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I picked up some Isopure that comes in little plastic bottles, like a small Gatorade G2 or Powerade. My NUT recommended sticking one in your purse so you always have something in case you need it.

Hello! I'm having my surgery a couple days before you, on Feb. 26th. SO FLIPPIN EXCITED!!!!

Sounds like you're doing GREAT, Lex! Keep at it.

Thank you!! Hurry up, Tuesday!

I've been cutting back my coffee, down to one small cup in the morning. Today I'm starting going caffeine-free. Is it time for a nap?

Good luck to those getting sleeved tomorrow!

Wow! Best of luck to you tonight! See you on the losers bench soon!

Best of luck!

Now that I've slept on it, I'm still super upset! Our HR department is not on-site. Who should I go to? An email to my boss' boss? I don't know where to file a complaint, but that seems like it would be a good start. I'm angry for you, too, MichiganChic! This is ridiculous!

God, I'm so flippin angry and frustrated today and want nothing more than to have a giant freaking pepperoni pizza and cheese bread delivered and chow down. But it's a stress reaction. I only want the "comfort" of food because I'm so stressed. I will get through this and eat a piece of chicken.

When I talked to my supervisor about needing time off to recover from a surgical procedure, she didn't seem curious or surprised at all. Now I know why. During my performance review today, she told me that HR had called her months ago and asked her to tell me that the weight loss surgery I was interested in and had emailed them about was not covered, and that they couldn't add it to the policy (I have since moved over to my husband's insurance). When she said she didn't know of any surgery I was planning, they started to explain it to her, then quickly stopped, backed out of the conversation, said nevermind, and then emailed me back to tell me that it wasn't covered. Not only am I embarrassed that she knows, and knew for months, but it reflected poorly in my review! She said she felt I was going behind her back and wondered what else I was hiding. She said the weight loss surgery was a personal matter and I didn't have to tell her the details, but she would have appreciated it if I had let her know that I was emailing HR "with an insurance question", so that SHE wouldn't have been so surprised when they called her. WTF.

ArtSong, that recipe looks perfect. Thanks!

Yep, I'm beyond sick of the pre-op diet too! I'm scheduled for 10:45am (eastern hehe). It will be his second surgery of the day. You?

Slim, what a sweet photo!

Good luck Lex!!! Good luck to everyone getting sleeved, and congrats to those who just got sleeved!

I think you either love it or hate it. There's a lot of different flavors, too - garlic, roasted red pepper, etc.

Sounds like you're doing great, congrats!

That sounds CRAZY! Here in America, we all own guns and cowboy hats and get in high speed car chases every day on our way to Walmart or McDonalds!

Hummus is on my list of allowable foods, from mushy/soft stage on. I love that stuff.

You will do great! Let us know when you're on the losers' bench!

I like it, and think it tastes like Mrs. Grass soup (minus the noodles of course). My NUT shared this helpful way to make it perfectly: Mix the powder up into 4oz hot tap Water. Then add 4oz of Keurig water or microwaved boiling water when it stops bubbling. It works well for me. The NUT also recommended mixing some of the powder in to mashed potatoes!

Laura-ven is wise like Buckaroo Banzai.

No looking back! And no turning to that bowl of ice cream; it'll only make you feel worse in the long run. He'll be sorry he lost someone so strong and beautiful.

It's true! And no matter where you go, there you are.

Yay, congrats!! It's such a good feeling when you hear you're approved.