic and you only have to show your health cart. When you do it private you will pay for every follow up and they will charge you if there are complications.
Through the network you could be a candidate for a surgery or medical diet. They will send you to see dieticians, social worker, maybe psychologist, maybe different specialist for sure internist for sleep study. Many appointments from the orientation session until you finally see a surgeon. It goes fast though. Good luck.
It's Monday so a good time to try to revive the menu thread.
C.C. and Meg were the main 2 when I was pre-op and it was so great to see activity daily so let's give this a whirl!
I went to the gym Thursday Friday and Saturday but ended up skipping out yesterday and doing a Costco run instead. I picked up 2 new shrimp variations to try plus grabbed my trusty Olymel sliced turkey. My mom and I had lunch out and we split an order of ribs and salad so that wasn't too bad for accountability plus it was a yummy treat!
B - Kaizen protein shake
S - SF low fat bran muffin
L - Olymel sliced turkey, tossed salad
S - turkey pepperettes
D - shrimp (lemon & garlic), brocolli
S - fresh pineapple, vanilla greek yogurt for dip
All vitamins, 2.5 - 3 litres water
Make sure you make a list of whatever diet plans you followed even if it wasn't an official one.
They will look at what attempts you have made even if not successful long term. They will want to see that you have been trying. Gastric bypass is just a tool which is why they want you to demonstrate that you having been trying even if not successful. It happened to all of us. YOYO dieting has been a problem for all of us.
Ask your GP for a referral to a Dietician to help you just eat healthier and attempt to break old eating habits. Anything you do know will make it easier to succeed after.
Try upping exercise even if it only walking to the house next door.
Keep track of everything. Start food logging. All this will help. Depending on which centre you get referred to you will have a wait.
Good luck in your journey
Referral: August 2010 Orientation TWH: May 25, 2011 NP: June 8/11, f/u sleep clinic June 7, abd u/s June 14, SW: June 28/11 Nutrition Class: July 5/11, Dietician Aug 09, Psychologist Aug 25 Surgeon Sept 16th Surgery Date: Oct 11/11 HW:287, Opti wt: 260 SW: 242
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I feel like it is better to go through the clinic process because they support you and follow up with you. My aunt paid privately for lap band a while ago and I feel like it's been harder for her to get support, especially now so many years later. I've heard this about people who go to other countries as well. Also, the time in the process allows you to adjust and make changes that will help you be successful long term :)
Thanks so much for taking the time to write a reply. I really appreciated it 
. I haven't been seeing any type of professional. Guess I will just hope for the best. I wish I had 20 grand to do it private but that wont be happening 
I feel like as I lost weight my panni shrunk in a bit proportionately. I don't feel it's any lower... I'm five years post-op and didn't plan to have it removed because we wanted to have kids. I've had two babies and I think it looks exactly the same as it always has, just less heavy. The way I'm shaped I don't think I would be happy with just the panni removal, but maybe some day I will get something done.
I've heard that in Ontario even though OHIP will cover the panniculectomy that none of the plastic surgeons will do just the panni -- you need to upgrade to a TT. Who knows though since things seem to change all the time :)
You should definitely be able to get a referral from your family doctor, although sometimes people have to fight for it. It is really up to the bariatric clinic to assess you to determine if you will be successful post-op.
It is also helpful if you have a counselor/psychologist/etc. who can support you and speak to your ability to succeed. During the process I was asked to get some questions filled out by my counselor who I had been working with for quite some time (about all different things). Especially if you don't have a long history with your family doc. Although they have to also be willing to follow up with you post-op :) My family doc retired while I was in the process and I was very concerned that the doctor taking over for him wouldn't be supportive, but I've been pleasantly surprised.
