Thanks for all the welcomes!

Hi Everyone,
I haven't had a chance to log in, but I did get the responses to my original post.  Things are more than a little hectic and it seems the closer I get to surgery, the crazier things are getting around me.  Hoping to have my date set for the end of the month or 1st week of April at the latest.

If anyone has any suggestions for pre op, I'm wide open to them!

Hi Cajun_Lady,

I know exactly what you mean..I started cleaning up my house donating old clothes and trying to make sure I'm caught up and current with all my bills. 

I've got the bills and decluttering under control, but it seems as though Murphy's Law ha**** my house like a damn bulldozer!!!   

How exciting,  I remember when I was getting ready for surgery and I was scared half to death and excited as hell about the prospect of my massive ass shrinking.  LOL.

Don't go buying a lot of low fat foods you like because you may not like them after surgery your taste change a lot.

Stay away from carbs as much as possible they will be your down fall and will slow down your loss and in the end have you gaining weight like crazy.

The very best advice though I would give you is to enjoy the ride..  Take tons of pictures, appreciate your new clothes size every time you go down a size, enjoy shopping for new clothes,  look in the mirror and get familiar with your new chaning body so you don't one day wake up and see a new body and freak out   Just realize that you are going to be a thinner person and some may get real jealous which may lead to you losing friends.  Screw them.

HAVE FUN GIRL !!!

What can I say but ditto MsLee. 

I will add:
- Start taking your vits and a protein shake a day now.  Protein aids in post op healing and you want to be as nutritionally sound as possible before your procedure. 
- If you have a fatty liver it is time to seriously get off the carbs and lower the fats.  The liver will be in the way during many procedures.  A smaller healthy liver makes the surgeons job easier and therefore makes your body's job of healing easier. 
- Start eating lower carb now een if your liver is in good shape and your doc does not require it.  Low carb improves weight loss and maintenance. 
- Begin to exercise now.  If all yu can do is stretch or sit in a chair and lift one leg at a time do it.  If you can only do ten minutes a day do it.  Unless you medically should not exercise anything is better than nothing.  Often in the beginning people loose no matter what.  As you get furtherr out you will need the calorie burn.  Fat or thin, the heart, lungs, muscles need maintenance.  In addition to diet exercise is that maintenance.