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Thank you for sharing your story. Some of the things you talked about I am being warned about with every dietary visit, and I see how it actually can happen. I think to myself, I don't even drink now, but it's true some people pick up another habit to replace the food. I quit smoking a year ago, and that's going to have to be something I am very careful about. Thanks again. Wishing you the best.

I've cut out caffeinated coffee and tea, and diet soda. Of course, sugar. It's been tough, I wanted a diet coke so bad today. I gave up smoking 1 year ago. One thing that they asked me to do was to make sure I am taking in the right amount of Protein, veggies and fruit. I am taking in about 100 oz. Water daily. Exercise (which is limited because my knees are so bad and need to be replaced) Keeping my food journal. I'm working on not drinking any fluids before during or 30 minutes after a meal. I have OCD, and I tend to eat the same things for long periods of time. i.e. a turkey sandwich, cottage cheese, and milk for lunch every day for the past 2 years. I've had to work very hard to mix things up. Mainly, because I'm being told I have no idea what I will be able to tolerate after surgery. In case I can't....I need to have alternatives. Makes sense to me. Hope this helped.

Thanks so much for your response! I'll try that recipe, it sounds great. I will be attending a WLS group, but at my clinic, you go after surgery, not before. Which I thought was a bit weird, but at least I know I will have support after surgery. Thanks again for your kindness. I appreciate you taking time to respond to me.

I am required to quit. They will be testing me, and will check for nicotine in my system for the last 3 months. I've been smoke free for a year now. I did it with the patch. It was not easy. I smoked for 30 years. But I want this surgery more than cigarettes.

Hi, I'm new here. Female, 49. I have been lurking since I started my journey, in September. Since that time, I have been making many changes, awaiting a date for my surgery. (Gastric Bypass). I had my surgical consult a week ago, and everything went very well. I feel very confident about my surgeon. He seems to think despite my having previous colon resection surgery that I am still a good candidate for what I believe he called a low limbic Gastric Bypass. I have made a lot of changes, which I notice everyone else has too. I just hit my 1 year smoke free anniversary I stopped drinking diet soda, gave up caffeinated coffee, I am drinking about 100 oz. Water daily, passed all my psych evals. I am recording everything I eat, and I'm losing, a small amount of weight. I'm on 2 types of insulin, so that's not an easy task, but I am working on it. I eat Breakfast, and I haven't done that since I was a kid. I still worry about one thing, I still have a craving for something sweet after a meal. I don't bring bad things into the house which helps. It still doesn't change my cravings. Maybe that in and of itself is a problem, thinking foods are bad or good. I have my last dietary meeting at the end of the month. They told me about 6 weeks from that appt. will be my surgery. Anyone else have issues with specific foods, or sweets? I have done so much work, but I know I have to tackle this last craving to be successful. Sorry if I seem like I am rambling. It's just a lot and I hope to make some friends here, and work through some of these fears and doubts with others who may be having the same thoughts. Did anyone else have to have an endoscopy because they have GERD? I do. My surgeon is doing it though, so I'm glad of that, he should be able to tell me right away if there are any issues that would prevent surgery. Thanks so much for reading. Gahhhhhhhhhhh I'm really doing this. Maybe that's why it took so long for me to actually get up the nerve to write here. It's getting so close, there is no turning back, and I am happy, and ready, but I could use the support of others who are going through this and have gone through it.