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I am now ending Week 2 & moving on to Week 3 of my liquid diet. I meet the with the nutritionist on Friday to discuss my transition to soft foods next week. I was so stressed about another week of Protein Shakes & Water. Well, my boyfriend just came home from his parents house & his mom had bought & put together a whole basket of things I didn't even know existed! Things from BariWise, Wonder Slim and Proti Diet all filled with Protein & meeting all my other nutritional guidelines...fruit flavored Breakfast drinks, Jello Snacks, Soups and also pudding. All have at least 15 grams of protein each. Amazing! I am super excited & so grateful that his mom took the time to do this for me. I'm pretty sure that I have to wait another week for the pudding, but that's okay.

What helps me is chewing something I like then spit it out don't swallow that works for me. The other day my husband made steak it smelled so good I took a bite chewed it then spit it out

I was on a liquid diet for 10 days before surgery. Clear Liquids for 1 week after, then went to full liquids for 1 week, then pureed foods for 1 week then soft foods for 1 week then regular food. It is hard, but so worth it!

Well, it's been a year today since my surgery. I feel great and am down 98 pounds. 102 lbs down per the surgeon scale. I count the loss from when I started the preop diet. There are many things that I remember that led me down this path of weight loss surgery. Why I did what I did. I felt horrible for one. I was so depressed and nearing 300 lbs. I didn't want to do anything, but sit on the couch. I didn't even have the energy to play with my kids. I hated myself and pretty much just gave up on life. I felt like I was going to be fat forever. My back, hips, knees and even my legs hurt. I felt like my ankles were going to break when I would walk down the steps. My heart would pound when I would walk up just a few steps. I didn't even want to go outside because I didn't want people to see me. I didn't want the pity or the stares. So, after a conversation with my husband, I looked into weight loss surgery. My husband was so supportive. He said he wanted me with him for the rest of his life and didn't want to lose me. He loved me for me. So, I jumped through all the hoops with the insurance and got everything done. I had the surgery and went through all the stalls and today...98 lbs gone baby. I feel so good. I have the energy to do everything. I am not embarrassed about myself anymore and my self esteem has gone through the roof. I even like to clean and do the laundry. . I love trying to find cute clothes. They actually fit now. I am in a size 16 from a 24 and wear extra large shirts. I can fit into large, although they are a little tight. I don't feel like my ankles will break anymore and I don't even breathe hard when I go up steps. I exercise 5 days a week and eat 4-5 small meals a day. I finally know how to eat right. I am loving life.

Wow!!!! Incredible! I highly doubt that in the past you were able to lose 22lbs in just 1 week! You need to appreciate the new you and how hard your body is working for you! Say a Final goodbye to those pounds because they are gone forever!!! This is the real deal, get excited! I too, am 1 week out, I am excited to be losing 1 pound per day!! ;0)