Hubba! Hubba! I will be thinking of you on the 12th. Thirty or thirty one days? I don't know yet what time I am scheduled, but like you, I want to get this show on the road!!! Hugs and best of luck! Wanda (momman8tur)

Hi Jan. I don't really have a secret. I just am eating smaller portions, making healthy food choices, I am pre-diabetic so no sugar, I watch my carbs CONSTANTLY, and use just splenda. I drink lots of crystal light and water. Just about a gallon a day. But equally as important is my physical activity. If I don't exercise (right now I am just walking, but I walk briskly for 20 mins in morning, 30 mins mid day and 20 mins early afternoon. I don't have a treadmill yet, so walking outdoors as often as possible is my "location of choice" but when weather does not cooperate, I walk inside my office building, 5 floors, I zig zag walk up and down the stairs, 5 flights, twice. My knees have seen better days, but the zig zagging helps; I walk up one flight of stairs, then across (flat walking) to the other side of the building, then down the stairs, and so on, until I have gone from the 5th floor down to the 1st floor ROUND TRIP, all the way up 5 flights, all the way down 5 flights. I prefer outdoors, but alas, Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate. It was hard starting the exercise 8 months ago, but it got easier as time goes on. I also watch my sodium intake, don't use it in my food preperation, and I don't eat canned or processed foods, which have hidden sugars and sodium. Sodium of course is high blood pressure's BEST FRIEND, so I have to be careful. Bottum line, it's a combination of eating the RIGHT HEALTHY KINDS OF FOODS, DRINKING LOTS OF SUGAR FREE LIQUIDS/WATER (NO CARBONATION) AND WALKING, WALKING, WALKING. I hope I will have a treadmill by the time my surgery rolls around so I can walk easily at home without having to go out if I don't feel up to it. It takes committment and determination. We can do it, all of us, if we put our minds and hearts and BODIES to it !!!!!!! Good Luck with your journey. YOU ARE WORTH THE HARD WORK, AND IT WILL PAY OFF !!!!!!! Doirinne

For 2 weeks I will be allow all clear liquids, sf jello, 2 cans of Slim Fast and at night a small chicken breast or piece of fish and a side salad or vegetable.

thank you. i so appreciate any responses I get.

I have to be on a 1000 calorie diet. The purpose is to shrink the liver. I also will have a pre-op appt at the hospital, whi*****ludes an endoscopy. YIKES! Not looking forward to that..... Good luck to us all!!! Tina