LucyWong
$15.50 pic for passport August 27 2014
$160.00 for passport 10 yrs ( 5.00 wasted on parking too) received passport in mail Sept 9
$1171.34 down payment (1040.00 US) on paypal Aug 26 2014
Really disappointed in paypal their exchange is .88 cents on the US dollar. The day I purchased my down payment the exchange rate was .94 cents canadian to 1 US dollar. Pay pal refused to change the rate. Boo to PayPal.
Ha Ha I got the surgery date confirmed October 1 2014
Flight booked with West Jet $488.31 Econo seat, travel and health insurance $90.00. Booked online at westjet.com. I signed up as a member before booking flight too.
300lbs Sept 16 started pre op diet 3 protein drinks water jello chicken or beef broth basically anything clear liquids. So far so good but I would kill for a BBQSteak or salmon.
20.99 a package for protein powder bought 3
100.00 US dollars for tips and everything else was just as Gerald Witt Said. Dr. Joya's surgery was 5200.00 taxi rides were about 8.00 plus tip hotel was 108.00 per night.
Ive lost 20lbs to date Oct 8,2014
I'm still on the clear liquids diet and will be till the 15th then more liquids but with texture like baby food. No meat or raw veg till January.
Dr. Joya says it takes three months to heal the stomic completely so it will not get stretched out or infected.
Really, knowing what I know now, just do the liquids diet process, if you think you need this surgery. That will prove to you you are eating to much. If you have the fortitude to want this surgery you can do the diet for the whole 4 months just like you had the surgery. That is why everyone losses so much in the beginning. Save the cost of surgery till you know for sure. If you don't wrap you head around the fact that you are eating to much food. Then do have the surgery. You will be in a world of sever pain trying to drink or eat like before surgery.
I had to by dishes just for me especially a cup for coffee. ( I was having real trouble struggling with feeling deprived.) It is a small cup just under half of a regular coffee mug I used to use. But there is something about filling any cup to full that is really satisfying. I now have a full cup of coffee every morning BUT it's in my new cup size. I DO NOT notice the difference the amount is enough I feel full and I fill this new cup to the top. So I am not feeling deprived. Perception is really important to permanent weight lose.
Just think about all the extra calories I was drinking by just having my morning cup of coffee in the OLD mug size. It wasn't just a cup of coffee it was actually 2.
So the secret is if you are fat, you are eating to must, using dishes cups spoons and forks that are to large making every serving look small.
Change the size of your dishes and change your view then your body size will change too.
Thats my story
LW
