McSleevey

Has anyone ever tried juicing for an extended period before surgery? My inspiration was watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. I have put some thought into and have decided to do a 50 day juice fast (started today) followed by the surgeon's 10 day liquid diet. I think that there will be several benefits to doing this. If anyone has done anything like this I would appreciate some input/feedback on my thoughts below... 1) Obviously...Head start on my weight loss. 2) Load up my body with nutrients prior to surgery. 3) Most importantly...I am thinking that this will be a great test into how I can adapt to a different way of eating, challenge me by learning to identify and manage "Head hunger", and getting used to the thought of "eating to live" as opposed to "living to eat"

That is awesome! We have the same starting weight and waist size. How tall are you, man? I'm 6'5". What size t-shirt are you in how? Congrats on your success!

Hello Everyone! I am new to this forum and figured I should introduce myself. Been looking around here for about a week now and have found so many valuable resources and inspiring stories and people! I am a single father to an amazing 5 year old boy. I am 6'5" and 396 pounds. I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I do not have an exact weight goal (maybe 240) in mind but rather I just to get to a healthy weight that will enable me to feel confident in myself and be a more active father to my son. WLS is something that I have known about for a few years but only in the last few months have I given it serious consideration. I have 100% come to the realization that I need the help of the VSG to assist me in reaching my WL goals. I have found out that my insurance covers WLS and am meeting with my chosen surgeon on Friday. Shooting for around the middle of March to be sleeved. I have never had any type of surgery in the past and the idea of surgery has always freaked me out, however I am managing those fears and genuinely excited to proceed. I look forward to getting to know some of you, receiving guidance, and hopefully being able to pay it forward in the future.