GirlOnFire

Thanks I may try that. I had broth from a powder mix tonight and it was good... If I could do that for lunch instead of that fake chocolate bar thing I would be a lot better off. I'm not big on sweets and everything they gave me is sweet minus the soups for dinner.

Omg bless your heart.... Good luck!

Good luck! I hope the time flies by for you.

Has anyone started buying clothing in smaller sizes already? I know there is no way to know how long you will be in any particular size but I wonder if it's smart to start looking for sales/thrift finds now so it's not so much money spent all at once later?

So you're just a bitch then...thanks for clearing that up.

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It's nutramed brand. I have to eat from what the dr gave me. c'mon! you can do this - if you want it bad enough! find a shake that you can drink and drink it! Syntrax makes a shake that tastes pretty good - i like it - the chocolate is pretty tasty - and the ones that mix in Water are good too! it really is something you just gotta get used to tasting lol! Good luck to you!

I didn't do two of the "snacks" today. I just couldn't even imagine eating more of that pudding stuff so I ate nothing. I hope it doesn't mess things up if I skip some of these snacks... So log as I don't cheat and eat things that I'm not allowed.

Y'all..... This pudding/smoothie/nutrition bar stuff is GROSS. I wasn't expecting it to taste like a dream but I didn't think it would make me feel sick. I gagged trying to eat the pudding earlier....How am I going to make it 7 days?! I'd rather eat air than this mess and I haven't even gotten to lunch yet. Someone please say it will all be worth it (and say it with feeling so I believe you ).

I start mine on monday.....I'm going to be a total b*tch...I just know it LOL!

July 6th here....anybody else with the same or close date, please feel free to friend me!

Lauren Vento "The happiest woman on earth" is my fav.

I'm July 6th!

Is it better to hide the scale for the first month?

IMO.... I would just bring what you would normally take with you to eat...you are there to learn...if it's not good then it's best to know what to do about that for later.

Do you think your sleeve gives you the ability to eat portions like a thin, healthy person who is unsleeved normally eats? Or.... Do you feel like no matter how far out from surgery you are, you will never eat like a person that hasn't been sleeved. I hope I'm making sense lol! I may not be wording my question well. I haven't had surgery yet and I have this worry that I will always feel like a freak when it comes to eating around others.

I know just how you feel. Three years ago I was you and when my insurance denied me, instead of appealing, I let them win and I gave up. Now I am on the cusp of actually getting the sleeve (July 6th). It finally clicked for me and I told myself this time that if I chose to make another appt with my surgeon that would be IT. My choice would be made and I would just stick to it and not look back. That's what I have done. Sure I am nervous...who wouldn't be, but this has given me hope that my life doesn't have to be this way forever. It's a massive decision to make and I don't envy where you are on your path. You have to make that call for yourself. I think some people are not ever 100% sure. I second guess myself on everything, all the time. But with this I have refused to talk myself out of it. Not looking back...taking what comes and handling it. Following Dr's orders and trying not to *think* so much. Maybe I wasn't ready three years ago. Maybe I would have had the surgery and not acclimated well or not been ready for the huge mental change that comes with it. I am still worried that I will have issues with the mental part of things but, like I said, I'm not looking back, not questioning myself, and moving forward. Good luck!

Merriman is mine as well. I really like him. I am excited but nervous too!

Any suggestions on things I need to buy for the hospital stay and for after I get home? Should I start doing something now in order to prepare for surgery in a month? If you could go back to a month before your surgery and do something different (or do the same again because it worked so well) what would you do? What would you tell yourself? I'm excited/nervous but I think if I had a better idea on what I should do for preparation it would take some of the anxiety away. Thankful for any ideas!

Getting sleeved a month from today. I'm in Bossier...How are you feeling so far? Who was your dr?

Thanks for the feed back....I am going to pick up the fight again on Monday. Not giving up yet!

I have been told by my husband that I snore sometimes and twitch as well in my sleep (a fact I denied until I actually started waking myself up with my snoring) but I don't know if I have apnea...I guess it's a possibility since sometimes people have it and don't realize.

I am going to talk to the woman at the office that handles insurance claims tomorrow and get more information. I will set up a sleep study appt I guess....though Im really nervous about what that will be like....I have a hard time sleeping in my own bed...I can't imagine trying to do it with crap strapped all over my face or whatever it is they do.

I did a three hour glucose test to find out that I am insulin resistant. Perhaps that is something you can look into?

Depression: Check When I attempt to work out I can't do a lot of things because it bothers my knees (running, lunges, etc) Also....I might have a hormonal imbalance. I don't know if that counts for anything with the insurance though.