Starting my liquids and protein today

I've been trying to keep off the weight I lost with my GB, and have been increasing the protein shakes and decreasing the solids. But today I (duh) realized that Friday is my surgical consult, and ... we are hoping I can get surgery scheduled for Thanksgiving week because I already have some time off (yep, probably everybody already has the week booked, but a girl can dream). So I have 24# to loose ASAP.

I have an OH buddy who has the same surgeon and had her consult last week. So here is the protocol ten days calorie free clear liquids, no caffeine, three 30gm protein shakes per day. Then ten days 'modified' Atkins induction. Then ten days of the clear + protein thing again.

So I guess I'm starting today. I am giving myself permission to have a 4th protein shake sometime if I think I am starving, but otherwise, on the wagon and counting down!

LOVE your new avatar -- thanks for sharing your picture!

Good luck with your "Trial by Liquids & Protein" -- you know we'll all be pulling for you.  As tough as this phase may be, you're tougher.  Look at all you've survived already...

Don't give too much thought to that 4th protein shake -- we're not exactly talkin' Sara Lee Cheese Cake here!!

The picture is from a vacation in Baja. I don't normally have that sarcastic expression on my face - Only when someone takes a full body profile of me in shorts LOL.

I think my wife expects me to screw up the trial by liquids. But I'm gonna make it! (i guess...) Can't see getting all excited about WLS and then chickening out when they put up this MAJOR hurdle of preop wt. loss. She better know that I love her big time! The surgeons in Mexico didn't have anything near this many hoops and hurdles.

Oh, and I have a pantry drawer full of DaVinci's syrups. To hear people tell it, if I mix correctly, I can make almost any taste sensation. (pull the other leg - it's got bells on!)

Oh, and I have a pantry drawer full of DaVinci's syrups. To hear people tell it, if I mix correctly, I can make almost any taste sensation.

Heck, if that's the case, after my surgery I'll be guzzling it directly from the bottle.  Oops, make that "sipping!" 

Seriously, check out:

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/sugar -free-syrups.html

Thanks for the link. I have to say the Peppermint sure jazzed up my chocolate dinner shake!

Good luck with the liquids. I can't uses anything with sweeteners in them so I added cinnamon to my chocolate shakes. YUM!

Thanks! I made it through day 3! Couldn't do it if I couldn't have sweetners. Had three shakes and a golden mushroom soup today. It's not broth, but .... kinda close.