3 down 7 to go

I met with my dietician this morning and everything went well except that I found out I need to drink 4-5 cups of milk each day and I am lucky to get down 2.  I am not sure how I am going to get the other 2-3 cups in, but I guess I will figure it out....maybe I will drink 16 oz rather than 8 oz tonight.   I also got a bit of good news...since my appointment with the surgeon & NP last week I have lost 12 pounds.  I couldn't belive it when I stepped on the scale.  I hope that my body will continue to keep loosing the weight this way even after surgery...although I have heard several people say they gained weight from fluids & gas during surgery.   I have completed 3 days of the liquid diet and only have 7 more to go...I am finding food all around me that smells so good, but I stay away not wanting to even tempt myself.  I am going to go to my sister's this weekend to try and keep myself distracted from thinking about food or worrying about surgery.   Last Sunday I went shopping and picked up some little things for while I am in the hospital like chapstick, mini-mouthwash, mini-toothpaste, lotion and mini shampoo & conditioner.  If any one has any other suggestions of things that are good to bring with to the hospital I would love to hear them.  

Good job, sounds like your on the right track, do your best to keep away from the food, this is the hardest part of the whole pre-op process, but I bet your sister will help you with this.

Do you just need to get 4-5 cups of milk a day in now that you're on your pre-op liquid diet? Are you using Carnation Instant Breakfast or some other flavoring? That might help it be less "milk-y" tasting.

For the most part I am using SF Carnation Instant Breakfast in my milk, but I had to drink just plain skim milk this afternoon so I could get the 4-5 cups in today.  I am plan on using the SF CIB from now on though since I really don't like the taste of milk.

Hmmm, do you have the Milk Nazi for your NUT? Is her name Amy?

Yup I have Amy at Park Nicollet...is she known for pushing milk ?!?

Oh yes. You weren't around 2 years ago when I had her. I remember I was a couple of months out and I had just lost enough weight to hit 199 and I was *so* proud of myself. Well, I had only lost 10 pounds that month and she told me that I hadn't lost as much weight as I should and it was because I wasn't drinking enough milk. She didn't care that I was lactose intolerant before surgery. I was devestated because I thought I was doing such a great job. Needless to say, I stopped going to a dietician. Other people at PNC told me that she was wrong to say what she did. I'll never forget it. I have a couple of choice names for her, but the nicest is Milk Nazi.

CONGRATS!!!!  Keep up the work and your day will be here before you know it!!!  How exciting!!!

Holy Buckets!!!  I can't imagine having to drink that many glasses of milk a day.  I HATE milk more than anything.  I've been trying to get 16 oz a day, but I have to have CIB in it. Congrats on the weight loss :)

Same here.  I had to just quickly drink the glass I had at lunch today because I didn't have any CIB with me and I needed to drink it in order to meet the requirements today.  Hopefully it will get better and I can tolerate milk a little better.