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I miss having a cold coke also. Just keep your chin up. I know it is tough-I am there with you.

Great job! I was sleeved the same day!

So today was better. I had the Panera Bread brocc. cheddar soup. I bought a bowl and sipped on it all day. I also found one proti diet syrup that I could stand, so I added that to Water and drank that. I eat baby applesauce which is really thin. Then I had some high Protein oatmeal that was really watered down. It still was less than 500 cal, but I am trying. It was better than yesterday. Because this is tough for me, I am just not watching all the other stuff. I am just trying to eat foods that are somewhat balanced and not so high in sugar. Otherwise, I am just doing my best. I am down 21 lbs, so that is a good thing.

Don't give up. I had to do one week of complete liquids and it was SO hard. SO SO Hard. I had to throw away the really bad stuff in the house. Otherwise, it would have gone in my mouth. It REALLY helped that my husband did it with me (for the most part-he ate a sensible lunch at work). I am not going to lie-it sucked. But I am down 21 lbs today and I feel great. (6 days post op) You can do this! You will succeed! Just pick up and move on!

Congrats, Deedee! What a wonderful accomplishment!

I had a little sugar free pudding. It is just so sweet. I can't handle it. I know I didn't eat enough today, but I honestly don't know what to do. i know I could have some strained brocc. cheddar soup tomorrow, but do you think that is too heavy this early on? I guess it is better than nothing, right? I was thinking about straining some Panera soup. ??

I had a one week pre op diet of 4 shakes a day. I lost 15 lbs during that week. It was great training for what I am going through right now. (4 days post op) When I came out of surgery, the doctor told my husband that he could tell I followed the preop diet because my liver was small and up high. I don't know what that means, but whatever. It worked. :smile:

Full liquids-please please please give me some ideas on what to eat/drink. All of a sudden my Protein shakes taste like hell. I am doing great on Water. This morning I had very watery low sugar, high protein oatmeal. (I mean-totally watery), chicken noodle Soup sans noodles-basically just broth), a little chocolate milk and more water. I am just at a loss. Nothing sounds good. I would drink water all day if I could and forgo food. But I know I can't. Please give me more ideas!:smile:

Not feeling so hot, but it is done. I had to stay an extra day because my oxygen levels were low, but I am home now. I had some baby applesauce when I got home, now I am having a protein shake. I am in some pain, but not too bad. I didn't have much gas pain either. I was just so tired of sitting in that bed. Oh well. It is done now!

Ok, going to pack those gas x strips. I think I have everything else. Thanks ladies for all the support. I am so nervous tonight.

I am with you. I have to be there at 7:30, surgery at 9. I am having the same feelings that you are. I am 15 lbs down in a week, and I want it over with now, but I do worry about the pain. Good luck tomorrow.

I think your greatest risk is within the first few weeks. I would say it would be really really rare or an odd circumstance to have something like that happen years out. I can't even really think how that could happen.

Welcome! I am glad you are here. This board is a wealth of information. I go in for my sleeve tomorrow. I am quite excited to tell you the truth. :thumbup1: Read, read, read-the good and the bad. I think you will be very happy with your choice. Again, welcome!

Well, I have followed it to the t! I haven't cheated once. I feel confident that I am healthy enough to have the surgery at this point.

Thanks everyone. I am on day 6 and I am doing fine. I haven't cheated at all, but I did lick a french fry once. Ha! it just smelled SOOOOO good. Nothing other than that though. Oh, and I am down 12 lbs!

I am doing great on my diet. I have lost 12 lbs now and I feel pretty good. I feel a little weak today. Earlier in the week, I felt great. I am not sure why I feel that way today. I am all preregistered at the hospital and I am going to start packing my bag tonight. My dad arrives tomorrow to help with the kids while I have the surgery and recover. The next week I will have a nanny here because my son is a BIG boy and he is only 14 months old. I just don't want to risk my progress by picking him up and something happening to injure me. Anyways, ONE MORE DAY! Yay! I am really excited!

I am still pre op, but today I was out all day running around so I bought my kids happy meals. I was passing the nuggets and fries to the back seat and the fries were hot. OMG...I was dying. This is kind of strange, but I licked one of the fries. Ha! It satisfied me at the moment, so it worked. I don't feel guilty either. :lol0:

I am with Tiff, warm up your liquids. Even being pre op, I can't take cold water. It hurts. I can take MUCH more in if it is at least room temperature.

I have a bmi of 42, but I am still sticking to it. My mouth was watering when my daughter was eating a pickle tonight, but I refused. I will get to eat regular foods soon enough!

I am still pre op (Surgery is on Monday), but I am doing all liquids this week and I have felt like this. It is odd. I just feel loopy or something.

I ended up not having it. I just had a bottle of water. It just sounded good at the time, but today I am glad I didn't do it. I am down 8 lbs in 4 days. Not bad. Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it!

If you were on a full week (or more) of liquids before your surgery, did you cheat? I have done really well since Monday, but I would love a string cheese stick right now. It is still low in carbs, do you think it will hurt?

Great news. This just makes me feel more confident going into surgery next week! Thanks for the update!

I love love love my kindle! I totally plan on reading a lot during recovery. This is my chance to relax. I never get to relax with two little ones at my feet!

Today was a better day. I gave up on the Dr. Myers shakes and I moved to Muscle Milk Light. It has about the same nutrients, so I figure it is okay. I had a shake when I got up, water in between, and another this afternoon, and then another this evening. Probably still not enough calories, but I feel satisfied. That is the hardest part-just feeling satisfied enough to not eat my hand off. :thumbup: I put together the jogging stroller, so I am ready to walk when I get home. It is such a smooth ride! I am very pleased with it. :svengo: On to day 3! I can do this!