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Wow, went to my endocrinologist today for my first post-op visit, am down from 138kg in November 2010 to 115kg today, 31 August 2011. That is 22kg's! Other excellent news was that I can now stop the last of my four chronic medications I was on, which means that for the first time in 6 years I...

My before and after photos. 26.5kg down, 7.5kg from op exactly one month ago this Saturday (20 August 2011, op done 20 July 2011). No regret. Worst part having to crush tablets for the rest of my life! Small price to pay for looking and feeling good.:biggrin: See album called Before and After.

Two days to go. Liquid diet was a breeze, not bad at all, after all that stressing about it. 10% Weight loss achieved. Am not even slightly nervous, think it is good I have so much else going on, like schools starting tomorrow. Can't wait for it all to be over.

Day 2 of liquid diet, not nearly as bad as I expected, I totally can do this! So tired of the people who seem to think I am going to "recover" from the idea of having this op just because I have lost a little bit of weight (a requirement of the op is to lose 10% of your body weight...

One more thing that is really annoying me is that I refuse to hide the fact that I am having this surgery, and I am so tired of the people who seem to think that just because I have lost a bit of weight (a requirement to have this surgery is to lose 10% of your body weight before surgery) I am...

Well, day 2 of the liquid diet stage (now 9 days pre-op) and I must admit, I was dreading this stage because I thought it would absolutely kill me to do liquids only. However, the good news is that I am perfectly satisfied, there is nothing difficult about it at all, the protein shakes are...

17 Days and counting. 11.3 Kg down. YIPPEE!!! Liquid diet starts on Sunday (must do for 10 to 14 days before op, so obviously only doing it for 10 days). On the one hand, will welcome the liquidized fruit and veggies I may have on the liquid diet - especially the fat-free yoghurt - 'cause on...

Having a break 2nite, doing a fondue with friends. Will get back on the diet mill 2morrow. Time is getting shorter very quickly now, 20 July is around the corner. Must say I thoroughly enjoyed my eggs on bread this morning, and cappuccino with sugar (bread and sugar big no-no's on Atkins...

8.4 kg lost, just another 8.6 to go. Yippee! Have to lose a certain percentage of my body weight before the op, had a break for the weekend, back on the strict regime from tomorrow.

What a weekend - my disc slipped (it happened previously about 8 years ago, so at least I knew what was happening) out of position on Sat and was completely immobile until Monday morning. Much pain, injection and medication to get to today. It took all of my willpower not to buckle off my...

I would just like to say that by blogging about my surgery, I am not trying to promote weight loss surgery in any way. It is a very personal decision and I would never try to encourage anyone to have surgery. I have always believed that surgery for anything is an absolute last resort, which is...

Am TOTALLY thrilled with myself, as I have lost 4 kilograms since 18 April. This may not sound like a big achievement to other people, but it is 8 tubs of margarine in fat off my body, it is 8.8 pounds (sounds impressive) and I can feel the difference!

Sorry, this is probably somewhere in the FAQ's, but haven't the time to go thru hundreds of questions! How do I post from Microsoft Word 2003 to my web page? I am totally new to this.

Getting so frustrated trying to figure out how to create Posts that do not display as Visitor Messages! Any suggestions?

Well, Monday blues, back on Atkins diet as have to still get another 12 kg off before operation on 20 July. It has been a long road to get to this point. I have been looking into and considering bariatric surgery for the past two years and only made up my mind to go for it in October 2010. Now...