Karmen081020

Definitely I'm here to learn ! Thanks !

I am soooo happy and nervous I finally manage to lose the 10 pounds my doctor wanted me to lose ( thanks to your tips and this forum ) and finally she scheduled my surgery. Thanks for your support!

You look amazing! I have not been sleeved yet and was wondering how the scars were going to look like. Thanks for sharing.

Mental hunger can be my worst enemy! Any ideas or suggestions? How do you deal with it? Thanks!

Thank you so much! I also love chocolate

I'm also struggling with my pre-op diet, my doctor said no surgery until I lose 10 pounds ! My former NUT (not going back ever again) told me to drink ensure to help me lose weight! Needless to say I gained weight so not only struggling with my mental hunger but also with the gained weight. My BF bought me a bunch of protein shakes today so I can try different ones I also work in a very stressful environment and like you said it will not disappear after the surgery. You are not alone, hang in there!

Has anyone tried natural whey by bodylogix ? My dear BF bought it for me hope it taste good!

I would love to try the coffee shake! Never thought of it. For the diet blueberry tea, do you have a particular brand? Thank you!

Do you know the name or does it say just Protein shake? Thank you!

Thank you all for your input, I am making a list and going to get some weight loss shakes. I am no NUT but 40gr of carbs a meal to lose weight didn't seem right, specially when I compared the label with Slimfast shakes. Thank you again, I knew something was wrong! I don't think I will go back to this NUT.

Hello! Please help me! I was told by my NUT to drink 2 shakes and a healthy meal (high protein low carbs) or 3 shakes to help me lose the 10 pounds I needed to lose. The problem is she recommended Ensure which has 40gr of carbs / 22 g sugar. I followed her advise and gained 2.8 lbs in about a week! Can you please tell me what shakes have you tried (and liked) that can help me achieve the ultimate goal of losing the remaining 8 pounds I need to lose before my next appointment in 12 days! (My surgeon will not schedule my surgery until I lose the weight!) Thank you in advance for your help.

You look great! Congratulations! I'm still waiting for surgery date . Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations!

Welcome and good luck! Hopefully you will hear back from your insurance soon. I am also waiting to hear from my insurance.

Hi Angie! I am new here too, just like you I found this forum to be so helpful. Welcome! Karmen

Thank you all for your words and tips/ideas. I really like this forum, I feel I'm the right place for support and ideas on how to deal with all the big changes I will be making soon

I'll try the liquid diet as last resort. I will also increase my physical activity. Thank you !

Hello Everyone! I am new to this site and would like to introduce myself. My name is Karmen and I have struggled with my weight for too long. Growing up Carbs were a must in our diet, now I am struggling to change that. I finally have an insurance that covers WLS and I'm so grateful and happy that I will be able to change my life for the better with the help of this surgery. My first appointment with the surgeon was on 02/20 and got a list of things I needed to do by 04/02 Bloodwork Psychological evaluation Nutrirional evaluation / counseling Loose 5-7 pounds I did all of them except lose the weight and that's were I am having a hard time. I gained 2 more pounds! So now I am trying so hard to lose the weight and would really appreciate your suggestions, so far I have cut out carbs, sugars, driking tons of Water. My next appointment is in early May, I hope I am able to lose at least 5 pounds by then. Thank you for reading my post.