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Having surgery tomorrow, have to report to hospital at 5:30 am and it's a 60 mile trip to get there. I'm just finishing up by God awful bowel prep (this is the worst of everything so far). But my NUT and my doc's FNP have got me confused. The book says (and FNP) that after you get on reg food you eat about 1/3 cup per meal until about 6 months out. The papers my NUT gave me shows a sample diet at 6 weeks out and the breakfast has 1/2 cup cottage cheese with berries. So which is it? Maybe it depends on the individual and maybe I am overthinking it trying to calm down for the morning. Any ways, wish me luck. See you all on the other side.........

Having surgery tomorrow, have to report to hospital at 5:30 am and it's a 60 mile trip to get there. I'm just finishing up by God awful bowel prep (this is the worst of everything so far). But my NUT and my doc's FNP have got me confused. The book says (and FNP) that after you get on reg food you eat about 1/3 cup per meal until about 6 months out. The papers my NUT gave me shows a sample diet at 6 weeks out and the breakfast has 1/2 cup cottage cheese with berries. So which is it? Maybe it depends on the individual and maybe I am overthinking it trying to calm down for the morning. Any ways, wish me luck. See you all on the other side.........

I hear that all the time too that I don't need surgery if I just learn to eat right and put a bigger effort into exercise I could do it without surgery. I let them talk. This is my life and my journey and if all there was to it was to eat right and exercise then I should be thin right? I;m diabetic too and you have to eat when you blood sugar drops down. It' s hard for me to exercise because of my breathing issues which will be made better by the surgery. I can maybe lose my diabetes and my sleep apnea (machine and all!), borderline high blood pressure and skin issues if I lose the weight. If they are my friend and they support me great, but if they choose not to support my decision that is okay with me too, they don't walk in my shoes and I'm sure I don't support every decision they make either. I just know it's right for me. Sounds to me like you know it is right for you too so try not to let no one get you down. You know what you live with everyday , they don't. I think for the both of us this will be the best decision we ever made. When is your surgery? Mine is aug. 3rd.

Hi all! I'm new to this board and never been on any thing where you get to talk to other people before. I'm a 46 year old woman who has been overweight for quite a long time. I will get my sleeve from Dr. Slikkers in Traverse City Mi on aug 3rd. Very excited about it and can't wait. There are so many questions and it helps so much to read what others have posted with ideas and suggestions. So glad I found this site.