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Congratulations on your NSV!!!! You look amazing in those jeans! One question, how did you chose your goal size?

Meggie, Thanks so much for sharing your journey! I hope that the liquids start to go down a little easier for you soon. My mantra is "this too shall pass" and I repeat it to myself constantly when I get tired of the stupid Protein drinks and want to eat something different. Erin

YAY!!!!!!! Congratulations, and good luck!!!! Keep us posted on your progress after surgery.

love it!

What are you currently eating? Do you know how many calories you are consuming? 22 pounds is fantastic weight loss in a little over a month!!! You're doing amazing! I haven't had surgery yet, but I do know what it feels like to want everything to happen all at once, give yourself time and maybe beef up your calories just a tad so that you don't feel hungry all the time.

There are some seated exercise videos that you might be able to do. http://www.chairdancing.com/ I think they were made in the 80s or something, they are a little difficult to watch without laughing.

Renee, Thanks for sharing your story. You're a very strong woman and you've gone through so much. All the losses, and setbacks, and pain are very familiar. You deserve to be healthy and I'm so excited for you! Erin

The calorie count is around 295 for the whole thing if you use the powdered skim milk. 2T PB: 190 calories 1/2 Banana: 45 calories 1/4 c Milk Powder: approx. 60 calories

I think this is pretty common. Not only do they want you to prove that you can be compliant, losing weight prior to surgery helps to shrink the liver which makes surgery safer and easier.

Welcome! Thanks for sharing your story, we look forward to cheering you on through this process.

Here's my list: 1) To be healthy enough to have babies! 2) Not having to shop in plus size stores. 3) No back/knee/foot pain 4) No seatbelt extender on airplanes 5) Being able to ride on a rollercoaster 6) Not always having to ask for a table instead of a booth. 7) Having room between the steering wheel and my stomach 8) Not worrying about being able to buckle the seatbelt in a small car 9) Being able to cross my legs 10) Being able to touch my toes 11) Having more fun in the bedroom! 12) Running a 5K 13) No more cpap! 14) Wearing a bathing suit without a stupid skirt. 15) Never hearing another weight related comment from a stranger again!

I have a sinus rinse and fortunately I also have distilled water! Thanks for the info, I'll definitely do all of that. Thanks Meggie. How are you feeling?

I lost the 10 pounds I had to lose to have surgery!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited! Only one bummer, now I have a cold and need to shake it before surgery next week. I'll be pushing the fluids and taking my Vitamins that's for sure.

I was told that I have to do a 2 week pre-op diet by my surgeon's office. I decided to begin a week early and do 2 Protein shakes per day along with one healthy meal. Today I had to start the surgeon required portion of the diet and I was told that I could have 2 shakes per day, and could only eat Soup, SF Jello, and SF popsicles, though no specific calorie limit was set so now, I have absolutely no idea how many calories I should be eating. Last week I kept it at 1200 per day with a lot of success, I wasn't hungry and I lost 6.5 pounds. Today I've had only 535 calories and I'm not starving, but I am hungry and am not sure if it's ok for me to go up to 800 or if I should try to keep it around 500 - 600 per day. Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome! Thanks Erin

I don't know, I shouldn't have. It was mainly because I thought they wanted me to be very low and I was also nervous about needing to drop the 10 pounds, but since I felt like crap I bumped them back up and now I'm eating the correct amt. of calories and am back to feeling good. I also lost the 10 pounds I needed to lose!

I'm doing well on the pre-op diet. I haven't been cheating, and have lost 9 out of the 10 pounds the doctor has requested. The first week I stayed a little above 1200 calories per day and lost about a pound a day doing that. Then the second week I was on all liquids, the first day I had about 500 calories and that gave me the worst headache and I was dizzy, so I bumped my calories up to between 800 and 1200 per day and that seems to be working very well, I stalled out for a couple of days, but am back to losing about a pound a day.

Have you tried different brands? I really like the vanilla EAS brand at the grocery store, but with all of the shakes I have to doctor them up. I typically add Peanut Butter and banana. I know PB has a lot of fat and calories, but I only put in a small dollop. That has been working well for me. I just count the calories. I've also added cocoa powder and a little bit of sweetener, that kind of makes it taste like hot cocoa mix.

Glad to hear that surgery went well for you! Wishing you a very speedy recovery. Only 9 days until I join you on the loser bench!!

I bought: Vitamin C (Nature's Made 500mg chewable) B-12 (Nature's Bounty 5000 sublingual) B Complex (Nature's Bounty sublingual liquid) Calcium +D (Walgreen's brand, chewable) Multivitamin with Iron (Flintstone's Complete) The only other thing I need to get is Biotin

does it have to be Clear liquids? My surgeon's requirement after surgery are clear liquids in the hospital and then full liquids once I get home. Full liquids include: broth, strained/blended Soups (broth based and cream), Protein shakes, sf Jello, sf Popsicles, and clear beverages.

You look awesome! Congrats!!

I can't wait to hear how surgery went! Hope all is well.

Good luck tomorrow!

Thanks Holly! Good luck with your liquid diet, don't forget to get in your fluids in addition to your "meals". That's been a struggle for me and I think I'm slightly dehydrated because I keep forgetting to drink.