Congrats on your surgery date. i start tomorrow on my liquids  and im so dredding it so bad if u have and suggestions on and good liquids let me know !

So excited for you!  It seems like yesterday I was fighting with the insurance...finally winning on appeal.  At one week post op, I can tell you that there are a lot of hurdles you will go thru and friends/family will help.  The liquid diet hell is first.  I will tell you from experience that don't worry about cheating as long as it is with good stuff like chicken and steamed veggies.  Days 3 thru 11, I substituted one protein shake for an actual meal of the above items.  I walked every day during the second week.  Get in your fluids & if there is one decadent food that you have to have once before you go under the knife...eat it!  I lost 14 pounds despite not following the all liquid deal and had good energy going into the surgery.  So go for it!  Think of it all as a process of changing your relationship with food...

Secondly, the surgery will make you feel like you were hit by a truck.  Take your drinking slowly afterwards.  (Remember to drink, burp, drink, burp, drink, burp).  I can tell you that I am learning the first bite or drink of anything starts off being vetoed by Sleevie but then he accepts it and we can get in more than you would think.  Remember, liquids first, then worry about protein.  For me, herbal iced tea goes down better than straigh****er.  I don't understand why, but it is that way!  You will have to learn the new cues from your new anatomy.

Best of luck and remember we are all here for you!

Y'all were probably expecting an update now, huh? lol SORRY!  No update yet, gotta write it first.  I'm going to talk about my journey thus far, of course, and give you all my statistics, and post pictures (DUH!) but I'm just wondering if there's anything specific any newbies (or vets for that matter) would be interested in knowing about. There's always lots of posts about "does such and such get better further out.." etc etc. Sooooooo if you want a 19 (soon to be 20 in about 2 weeks!) year old's experience on the matter, now is ur chance to ask me anything you'd like and I'll make sure I talk about it or at least mention it. I'm gonna try to be as thorough as possible for all the new faces out there!  It's really hard to believe it's been 6 months already. Time flies man, I'm tellin ya! I still feel like a newbie sometimes! lol Anyway, if no one has any questions or wants to know about anything in particular, that's cool too. Just consider this a heads up that I'll be cranking out an update in the near future! 

Oh, yeah.  Now I remember about your saying that.  Good grief...  I think I've lost all the weight Imma gonna lose so now my DS is attacking my brain cells.  My brain has really been addled lately.

So anyhow, I think we can plan on the 18th and see what happens.  In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving and have fun at Myrtle Beach.

I have so much more to be thankful for this year and I am.  I have a great support system, at work, home/family, and the gang at Centennial.  Thank you all so very much and may your holiday season be filled with cherished memories.