What are you freakin' out about? Just the general jitters? I'm sure you'll be fine I'm around if you wanna chat, my AIM is MysticTaeza. Sarah

Hey everyone! My date is the 22nd........3 days! I am starting to really freak out...anyone want to talk to me... I am 16, 5'7 and about 400 pounds.....my profile is on here... Well, laterz

Mike, thank you so much for all your answers. I really like the water giant ice cube i dea that is so smart. everytime i frezze a waterbottle i end up not being able to drink it because it is frozen. i have some unjury that i got from my surgeon but am scared to tryit because i hate the taste of protein drinks. i have all three flavors. I am going to try it this week and use ur idea with the CIB. I wanna say you look great with your weight loss so far. I have followed your journey and read most of your post. I know somuch about the young posters. you guys i look to for guidence. Well keep in touch and thankyou, and good luck. ~Amanda

I see you live in california, i know it doesnt mean its nice everyday, but maybe you could try swimming on the days that you dont feel like walking, its less stress on the joints nad such, and it actually burns more fat and calories than walking does. i know when i was dieting before surgery if i would watch what i ate, and do some laps at the local indoor pool, the weight would like fall off of me. so you might wanna try that :D and if that doesnt work, you could get in little spurts of exercise through out the day, take the long way to get somewhere, if you drive, park at the END of the parking lot and walk that, in the store, walk every place, unless of course that bothers you, like it does some ppl i know :/ just try and get it in every where you can :D _mike openRNY 2/25 628/550/532/???

First of all on getting a date :D ~what do you use as far as protein drink? I know everyones taste buds are different but young people atleast have closer likings. ~~~I personally use sugar free carnation instant breakfast drink [the blue box] and i mix in one scoop of unjury[unjury.com] flavorless protien powder, and a packet of sweet n low. That gives me about 64g of protien, and according to my nutritionist i absorb about 44g of that 64. ~what do you do at school as far as snacks and liquids? ~~~i dont do school or work, but for liquids i take a bottle and fill it 1/2 with water and freeze it, then when im ready to drink i just pu****er to fill the bottle and i have a HUGE ice cube to keep my drink cold for long :D and snacks, i dont snack :/ but i know ifi dont feel like eating, i have a tablespoon or two of peanutbutter and that fills me up, ussually i can eat about 1-1 1/2 of it. also a snack i use SF popcicles and fudgecicles. ~ when you are with your family for dinner what do you tend to do so you dont eat the wrong this or feel ockward (sp?)about it? ~~~Ussually i can have some of what my family eats, like my mom makes alotta chicken, so i measure out my 2oz portion and if their having a veggie i can have i take a lil tiny bit, and i eat with them normally, since we have to chew our food some long, as a post op, the time it tkaes me to eat my peice of broccoli and my 2oz of meat, im ussually one of the last ones done, lol, and if their having something i cant have, i make my own and eat with them :/ ~What are some good thinks for the pureed stages? ~~~ i cant give you much info on this one, i basically lived on the hood carb countdown yogurt and yogurt smoothies, occasionally i would have some oatmeal or a scrambled egg, but mainly it was the yogurt, lol. Im glad your no longer a lurker :D it nice to see new ppl all the time. If you have any questions dont be afraid to ask, i live on this stupid machine, lol. _mike openRNY 2/25 628/550/532/???