Leslie

I am losing cause my diet is very low cal and low carb. I haven't gotten on the scale in a few says but my face is thinner. You loose cause you have to I think!

You look great!

Day by day is the only way to make it! Every day seems to get easier for me though. I hope it will for you too! I notice I am fuller on less and less. It's still hard to drive past all the fast food places though.

Glad it went well! Congrats!

Thanks ladies! I think I was able to laugh it off cause I am soooo close to my sleeve date and new life!

So I went to pick up my post-op pain meds cause my surgeon wants us to do that beforehand. The pharmacist was explaing them to me and asked if the meds were "for after I had the baby". I laughed it off but was kinda embarrassed. LOL!! More reason to have this surgery!!!

My surgeon has me on a Medifast/Healthwise diet. I can have 5-6 of their products a day but only one of the bars. I can also have unlimited sf popcicles, jello, and broth. Water and sf drinks too. I have about 600cals a day and less than 40carbs. Apparently my surgeon is sadistic. I will deal with it though cause he has a very LOW complication rate.

Yep, it sucks. I will tell you that I feel better today, on day 5 than I have since I started on Monday. I am veeeeery tired though. My diet is more evil than yours though. I am noticing just small craving but they are getting better. I think it's the detox. We will both get through it!! If you struggle, feel free to call me and we can cry together!

What a great idea! Thanks for compliling the dates!! Hope to hear from those that were sleeved today soon!!!

You can get through it!! Keep focusing on your goal and drink as much as possible!

WOW!! Congrats!!

Yep, I wanted to say good luck too!

I feel pretty decent today. I made my little pancakes and have been full for a few hours now. I think I am in ketosis and I noticed a drop on the scale today so it is all worth it! 11 more days! I am hoping my client delivers on a day I am feeling good though

Good luck!

Yeah that woukd be tooo much torture for me to go afterwards, at least for a looooong time!

Funny you should mention the Melting Pot as that was my food funeral meal!! Shopping would be great. There is a wonderful Gap Factory store... not the outlet mall kind... in NKY close to where my hubby works. MAybe we could hit them too !

I am under 40 carbs and under 600 cals a day. That is probably what is making me feel fuzzy. I guess my surgeon is sadistic!! I went and exchanged some of teh shake things to easier to eat foods today. I am a midwife and I love it!! It does make mealls hard to plan though. Usually we just eat what there is to eat. I think I wil take a few bars (even though I am only to have one a day) and some soup that is easy to make. Thanks for teh suggestions! I hope she delivers soon. She was due two days ago

Hey MLD- your surgery is on the same day as my hubby's b-day! I am sure you will do great!

InProgress- that is cool! Let me know whenever you come to Cincy and we should meet! We also go to Pittsburgh a few times a year and go through Northern WV to get there! I am excited about being able to actually shop at Plato's Closet lol! Nothing there has ever fit me before

So far I am feeling better today. I hope it continues. It also helps my mental state that the boxes are starting to empty so it helps me feel like I am almost there. I try and "eat" every two to three hours. I am kinda concerend about what will happen when my last client goes into labor as there is no way to predict how long I will be at her house so I have NO IDEA how/what to pack food wise

It is soooo frustrating that all the docs have different docs. I would feel much better eating 1000 cals than the 500-700 I am getting. I am soooo grouchy. I feel sorry for my hubby and kids

I am not hungry but I am having headaches and I feel yucky. I hope this is just detox and I will feel better in a few days. Tha support here is AMAZING!! Thanks sooo much

I have now tortured myself for three days. I haven't cheated even once. Yet, the scale is not moving? I am eating between 500-700 calories a day and I walk 4 miles every evening. What the heck?? I am drinking tons of Water and only eating the Medifast stuff and a few sugar free popscicles!! This is rather frustrataing! Uuuuuugh! Leslie

I am soooo ready too!! I got all the pre-op testing done yesterday so I am officially ready to go!!

I started the dreaded diet today. Actually, it has been pretty ok. My doc uses Medifast so I can have their brand of pancakes, eggs, soups, bars, and shakes. I can have 5-6 products a day. In between, I can have sugar free popscicles, jello, and broth. I KNOW I can do this!! At least I will tell myself that until July 12th!!