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I’m almost there. I can’t believe I’ve made it this far without a single, even tiny cheat on Optifast. I’ll be so happy to have real food again in about 5 weeks. It hasn’t been as hard as I thought, though this last weekend we had kids and fr

so, when you folks are talking portion sizes, are talking volume or weight? 1 oz spinach has a lot more volume than 1 oz broccoli.

Pauline

no one ever mentions lamb as protein. I love lamb, and almost never eat beef, so I’m wondering if I can have it after surgery/healing.

pauline

Down 6 pounds so far. I’m hardly ever hungry, and no cravings. Feeling a little tired, but the weight loss so far is getting me excited about the surgery on the 22nd. Any ambivalence I had is evaporating with every pound lost. Pounds I’ll never see

today I started optifast. Today is the first day of my Thin Life. Holy cow, this really is going to happen. Surgery in 3 weeks. I note 4 optifast a day is 900 calories. It will go down to 650 after surgery. I’m not so afraid of the surgery. I guess I

I was looking in Costco in Kingston yesterday at premier protein and all they has was chocolate and vanilla. Anyone know that f there are other flavours and where to get them?

Pauline

So, if you’re drinking 64+ ounces of water a day, how many times a day are you peeing?

and question 2, related to question 1, does the weight loss resolve stress incontinence, or am I going to have to live on the bathroom.

im up to 2+

where does one get SF flavours to make vanilla optifast more bearable?

I start optifast February 28. Surgery March 22. Wish it was over already. But I’ve gained 5 pounds since orientation in August. Yikes! I started off well keeping a food diary but I stopped after 6 weeks. I lost 5 pounds while keeping the food diary

My surgery isn’t till March 22 but I’m planning early. I went to GNC to look at unflavoured protein and I just didn’t know what to decide and the containers were huge. Seems like the choices are whey or pea protein . Something about the size of t

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Has anyone used Genepro protein powder. Unflavoured , not supposed to change the gondistency of whatever you mix it was n. 30 grams protein per tablespoon.

pauline

i am very lucky to have a GP who referred me without hesitation for wls. In fact, he referred me twice because I backed out the first time a couple years ago after orientation. But time and again I read on these boards about GP’s who “don’t belie

YAY!!! Saw my surgeon today and got my surgery date: March 22 here in Kingston. So I won’t have to drive three hours to and from Toronto.

Im wondering if the gods will punish me for getting everything I want.

im very excited but my k

Yay! Met with the surgeon this morning and my surgery gate is March 22. And he’s able to do VSG , which I wanted and they are doing it in Kingston .

Very excited, but my knees feel weak.

Pauline

I know I really want VSG and have my preop seminar tomorrow , when I get my date to meet the surgeon. In Ontario it can be difficult to get VSG under our socialized medicine system as RNY is the standard. So I checked out Dr A in Mexico and he has an o

So I know I really want VSG, but maybe can’t get it back Bader OHIP, so I thought why not look 👀 into Dr.A . He has an opening in 5 weeks, which is pretty exciting . But when I mentioned this to my husband he suddenly got all scared that I was goi

any idea if it’s difficult to get VSG in Ontario. My pre-op is Wednesday and then it’s meet the surgeon. When I met the internists he suggested VSG would possibly be preferred because of my age -66- and I’d really prefer VSG to RNY. Some Ontario

got the letter today from the bariatric centre in Kingston that my pre-op seminar is a week from tomorrow , and they give me the meet the surgeon date then. Wow - this really is going to happen.

pauline

Well this whole process sure a great expertise in learning to be patient.

i got a call from the bariatric centre at the hospital this afternoon telling me I’d be getting a letter probably next week telling me when to come to the pre-op semina

I recently saw a video with a wLs surgeon with 30 yrs experience saying that everyone who gets wls regains a lot after 5 years because malabsorption has gone. However when I watch Dr. A’s Videos he seems quite optimistic that most people maintain we

i went in to see the NP this morning hoping I could push things along a bit and she told me I should be hearing from the surgeon and anaesthetist within 3 weeks. Yikes! This really IS going to happen. She said I’d be going to St joe’s or Michael Ga

A little tip for those of you who might be having thinning hair. After I went through chemo I was on a couple drugs that blocked estrogen for 9 years, and it kept my hair rather thin on top. My hairdresser came up with a product called Sure Thik which

well hush my mouth and call me stupid. I don’t understand why after WLS we are more likely to become dehydrated than before surgery. Why so much more water than before surgery?

Pauline

hello my name is Pauline. I’m 66 doing what I should have done 20 years ago. I’ve been referred for surgery, just have to get through endoscopy/colonoscopy dec.7 then wait for the surgeon ‘s. I’m going though the Hotel Dieu in Kingston but the