Congratulations Trish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now starts the countdown, yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lady Lettuce Naturanimales London Fundadora Mundo Vegania...
thank you! The countdown is really starting now. Tomorrow is Father's Day and my last day of normal eating. As much as I want to be a 'poster girl' for...
Aw Trish what a wonderful family you have. Gee it makes all the difference doesn't it, having that support. Hang in there with the Optivomit, it WILL finish....
Hi trish lm so happy for you, you are well on your way with that attitude your two weeks will fly past! Keep us posted! The bubble bath sounds like a good...
Hi Trish, What type of surgery are you having? I have been banded for 4 years and would have it done again in a heartbeat. The 2 weeks on Optifast will go...
Hi gang, I am back from my QLD trip and I saw Dr Talbot on the 21st August on my way up north. And guess what??? I'm booked in for a sleeve gastrectomy on 12th...
Thats great news Cindy - i am having mine done 17th November by Dr Ritchie, there are many doctors on the East coast doing sleeves, it is becoming more...
Hi Elaine, I was wondering about his claim of being the only one doing it on the East Coast as I had looked at an Obesity Surgery Clinic on the Gold Coast...
Dr Ritchie is in Sydney - he has offices in Eastwood and the city. Yes, TF shakes are much better than Optifast. After the op i have to do liquids for 2 weeks...
Hi guys I just want to know, after you have the surgery how do you stop craving sugar. Sugar is every where, and I want to know how to stop craving it, or ...
Hi I'm 155cm (just shy of 5'1") and weigh 100kg. I'd like to get to about 55 - 60kg. Before my weight started to go on I weighed about 48-50kg so I figure...
I will definately eat normal food but in much smaller quanties and avoid fatty fried foods and sweets. If you go on a special diet you will sop losing weight...
HI, Just wanted to introduce myself - I joined the group a few days ago and have enjoyed reading the messages. My dh is booked in for a sleeve with Dr Talbort...
Hi oh I meant a 'special' diet as in monitoring my calorie intake, maybe replacing a meal with one of the protein shakes and avoiding the 'extras' and all the...
Hi Libby welcome to the group! If you have been reading the last few days messages you will already know my story. I was like you and originally very against...
Hi Cindy, Thanks for the warm welcome. My dh is having a VSG - the week after you I think. I'm not yet sure what I'll be having - whatever Dr Talbort suggests...
Hi Libby ... Strange huh? I do remember reading that women do better with a band than men so maybe it's just a sex thing? ... To tell you the truth I didn't...
As you know I've been reading through the archives and I just came across a message that relates to what we have been talking about regarding having to change...
here are 2 more. I'm really trying to impress into my mind that I must work with this tool and not take it for granted... Re: [awls] Welcome new member Allison...
Hello to everyone. I must admit that I feel a bit like a voyeur. I have been reading the messages on this site now for nearly 2 months and have felt too...
Hi all, Just checking in to let you all know I am alive and kicking! Started the Optislim on Monday Morning.It tastes just like a chocolate milshake,yummy. Can...
Good on you Trish, you're doing so well! Are you excited about the surgery? I am spending wayyyy too much time on the computer but I am just trying to devour...
Wow, I'd be saying skip the diet if he doesn't think it's necessary. I can't tell you how tempted I am to say I'm allergic as well (not that I will). If you...
Hi Libby, I think I'll be really good and stick to mainly fruit and veg for the last week before surgery but it is a load of my mind I must admit. The wait...
Hi Cindy, My apt is in 2 weeks on the 19th. My dh first saw dh on the 8th Aug and the earliest he get for his surgery was the 22nd Oct. Can't say he was very...
Hi everyone, I am new to the group but just wanted to say that I had a gastric bypass by Dr Talbot about one month ago and have lost 15 kilos already. Only 45...