KrissySMD

My new life begins at 8am tomorrow. I am beyond excited. This forum has been a God send. Can't wait to hear from you all on your new journey. Prayers all around!

Tomorrow at noon my life changes for the better. I'm so excited (& a bit nervous). Thanks for your kinds thoughts and prayers of encouragement. I'll be doing the same for all of you!

Tuesday for me! Hard to believe. I'm peeing every 2 seconds with all this water! But as long as my viens are accessible on surgery day, I'll be happy. Time has flown and I'm more than ready!

Liquid diet? Now I'm paranoid because I was told HIGH protein, LOW carb diet. Not liquid only. My surgery is Tuesday! Hope I'll be ok.

I've found the isopure gatorade type bottled drinks to be a bit grainy. Certainly not as smooth as Water or actual gatorade.

Hi all! Sticking with your decision I guess really depends on how prepared you are and how well your doctor and team have prepared you. I am more than confident because my team is so awesome. This liquid diet is no fun, but hey, I've lost like 7 lbs since starting it! You'll do great. Stay confident and stay connected here. This is the best thing ever for support from all over the world!

That's awesome! My journey begins next week. I love seeing all these success stories. I look forward to being one of them.

I was told to do HIGH protein, low carb, low calorie and LOTS of water. Not doing strict liquids at all. And I am taking a chewable for women to get used to the chewable part for the first 2 weeks when you cannot have any big pills. But I may start the all liquids now that I've read all this! I sure don't want there to be ANY reason to have them not do my surgery on the day scheduled!

How on earth do I reply to a specific person and follow a specific person? I got some learning to do for sure here!

HI! Good luck to you as well! I found 2 shake mixes I like. I got both from Amazon. The chocolate one is by Gold Standard. It's 100% Whey, 24g protein per scoop. The other is vanilla and it's by Isopure. It's more expensive but yummy! It has 25g protein per scoop. My dietician also recommended a product called PB2, it's a dry peanut butter. YUM O! It adds protein and makes the drinks extra yummy. I also found a shake recipe book "The Bariatric Foodie Guide to Perfect Protein Shakes" and another book "Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies". Both have really good recipes. I also bought some extracts to add flavor. The first book calls for a lot of them to make up different flavors. I just ordered a flavor free protein powder to add to puddings and stuff. I'm going to make some pureed stuff and freeze it over the next few days. I'll let you know how that goes. I'm new at this blogging stuff but I'll do my best to follow you as well. I have to have some support from others because the hospital I am having this done at is a good 2 hours from my house. There's no way I can get there biweekly for the support group..

ME ME! June 3rd! I am so excited! Having at the University of Chicago. I'd love to follow and be friends with anyone within the same time frame, really ANYONE who has gone through this or is going to! Support is everything!

I'm new to this site - but your height and weight are about where I am starting. My surgery is in June! You look GREAT!