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Finally got my surgery date - 5 September. I'm so excited!

After the painful wait after being denied due to lack of documentation I am finally approved today! Surgery Sept 7th Anyone else??

Your diet has almost no fiber in it. Once you eat 3oz of dense protein, those veggies can't be more than an ounce or two. I doubt you even need the protein shake since you are getting plenty of protein from food. So, I recommend dropping the protein shake and replacing it and the after dinner snack with as much vegetable matter as you can fit in. Personally I do 4-6oz cooked spinach at a time (with a little oil and vinegar and garlic, yum!). But pretty much any nonstarchy veggie will work. That will add at least 8oz of colorful veggies to your day. The cottage cheese has more protein than the egg at breakfast. And if you really want that second serving of nuts, I'm sure you can find another place to squeeze it in.

I would suggest benefiber everyday until you start adding more fiber into your diet. A stool softener is a good idea as well. Stool may be very hard to pass after no going for so long.

@Missy161 I will be starting one soon! @dreamingsmall You can participate. It's not a guarantee you will get a prize, I use a random number generator and we can cross that bridge if you are a winner. I hope to see you in the next challenge!

Wow! So sorry you went through this! Hubby had something similar with his rny 11 years ago- very scary indeed! Glad you are on the mend! Mich W Hw 223, SW 217 CW 191 GW 135

Mine was dark and stinky. In part because I was peeing out all the anesthesia and drugs and everything that I went on in my poor body. Keep drinking. My NUTR recommended drinking salty broth to help with dehydration.

It's not the luck of the draw. Surgery gives you a huge potential. If you use it correctly (I'm not saying its easy), you can succeed. Cheating (eating past the sleeve) and living a sedentary life will hinder success.

Good for you! You look fantastic! So fit and healthy and vibrant. Doing great things for yourself and your family. Thank you for sharing.

you look 15 years younger and a hell of a lot happier. congratulations!!!