new kid
hi! i've been poking around a bit, but thought i'd introduce myself...my name is isabel and live near boston. i just started the liquid diet for my surgery on may 11. i feel exactly like a lot of you probably remember feeling on that first day- quite hungry and not just a little irritable. :) i am, however, excited to be moving along. i started this process on december 15th and have been tested, measured, weighed, poked, and weighed, and weighed and weighed...so....very happy to be 14 days away!
you all have been very helpful to me so far and i look forward to chatting with you more!
isabel
Welcome!
The first three days are the hardest. Once you get over that hump, it does get easier. Also, the pre op liquid diet is probably the hardest part of this whole journey!
Before you know it, May 11th will arrive and you'll be joining us on the "other side"!
I was one of those for whom recovery was a total cake walk. I wish for you the same!
Welcome! I'm originally from the Boston area, and still call it my home :-) Good luck, it'll be here before you know it... :)
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
Welcome 
"Oderint Dum Metuant" Discover the joys of the Five Day Meat Test!
Height: 5'-7" HW: 449 SW: 392 GW: 179 CW: 220
On the first day of my pre-op diet, the ARNP at my surgeon's office said to think about the weight loss journey beginning today, not with the surgery. I found it very motivating to weigh myself daily during this stage and see my progress as the scale started to move down. I was generous with myself and took naps and went to bed early.
