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Stay away from white starches as they bring no nutrients to your body! Instead stick with colored veggies in the squash family! Proteins first as it will you up!

sorry to hear about that ;0( God has a plan and he has the perfect timing! I know it's really painful but think of it as losing some weight in the meantime so you can reach your goal even faster! I was supposed to have surgery in Jan sometime but I was bumped up mid Dec.... Things happen but if I had to wait until Jan I would have focused on losing wgt to get to my goal faster ;0)

I agree with you Mouseonthemile! You need to train yourself with your head hunger etc before hand! Listen to your Surgeon he knows best and when you invest this much money towards a surgery you should really be thankful to get this gift cause lot's of people don't have the opportunity to do so. Don't mess it up by listening to people who want to jeoperdize your success! My surgery is Dec 13 ;0) and I'm very blessed to have this opportunity.

I'm glad to hear all went awesome! I have my surgery with Dr Aceves on Dec 13 and hearing about your experience takes away the anxiety\! Any pain so far? How do you feel abdominally?

I believe you are going into ketosis which is normal..... If you go to the pharmacy you can get some KETOSTICKS and test the levels of ketones. Ketones are good at some point but having large amts can be toxic. Ketones are a sign your body is breaking down the fat storage. If you have bad breath that's a good sign of ketosis but get it analized by the chem strips. As well keep an eye of high proteins in your urine which can be dangerous. I know a lot about these things cause I'm a nurse who worked in a obesity clinic where they believed injecting vit b6 and b12 burns fat and increases your metabolism. This works but I kept seeing pt's return and it was just a vicious cycle. Hope this helps somewhat!

My Official surgery date is December 13 and got confirmation all is good. I was supposed to have it at the end of Jan but I was bumped up which is really exciting. Now I have to start preparing my protein and liquid diet. Just wondering what protein drinks are the best out there?

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