vhoke1

Thank you soooo much! My move to the losers bench is this Thursday, July 5th :-) congrats to you as well!

YOU CAN DO IT girl;) I'm on day 9 of my liquid diet, my band to sleeve surgery is in 6 days. I WON'T lie to you, days 1-5 were absolutely horrible, but I KNEW that my body was & is still in the process of detoxing from eating incorrectly for so long. Realize that what you think are 'cravings' for food is actually your body ridding itself of the impurities, & it DOES get better. It's 'mind over matter' for me at this point . Stay strong, you WILL get thru this and on to a new you! (that's what excites me the most, the emergence of the new 'me', a HEALTHY me. Good luck to you

Thanks Donna! Congrats on your upcoming surgery as well lady :-)

Thanks New_Hope :-) I'm wondering how I will be able to get it in myself post op. if I might ask, what was your experience from surgery date to now, 3 weeks post op as far as how you felt right after surgery, when you were discharged, and now? How's your energy? How was the pain levels? As far as being satiated, is that immediate?

Oh, forgot my age, I'm 50 ^_*

Hello Everyone :-) I'm 8 days from surgery, had my pre op visit with my dr this morning withy dr and I'm down 8 pounds from being on my full liquid diet that im on till surgery day it's truly amazing to watch my body transform even thru what has been a VERY HARSH liquid diet prescribed by my dr. I don't crave food, what has been harsh is my body 'detoxin'g from the years of bad dieting that I admittedly put it thru. The detox symptoms are FINALLY starting to ease up a lot, and I feel SO good today! One of the keys to me is remembering to take your vitamins, getting in the required proteins, & drinking plenty of water. Good luck to everyone! Vikki H

Good luck!

Thanks Donna!

I'm on day 4 of my full liquid diet b4 my surgery next week and boy oh boy, the detox symptoms were BAD yesterday! It was SOOO hard (the symptoms). BUT my mind is CLEAR - I'm dedicated to making sure my liver is fatty free so that my surgery is successful Congrats all sleevers, & MONDO congrats to all July sleevers!

July 5, 2012 in Dallas, TX, my surgeon is Dr Nirmal Jayaseelan (band removal to sleeve). Currently on two week full liquid diet (day 3).

I'm a little nervous, but not about the surgery as I've been thru that before with my Lap-band. I'm nervous because I prayed for so long to have the opportunity to LIVE a healthy life and it's FINALLY a reality. Plus, the weight loss is much like having a gastric by pass which is good but even more so, KEEPING the weight off has me SO excited. We must definitely keep in touch, I'll send you my email address :-)

I'm also in Dallas, TX :-)

@ MsQuel30, congrats to you! I LOVE this site too and am ADDICTED to it! (via my iPhone). I am getting sleeved two weeks from today, on July 5th, & am getting my blood work done as we speak! :-) The only appt left to do before my band to sleeve conversion is my pre op next week on June 27th. I allspice begin my dr prescribed two week full liquid diet today. My physician performing my surgery is Dr Nirmal Jayaseelan. Who is your Dr.? Congrats again.

What an 'aha' moment Foxbins! Luv your post :-)

You look GREAT! Congrats!

LOL! LOVE THIS POST!!!

Wow that sounds yummy! I'm a band to sleever, surgery scheduled on July 5th. Can you email the recipe to me? Or is there an easier way to copy the info other than taking a lot of screen shots of the entire recipe? My email is vhoke1@me.com. Thanks in advance.

Hey July sleevers! I am also going from a band to a sleeve two weeks from today on July 5th, with Dr Jayaseelan I Dallas, TX. I start my full liquid diet tomorrow after my blood work appt. i was cleared for surgery yesterday by my heart dr, so all that's left after tomorrow's appt is my pre op appt next Thursday on the 27th, then my surgery the week after. This was a hard journey, but God had my back and still does! I can't WAIT to rid myself of this extra 'person' I've been carrying around on me!

You're most welcome! I actually heard the good things about dr Alexander from my surgeon dr Jayaseelan :-)

Wow! What an amazing transformation! You are truly an inspiration. Congrats! Vikki H

Congrats to you! My surgery is scheduled for two weeks from today, on Juky 5th (band to sleeve). My Dr requires a two week full liquid diet because my bmi is 49. If my bmi was somewhat lower, my pre op diet would be different. But the two week liquid diet is fine with me, I've been in them before, and see it as a 'cleansing', & it will truly help my surgeon operate much more successfully without a super fatty liver to have to work around.

Congrats! :-)