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Starting next week you should be on your liquid diet. That right there will help you to drop 10-20 lbs.
I know at first this whole surgery thing is scarey and you feel like you are going to be "losing" so much food freedom, but trust me once you get past the surgery and healing process it isnt so bad. Sure you cant have crappy foods anymore but its for the better. Ive noticed that i am not so sluggish anymore. All the crap food kind of drains you and weighs you down. I feel healthier with eating better. Plus watching that scale go down instead of up is such an accomplishment, you wont want to mess that up. It kind of becomes addictive to see how much you can lose each time.
It is the best thing you could do for yourself and your loved ones.

Starting next week you should be on your liquid diet. That right there will help you to drop 10-20 lbs.
I know at first this whole surgery thing is scarey and you feel like you are going to be "losing" so much food freedom, but trust me once you get past the surgery and healing process it isnt so bad. Sure you cant have crappy foods anymore but its for the better. Ive noticed that i am not so sluggish anymore. All the crap food kind of drains you and weighs you down. I feel healthier with eating better. Plus watching that scale go down instead of up is such an accomplishment, you wont want to mess that up. It kind of becomes addictive to see how much you can lose each time.
It is the best thing you could do for yourself and your loved ones.

I do use MFP. I log everything. I stay under 1000 calories a day, usually around 700-800 on average. My protien intake is between 55-70 a day, Water is about 50-60 a day and my carbs are under 25?a day. I stay away from as much starches as i can. I havent had rice, chips, fries or potatoes since i started my pre op diet in the middle of june. I dont get that overstuffed feeling that everyone talks about, probably because ive never gone over the recommend portions by my doctor. I have dropped 50lbs since the beging of this journey, but i am never happy unless i see movement. Lol

Also i just tried the weight watchers chees sticks. They have regular cheese and jalapeno cheese sticks. Pretty good tasting, not that wax fake cheese taste and they are only 50 cal. Compared to regular cheese. Helps my cravings and grazing.

I feel better knowing that someone is in the same boat as me. And you are only a week after me too. I will let you know what he says but i dont go back until next week. I too use MFP to track everything. I stay under 1000 myself too. My weak time is at night but thank goodness for SF ice pops and Jello. Lol

I had my sleeve last week. I heard a bunch of people talking about a Drain. I have no idea why there would be a drain. Can someone please explain to me what it is about??

I too am a July 30th sleever. I have found that asking questions on here and reading other blogs has been a huge help.

I had to have 3 months of weigh ins for my insurance company with also 2 years of documented weight struggles. My sleeve doctor wanted heart test, stress test, lung test, mental evaluation, endoscopy, nutrienist and blood work. All in all it was about 5 months of tests before my surgery. I am only 3 days out but i lost 21lbs on the liquid diet and have lost the surgery Fluid weight. Be ready for a long process