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I hope you all feel better soon. I am now completely terrified. Nausea and vomiting were the main reasons I fear the surgery.

I'm also on day 5. Surgery 11/5. Did you cut your caffeine too quickly? I went from 1 cup last week to 1/2 cup this week and then I'll cut completely next week. No headaches so far, just hungry! I get a little food also but it's not much.

Thanks so much everyone. Tomorrow is a new day. I will learn to take it day by day or hour by hour if I have to. Deep sigh, we can do this.

Day 3 of 3 week pre-op diet and I ate pizza for dinner. I feel physically sick and mentally sick. Why on earth couldn't I make it 3 days?. I have no good excuse (other than hunger). Does this mean I don't have the will power to do this? It shouldn't be this hard when there is such a good goal in sight. PS. I can't possibly eat oatmeal the next 3 weeks, I was almost gagging today. God give me the power.

I bought the starter kit also, started the strawberry sorbet today and it was clumpy in my shaker. I'm kind of turned off by it. I'll try again in some crystal light maybe use my magic bullet to blend it. Is the unflavored thick or gritty?

I'm the 5th also. Started pre-op diet today.

chris54, only protein drinks for 2 weeks??? How many a day? Best of luck to you. I do get a little food, 1 cup veggies, 3 oz fish or chicken, apple, oatmeal and yogurt. I already cheated by having 2 cups of broccoli. It was just in my head, but I saw it and said what is 1 more cup of broccoli going to do. Nothing I'm sure but it wasn't good that I couldn't follow directions for 1 day.

I do, and I'm still 3 weeks away. I start my pre-op diet tomorrow. ONe minute I'll be excited, the next I can't believe I'm doing this to myself. No backing out now. So many people say "if I can do it anyone can do it". O.k. we'll do it then, right? Let me know how it goes.

I start my pre-op tomorrow 3 weeks until surgery. I better lose, I barely get to eat anything. Ugh. Can't believe it's getting so close.

I start my 3 week pre-diet next Monday. I just looked over what I'll get to eat and it's so depressing. I need to go in with a better attitude, but I don't know how I'm going to survive on so few calories. I get headaches and grouchy when I don't eat. Co-workers beware.

I say if you feel motivated and it's working then keep going. That's great. Keep in mind that at 1000 calories your "head hunger" is probably real hunger, that's not very many calories. I lost 70 pounds keeping at 1000 calories. It's just not an easy number to stay at. I don't want you to be mad at yourself if you mess up a couple of times. For me I messed up and spiraled down hill (or up hill) and fast. I gained it all back and eventually 30 more. I think that is where the sleeve fits in, we can all get in the right mind set, but it's not permanent. It's so hard. That is why we are seeking this additional tool. I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but for some of us, we have no other choice. I may be rambling but that is because I struggled with the same question. Why can't I just do this myself, well if we could, we would, we have and we've failed. None of us have given up and that is why we are doing this, we are not giving up. I praise anyone that can do this on their own. I have to tell myself that it doesn't make me any weaker, we are all just different.

Congratulations on your date, I'm so excited for you. Did you meet him online? I hope to have the self-confidence for a date one day.

that sounds like an endoscopy where they put the scope down your throat. I only had the barium swallow test. It's just an x-ray while you drink stuff so they can see how it goes down.

TMI???? White poop. HA!!!!

It was nasty. It has the consistency of wet cement and glue. I had mine Wednesday and my diarrhea just stopped this morning. They said it would cause constipation but not for me. And they told me I could go right back to work. I went back to work and felt so bad I had to go home. Not nauseous, just sick to my stomach. Good news is that I haven't been hungry and I lost 2 pounds. Good luck, it doesn't bother most people, I'm just some kind of special.

Why did you have to gain weight?

Not alone. My surgery date is 11/5 and I still can't believe I've gotten this far. I debate but then I go the next step. I want this but i am so afraid of complications. Some people do so well, some people have some nasty side effects. I'm terrified but excited, but scared, but anxious, but happy, but etc. I'm think I'm mainly mad that I let myself get to this point. No matter how much I lose, my body will never look the same. I don't have money for plastic surgery if I lose 120 pounds that I need to, but I don't have the money for the continued problems I have now. I'm in pain all the time, and I'm tired all the time. I'm exhausted just typing all of this. We can do this right?

I'm Nov 5th North Carolina. I can't believe I'm finally saying my date. For months I've been reading about people telling us their surgery dates and it's our turn now. We are going to have to support each other as we struggle through Thanksgiving.

I'm November 5th. I have a 3 week diet. It's mainly liquids, but I get very little protein and vegetables and a couple of other things each day.

I want to hear about how it went from all the people who went today. I wonder if anyone is ever really at peace before they go in. I think anxiety is just going to be a part of it. I want to hear from anyone that was 100% comfortable.

LEt me know what he says because I get the same way, my stomach gets really nervous.

Seriously, one of my worst nightmares. When you say it just came up, did you get warning, did you make it to the bathroom? I'm so afraid to be at work and not get to the bathroom in time. Teriiann did you do the surgery already? That is one of the reasons I wasn't sure about the surgery either. Not sleeved yet.

for those of you with a desk job, how long did you take off work?

Go on girl, do your thang!!!

Oh god, my worst nightmare. How long ago were you sleeved, what did you eat?