Congratulation on losing that first 13 pounds! I am pre-op and am going in for my first consultation with the surgeon in a couple of days and so I haven't experienced the joys of liquid and soft food protocol as of yet. I am sure that it will nice to be able to find some variety. I have heard some mention of a magic bullet....that might be something to think about.

Hi Jill, you are doing great. I was also sick of soup and jello. Your weight loss is on track. For variety, you can eat baby food fruit, sugar free applesauce, and refried beans thinned down. It is normal to mourn the foods you are used to having. Think of what you will be getting. You will be healthier, get off meds, and look better. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. Keep up the good work. Mona

Hi, you can pay at the event when you come. I can't wait to meet you. Mona

Hi Everyone, just wanted to remind you of the weight loss summit going on this Saturday at the Gering Civic Center. It is still not too late to register. Contact me if you are interested. It will be a fun and educational event. Hope to see you there. Mona

Hi,   I'm a bit apprehensive about this now that it is this near.  Oh, not the "maybe I shouldn't do it" at all, THAT I am POSITIVE of!!!!  :)  But more the,  "what if's?"  I have no clue what to expect when I see the surgeon, can anyone let me know?  He will have all of the x-rays and blood work, ekg and such that he requestd, as I did that all last week as he asked that it be done when I saw him.  But from there what else is there that will happen?  Can anyone tell me?????  Yes, I'm one who gets scared of the unknown.  I see the surgeon BEFORE the informative meeting as I requested to have them the same day.  I have my medical records that he requested as well and the food diary, the medical questionare and all the pre-visit forms that they requested I fill out.  I have pre-registered with the office as of this last Friday.  Soooooooooooooooooooo  the big question, .....I am getting to the point of hurry up, get it done and then wait until insurance starts their arguing?  LOL  I just have this horrible feeling that I'm going to get denied, I will be heartbroken, but truthfully not sure how they can say no at this point.  My PCP has put in several of my visits that he KNOWS that after all the tries I have made with him in observence that this is my last choice.  That if I have the surgery he is pretty sure all of my other problems will clear up on their own and I can be back to a normal person again (no, I haven't felt "normal" in forever!  do you all feel like that?)   Can anyone tell me how long they had to wait for approve/disapprove from Medicare/Medicaid insurance?  Please, just a hint of how much longer?   I'm starting to get the butterflies, you know the ones, when you want something so badly you can literally taste it, but then the back side of it and the fear of what if I'm denied, what if the surgeon decides he doesn't want to do it, what if ..... sorry about rambling on.  I haven't told but two friends and my kids and hubby and none of them are overweight and have not a clue what I'm thinking, what I have lived and what I dream of becoming over the next few years.  I want to be healthy and able to go out and work again, to be able to take my grandson for walks, play ball with him and to enjoy him like any other grandma ...not that my weight would ever stop me from not enjoying him (and trust me he is THE cutest little guy you ever did see!!!!!) but it would / does stop me from being able to do some things with him.   My kids just don't get it, they are so used to me going on diets and losing, gaining it back, becoming disapointed and discouraged and quitting.  they are used to me finding the next diet and doing it all over again, and they think that this is the same thing.  They don't understand that it is NOT different, that this IS going to work and if it doesn't that I might not live long enough to see my first grandchild graduate from high school, or to see my youngest daughter get married, graduate from college etc.  They don't know how serious this is for me.  NOR do they understand that the change in eating habbits is not going to be ONLY me!  It is going to be the whole house, no more junk food, no candy, ice cream, potato chips etc.  That FRESH fruits and veggies are going to be the staples, which they won't argue about, as they love them.   My hubby, what a guy, but I don't know if he REALLY understands the consequences of this surgery, of the change in our lives that it is going to make.  He is the "junk food junkie"  of the house.  I have never seen anyone eat like he does and not gain a blasted pound.  Been married 21 1/2 years and he has not gained a pound BUT he eats POUNDS of chocolate a MONTH, chips and whatever other crap he can buy.  His fav food?  PIZZA and burgers.  He would live on these if it came right down to it.  Me?  I LOVE things like fresh broccoli steamed and a good piece of baked chicken, or a baked potato and a steak.  I know there will be things that I won't be able to have, but at this point, I don't care, I want to be here until I'm 108....lol or well at least longer than the maximum of 10 years that my doc has given me.   So, what did everyone else feel when they were at this point in their walk for a healthy body?  I wanna run, but then I wanna walk backwards and hide.  Lots of mixed feelings that's for sure!   Input anyone??????? Laurie