Hi Shoshanna  ... Thanks for the reply ... your information was very helpful ... I, too, thought Dr. K. had a good sense of humor and I felt at ease with him ... I thought his staff was very warm and friendly, too ... looking forward to meeting with the nutritionist ... he said that she was voted #1 by her peers recently ... sounds like a good team to me! ... Julie

Yeah we can get together  time let me know, send me a private email and we can exchange numbers.  Eating the 3 ounces is not bad at all, you just have to be creative.  They want you to eat mostly protein, so for breakfast I have been eating eggs, then for lunch yesterday I had tuna with light mayo and a saltine cracker and just nibbled on it for a half hour.  I have been trying to drink that is hardest, I have all different flavors of crystal light (and most are yummy). 

DR. Fadorek is AWESOME!  I got home yesterday from having my surgery on Monday.  It went soooo well, I did not have any problems.  He actually said I could go home on Wednesday but I asked to stay one more day to get the rest (I had 4 kids at home waiting for me.)  Dr. Fadorek came into visit me twice a day it seemed like right when he got in in the morning and then again before he left for the evening.  I had some wonderful nurses as well, Anna, Kim, Jessica, and Meggie were GREAT!  As soon as I got home I went to Wal-mart to get the medicine for ulcers (just to prevent).  I did not go home with any pain medicine.  I do not have to wait until a year is up to say I would do this again, I would say that NOW.  When I went in on Monday I weighed 328 pounds today I weighed in 4 days later and weigh 320 pounds.  Hurray!!!!!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Welcome and stay hydrated. 

Gastric Bypass is what all the doctors are recommending for me.  I'm mostly now worried about the health insurance covering it.  I have United Healthcare and that's my main concern at this point.  As far as the protein drinks.  I've been using a product line called, Isagenix.  It's kinda like Herbalife but not nearly as pricey and not all those dang tablets and pills.  I like the shakes the best, they taste great are filled with nutrients like you wouldn't believe.  I actually did the whole diet for a month and lost 32 pounds but drinking shakes for more than a month is no way to live.  But every now and again my mom and I drink them for dinner or before bedtime when we feel like cleansing our bodies.  I've seen the Any Whey I think before.  I'm really picky with my shakes, if they taste horrible I just wont drink them.  LOL  Thanks for the words of support, I am just so excited.  I've been overweight my entire adult life and I'm just tired of the aches and pains and not being able to fit into seats and such.