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emvanvellen, I'm set for the 18th, too and I want to eat sooo much!!!! I'm actually very impressed with myself for resisting all the food in my house right now!! lol 9 more days!!

@Lacie, I have PCOS, too and i hate it!! And yes, all the football food in my house doesn't help at all either. My neice just went to go buy like two of those pizza mini pockets, too and i was soooo tempted but i resisted! When is your surgery? I want to get rid of all these things i have already so i can start living!! I hate PCOS, Cholesterol, constipation, and all that crap this excessive weight has done to me!!! Or i've done to myself over the years actually. I still can't believe i let myself get to this. That's the thing i keep telling myself and that fuels me to keep on going! And of course all of y'alls support and encouragement! I can't wait to get sleeved!!!

Oh, i have TONS of snacks that i'm eating constantly!! lol!! I'm visiting this forum everyday and will be for the rest of my life!! i love all the help, advice and support we give eachother! Don't know what I would do without it. What do you search under in youtube to help with this, though? I can't wait!!! lol January 18, baby!!! lol

That's what my NUT told me too. Since cutting out caff and sugar cold turkey, it was going to affect me badly. I'm not a coffee drinker but i do drink a lot of Diet Dr. Pepper so that's still hard for me. it's been a week and a half, so the headaches have gone away already. When is your surgery?

Diva, what size do you wear? if you don't mind me asking?

OMG!!!! you look so beautiful and so different!!! you're an inspiration!!!! thanks for posting up pictures everyone!!

I can't believe you've lost that much weight!!! Congrats!!!! i want to be able to post my pics up already!!!! i can't wait to be sleeved!!! january 18th, here i come!!! All of you ladies look great!! Keep on going!!

i'm in the same boat you're in, girl!! i'm on my low carb right now and start my liquid diet on wednesday. i'm completely scared of it!! i don't know how i'm going to do it but i know i have to. good luck and let us know how you're doing? when is your surgery?

Thank you, Diva!!! You gave me a lot of encouragement and support!!! I know i can do this but it's just hard! And yes, the pre op is to shrink my liver and that's what i'm focusing on. well, trying to focus on. I'm trying to focus on anything else BUT food! lol You are a real inspiration to us all!! thank you again and I will keep you posted!! And believe me, I will vent!! a lot!!! lol again, thank you!!!

That's nothing!!! don't worry about it and just get back on track!! i've been on my pre op diet for a week and have only lost about 2 or 3 lbs and that's kind of getting me worried. I don't know how much we have to lose but it's going by so slow! How much have you all lost so far?

thank you!! i just wanted to get an idea of what i have to ask the doctor regarding this and what i will have to expect! I will ask him and see what he says but this is great! thank you!

Can anyone give me a list or let me know what Vitamins to take after surgery? I'm not talking about the bariatric ones, though. Just any extra ones that you think and know will help. thanks!! melissa

This is such an informative post and all the suggestions are soooo helpful! i get sleeved on the 18th and i'm starting to build a shopping list. I'm so excited!! thanks for posting this!

Glad we can be of some help!!! Good luck and keep us updated on your progress!

I'm scheduled January 18th, too!!!! good luck!!!

has anyone had very little weight loss during your preop diet? I've been on it for a week and i've only lost 2 or 3 lbs and i'm always feeling bloaded!! :/ Melissa

Congrats on getting your surgery and your first post!!! I think you can. It's mainly a very low/no carb diet for two weeks and then a week of liquids. at least for me it's like that. Have they told you anything yet?

But that's good that your family is supportive!!!

Yaaaay!!! I'm trying to get through day by day! believe me! it's easier now, but the headaches are killing me!! How are you doing?

Good luck ladies! Keep us updated on your progress! You will do great!

Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for ask the advice! I thought I was alone in this! Y'all made me feel a lot better and calmer! I've been avoiding the kitchen all together and I'm getting a lot of help from my family. The only thing right now is that I'm getting bad headaches! I hate it! I know it's cuz of what I'm not eating. I think I can do this. A can all do this. Don't get me wrong, I'm still freaking out but I think I figured out that I'm more afraid of failing during these 3 Weeks more than anything.

I need to make a list of the things i need to do to distract myself!! great idea!! thanks everyone!!!

i miss bread too!!! and it's only been a day!! I just want to get to the point where i'm not craving everything!

I'm trying, i'm trying!! I got home from work and i ate a piece of chicken, and came to the furthest room from the kitchen!! lol I've been watching movie with my kid all day and i don't even want to get up cuz i'm gonna be tempted to go to the fridge!! i'm breathing!!! I'm breathing!! I'm breathing!

Okay guys!!! I need some help, guidance, advice, whatever you can give me!!! I started my preop diet today and I want to eat everything i'm not suppose to!! (2 weeks of high protien/low fat/no carbs and one week of liquids) Anywhose, I'm so scared I can't do this!! With problems at home and problems at work, i just want to eat to drown my sorrows. I'm stressing waaaay too much!! I know it gets easier but this sucks!! I just want these 3 weeks to go by VERY fast!! I don't know what to eat or do!! Well, i have it written down and all that, but I don't know what to eat. i know that doesn't make sense, but it's just overwhelming right now. Has anyone else gone through this???