i would be increasing water intake just incase it is a UTI (urinary tract infection) or kidery stones because of all the protein see your GP

Hi there Bhoot, Reading your story i felt a tinge of reality, looking back my kids actually did alot for me that was just to difficult. my children daughter 29 not living with me, son 24 living...

Congratulations Robert, thats good going. i hope i do as well as you. i am getting my GS in Feb keep up the good work,looking foward to reading your posts

i did go for a consulation with him and deceided that he wasnt the doctor for me. I wanted a Dr. who could operate at Greenslopes or st Andrews Ipswich He has done many surgeries. private message...

Welcome just a thought when you dont require an extension belt on a plane come visit Australia, lol. my hubby was in the Airforce force 12 years my son has a weight issue my daughter can eat...

Another Queenslander here, hope it is going well so far, am looking foward to my GS in Feb :)

Welcome, not long to go. i will look foward to your posts. I am getting sleeved mid february at Greenslopes Hospital. Enjoy the Optifast, lol

Since i made the decision to have the sleeve life has a whole new outlook, i see my Dr. on Friday for the first time surgery is planned for feb.

If i had been put in that situation i would have made my protein drink thicker than usual put it in a bowl and told them that i will just have desert, they probably wouldnt have thought anything...

whats this about chewing gum, omg i have gum instead of ciggarettes during nightshift do i have to give it up!

The thought of "down a burger,chips drink in four minutes" is a real eye opener. having not been sleeved yet i was doing just that as i was starving after nightshift. All of a sudden i realized...

Hi i am having all those thoughts as well but i focus on the fact that we still have to eat and that we will just eat smaller portions and a lot lot slower. i realise that it is a very big...

Thats normal while on the vlcd drinks, they will go, it usually takes about 2days. The drinks should have come with a pamphlet in the box to explain that the body goes into ketosis (your body burns...

Hi compact, just wondering which protein drink you went with. i have tried optislim (yuk) optifast coffee (good) iam geting sleeved in Feb 2014 Congratulations on your weight loss

not long to go now have you packed your bags? are you going to prepare any clear fluids before you go for example broth and freeze it so you wont have to worry later.

Hi zmdh39 i'm not sleeved yet but that is a really good plan i am trying to get my head around the whole eating thing. Like you exercise has never been part of my life, and i have eaten more...

Hi Narasweet, i have not been sleeved yet but that question had often passed my mind thanks for asking it

hi can you recommend any book which have receipes for all the phases ta

welcome

Hi christine from Aus, i ave found this site really good although the food products ppl talk about , most are not available here but the support is great. my surgery is booked in for Feb, i am from...

Hi sandyfromoz, congrats on your achievement so far i have about the same amount of weight loss ahead of me starting in feb. can you remember the first few weeks post-op and what you had in...

hi Jewelzs, i have my dr. app in dec and surgery planed for feb just wondering when you started with the nutritionist. i am in brisbane, hope to visit " "Alice" one day for the beanie festival...

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After 4years of procrastinating about the surgery here i am. Iam new to this site and looking foward to posting things Are there any other Aussies here? surgery is planned for Feb...