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I'm supposed to do 5 shakes a day and aim for 101 grams of protein....

Two weeks, 5 protein shakes a day. As much zero calorie non carbonated fluids I can handle.

I haven't seen anyone else mention this... but given the passion of her refusal to even talk about this with you I would suggest you get some couples therapy. She seems to have some very deep seated fears about this - almost defensively reacting to this issue. Get the surgery, and get some help with communicating about it. You have a partner and your surgery does effect her.

What kind of yogurt?

Just put it back on them.... When someone says, "You look great, are you losing weight?" Just say, "I was about to ask you the same thing!" Most folks are happy to have the lime light turned back on them.... and if they don't... it serves as a quick reminder not to say something like that to anyone else.

In between an 18-20 is just about my dream size right now - GREAT job! Eddie Bauer, J Jill, Old Navy all have sizing for petite and up to 20 (their size 20 is NOT their plus sizes but their regular .

RNY folks use 'Pouch' to describe the faux stomach they have after the surgery... Most sleevers use 'sleeve' to refer to their newly trimmed stomach.

Day 7 and still doing good. Lost 12ish pounds though not sure TMO figures into that. How is everyone else doing?

I'm on day 7 and doing pretty good. Had a few harder moments but had a shake and I'm doing good! You can do it!

I'm loving unjury... choco, vanilla, chicken Soup, and strawberry sorbet. Not a fan of the unflavored. Atkins Advantage is pretty good too.

You look great! I love seeing the smiles on folks faces in the after shots!

You look fantastic!!!!

I have watched a ton of the videos on VSG available on youtube and it only made me more comfortable about having this done to my body. One of my concerns was that it would be similar to a c-section which is a pretty rough surgery with lots of cutting and tugging and pulling on your body. In comparison, VSG is gentle!

I hope that's my experience! Fingers crossed.

Here is my to-do list 1 - Ride horses again. 2 - Actually fit into regular seats (airplane, concert, movie, rollar coaster) 3 - Fit into clothes that can not be categorized as Plus or Womens sizes. 4 - Use stairs without pain. 5 - Be able to chase my girls, catch them, and still be able to breathe and talk. 6 - Kinky, world shaking sexual positions. 7 - Be back, hip and foot pain free. 8 - Have my mental image of my self actually match what I see in the mirror (instead of always being shocked at how large I am.) 9 - Lay in the hammock with my husband. 10 - Not feel hungry every waking minute.

I'm 6 days in now.... my preop diet is two weeks... I'm utterly convinced that the key here is Protein protein protein! I've had very little hunger... You can do this! My doc has me looking to get 100g of protein a day. So far I'm doing great! You can too!

You can do it! I ordered two sample packages from Unjury, a bunch of Syntrax samples, bought extra skim milk and today on day 6 I'm feeling really good. Make sure you get enough fluids and I'm on 5 shakes a day... so long as I get 4 in and one of those is the chicken soup I've not been hungry. I do have moment when I miss food, chewing and the different tastes... but the unjury chicken soup fixes me right up!

Its day five of preop diet and its going really well. No real hunger but I am missing chewing/crunching... and I'm missing have a bunch of flavors. I did have a tiny tiny bite of plain old chicken tonight... I didn't want to eat it as much as I wanted to taste it.

My preop diet is 5 Protein shakes and all the zero calorie drinks I want. I can also have SF pudding and Jello. Its been alot better than I thought it would be and I'm on day 5. The Protein Shakes are alot better than I thought and when I get really torqued about food the

Check out this great link for low carb stuff! http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/low_carb_products1.html

Whoohoo!

I have PCOS. I have two beautiful daughters. My first I had before I was diagnosed... and was only able to get preg. after I started south beach and cut out just about all carbs. I thought my weight was causing fertility problems... so I lost a bunch and got preg. Little did I know there was so much more to then that. Even my labor was effected by my PCOS. Then when we started to try again we had many miscarriages. I was half hearted on south beach so I was able to conceive but not keep it viable. Finally I was diagnosed with PCOS, got on Metforim and had our youngest. After the pregnancy the Metforim wasn't has effective so I started looking into WLS and here we are today! We started trying to conceive in May of 2004 - my last period had been in Jan 2004. I got preg with no period in August 2004, delivered in May 2005. I had maybe one or two periods not counting bleeding from miscarriages. I was diagnosed in July 2007 and went on Metforim that month. I had zero periods but conceived my youngest in April 2008. Since having her in Dec 2008 I've had maybe 4 periods. I would not recommend birth control as a way to control your PCOS. You already have a compromised hormone regulation and reception problem. As a result your body floods with all the different hormones used to signal and regulate ALL of your bodies major systems: metabolism, immunity, fertility, etc. Adding more hormones like birth control is a kin to being in a crowded room with everyone talking loudly and you just shouting over the noise. Metforim is great as it helps 'tune' your hormone receptors a bit better. There definite side effects so consider them before taking. There are a few other options as well (though I'd say VSG is the best option out there. As your weight decreases your symptoms will be easier to manage etc.) If you haven't checked out soulcysters yet please do. Its alot like this community with really supportive and knowledgeable folks.

Are you getting enough Protein and fluids? Are you avoiding carbs?

Please share her name here too. Help other folks avoid this situation.