waiting for my date

Hello, my name is Tina and I'm waiting for my date and it is killing me not

knowing yet. The Holidays were hard but I got through it and it wasn't to

bad. I would love any support or help that anyone can give me to get where

I need to be. The liquid diet the two weeks before and after I would love

your help with that. If someone can tell me how to get the weight goal thing

that some of you have (I love that) it is on the bottom of your post. I'm

having my surgrey at the Cleveland Clinic. Any one with help on that would be

great. Can't wait to hear from you.

Thanks, Tina

Hi Tina,

I'm not sure how much help I can be, but will do what I can.  I did not have to do a liquid diet, but I am sure your doctor will give you instructions on how he wants you to do that.  If you are asking about the ticker some people have as a signature line, there is a website to build that.  It is called www.tickerfactory.com.  I used to use that.  The way to get it on your signature is to create it, then copy it and paste into the signature box.  You can get to the signature box when you are signed into any of the message boards.  Look on the left side of the page for "User Settings" and click on that.  It will bring up the page where you add a signature.

Good luck,

Caroline

Hi Tina, Which Pulaski are you in?  Beaver or Lawrence County? I'm just across the border in Warren and am waiting for surgery on the 4th of March.  While it's nice to know that date, it seems so very far away, save that I am to be losing 12 more pounds prior too. What I have been doing is trying the different protein drinks and adjusting my eating now to lose the weight.  To help, the nutritionist at the center I am using (the fabulous St E and St Joe's Surgical Weight Loss Center in Youngstown) gave me five different days of 800 calories a day to help.  I have not had a perfect day on those, but understand that I am to do that the month of February. So, I'm willing to be a partner in waiting with you .. and suggest you talk to the nutritionist at the Clinic. Take care, Janice

Hi Janice, I'm from the Lawrence County Pulaski. I do use the Cleveland Clinic that is where I'm having my surgrey. I hve been losing weight before my date  because that is what they want me to do.Since my  very first visit at Cleveland late August. They had me do a lot of test and then visit up in Cleveland with doctor  and Psychological and Nutrition Evaluation. They have given me the ok and now I wait for the insurance to give its final ok.In the last month I have lost 20 pounds to try to get to a goal weight that they want me to be at for the surgrey. Then two before the surgrey I have to go a total liquid diet  of 800 cal. That is why I wanted more ideas for liquids w/ high portein in it. I would love to leep hearing from you and  maybe others on how to get better at this. Thanks, Tina

Tina, that would be lovely.  I have the same email on the Y site if you just want to email me directly there.  It would be so nice to have someone in the same time frame as me locally to talk to .. and truly you are only about 15 miles maybe 20 away.  Cool! PS, I have to say that I love ISOpure a LOT. My surgeon's office recommended going to the BariatricEating.com website to get samples of protein drinks.  It's very helpful there!

Hello, I love to talk to you. Yes we are close be each others but right now I got to go to work for about 3 hours and then I'm having family over tonight for the New Years. I will be on again later today and hope to talk more then. Tina