Misty_eyes

Same things go through my head, I have 2 kids...but will pray that all our surgeries will go well and we will have speedy recoveries. Good luck to all of us.

Hahaha lol! You made me laugh with the cpap. My NP asked if I take contraceptive and I said "the cpap works pretty well." and he laughed so hard anyway, good luck to us all. Thanks for reminding about the before & after pics.. I want to do that.

Great! Have a speedy recovery, glad u did well. Keep us posted! Would love to hear your experience.

All the best wishes on your surgery & speedy recovery!

Yay! I'm on the 16th too. Good luck to all of us!

Thanks everyone for your support! I lost 12.5 pounds and got my date for Jan 16th. Praying for a safe surgery.

????so happy I can finally share my date-- January 16th for me. I hope and pray all of us will have a safe surgery. Good luck to us all.

Long story short, I needed to lose 10 pounds in 10 days and ... I lost 12.5. My surgery date is set on January 16th. Thanks for all the emotional support and tips you guys shared. So-- for those nearing their weigh in appointment, I can share what I did, hopefully it would work out for you as well. 1. I bought a good old Rubbermaid pitcher with 64oz measurement on the side to force myself to drink it and used one packet crystal light for flavor. Drank this all say long at work (10 hours) . Drink Water to curb appetite! 2. I used Crystal light ENERGY ( with caffeine, coz I gave up my espresso, and can't deal with headaches) Got myself peach mango, grape, wild strawberry and citrus flavors to make it more appealing. 3. Breakfast :Greek yogurt small only 4. Lunch: Tofu mashed with 1 scrambled egg- looks like a pancake when cooked 5. Boiled egg for snack when I am hungry, upto 2 eggs/day. 6. dinner is I cup sautéed Brussels sprout. Or 1 bar zone double dark chocolate 7. I used costco premier Protein drink 30 grams protein) occasionally to substitute a meal. And when I am really really hungry around midnight. 8. Elliptical machine 30 mins & dancing wii (just dance) 30 mins everyday. I walk a lot at work and take stairs instead of elevator. Park far to force myself to work. Basically trying to burn calories if I can. 9. Dry sauna for 5 days before my appointment. 10. Looked at my calories, weighed everyday and logged what I ate at myfitnesspal app. Meeting the goal weight is too important for me to mess up on so I really forced myself to take it seriously. *So that's it! i just want to share -- take it or leave it Everyone's different so I wish us all good luck On our weight loss journey. Hope these tips will help you as well.

Oh my goodness, thank God you are all fine now. Sorry to hear what y'all went through. I am glad to hear that you're well and have recovered, or on your way to recovery. Its scary... I hope none of us have to go through this experience thank you guys for sharing because these are not on any books I read, and are truly educational.

What are you guys eating? Congratulations on losing so much do fast, struggling to lose and really having hard time. Only have 7 more days till I meet surgeon-- have to meet my goal weight.

Just spoke with md, he wants another 10 pounds off by end of the month. I am feeling so hopeless right now. Is this possible to lose this at all in time? After all the hardwork, i Feel like giving up and just calling it quits. I truly feel its a losing battle at this point

Liquid diet is preferred by surgeons because they want to clear your guts/intestines. There are less chance of complication such as "ileus" or bowel obstruction from anesthesia. When under anesthesia the bowel/guts go to sleep and chances are --if there's solid food there, it can cause bowel obstruction. Also if you throw up food while having surgery, food can get in your lungs w/c can cause complication. So liquids are preferred, hope this helps.

IM wondering if anyone else experienced hair loss with preop diet? I changed my diet last month to meet my goal weight when i meet thr surgeon at the end of the month. I'm down 10pounds but noticed my hair is falling much more than usual. I cut down my calories 900-1000 per the Kaiser program. Help! Advice please.

Congratulations!!!! So happy for people getting approved! Can't wait for the day that I'll be posting mine

So happy for you! Get well soon!

Get well soon! Hope things will be okay for you...

Thank you. Surgeon said its okay, as long as I stay hydrated.

Great to know you did well...have a speedy recovery!

Meeting with surgeon in dec 31-- if I meet goal weight, then hopefully January keeping my fingers crossed and tryin to keep the weight down one day at a time.