Good luck Shari. you can do it. Remember its what you have been working for. Keep your eyes on the goal, Thats what I am trying to do. I think I'll cry before surgery. But I will also know that I am ready for the lifestyle change and IDK how much I will lose or what I will look like but I will know that I tried, I suceeded and I am healthier! if you need anything email one of us or post on here. even if its just a pep talk. I have been posting my diet on my blog and sharing it on facebook because I do not want to fail infront of my 300+ friends. Here if ya need me. Melissa

 Me too dancandie, I try to get her to do so now but she really does not understand that she is headed the same way I was at her age. Then when she goes to her dads they are all overweight and they have desert after every meal. I can't imagine that. I am huge and I didn't even have sweets but a couple times a week. All we can do I guess is try to set an example for them and weed out what is bad for them in the house. Kaitlyn is having some of the protien shakes with me and she loves fruit and salad but its that she wats at school comes home her snack is a meal for anyone else then a few hours later she eats dinner with us and then wants sweets. I wonder if her physician will prescribe her something to help with the hunger? I dont know what else to do. 

Tomorrow, Memorial Day, I begin my pre-op full liquid diet in preparation for my scheduled sleeve gastrectomy on June 6, 2011!  

I'm excited, nervous, hopeful, and so many other emotions.  This should be an interesting week.

Glad to have found this web site with so many others in the same boat!

 
Shari

Hi! My very first post. I am scheduled with Dr Strom in NJ on June 8th. Pre-op diets starts on Wednesday June 1st... Having alot of "Im wont be able to eat this anymore" moments this weekend. Excited and scared. Hello everyone and good luck to all =)

Hi,

My surgery is the day after yours.  Today is my 5th day on the liquid fast.  I am supposed to get my 60g's of protein.  I don't have a calorie limit, but I'm having trouble even meeting 1000.  I tend to fall short on protein as well.  I'm having issues with textures and milk based proteins.  If what I 'drink' is going to make me sick to my stomach I don't think its a good idea. 

I admire your thoughts and I too take a few minutes each day to go thru before and after pictures here and on my surgeons website.  It keeps me focused I think.  I've lost about 9 lbs in the 5 days I've been fasting.  But due to a hernia that will be repaired during surgery I am restricted from exercise and strenuous activity.  (Which sucks!)  I walk around my house and yard alot but find I tire easily.  Are you experiencing fatigue as well?

I welcome any and all suggestions.  I am trying desperately to stay positive but another 9 days seems endless at times.

Please add me as a friend if you like.  I look forward to speaking with you more.

:) Lori