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I like my shakes like my women!! Lol!!! Love it!

I like my shakes like my women!! Lol!!! Love it!

Congratulations! I'm sure you're very excited to be in your last few weeks before surgery! It's a really exciting time! I was sleeved in June and to prep for surgery I...
- stocked up on all my "food" chicken broth, Popsicles, baby food, Protein powder (my hospital reccomended Bariatric fusion so I got that. I didn't love it. GNC has one that is similar that I perfer) and light yogurt. You aren't really going to feel like going out very much the first couple weeks, and remember you aren't supposed to be driving so I got everything I needed as far as that went.
-I also did a major cleaning in my house. Washed all the bedding, disinfected, de-cluttered everything. It's much nicer to come home to recover when you have a clean home!
- I also got magazines to read. You are supposed to be up and walking every hour, but your body does need a lot of rest too- so I made sure to have things to keep me entertained.
- I wrote in my blog a TON! Writing helped me sort out all the emotions I was going through.
-Something fun- buy a cute outfit in your dream size! It's nice to have that in your closet to keep you motivated
Good luck!!

I did buy a very small one cup food processor that someone else recommended...I will make my own baby food thank you very much but that's just because I like to cook and really dislike additives/chemicals and salt. I also found a very cool 4oz shot glass at Walmart that I think will help me keep track of how much I'm taking in (my date is 03 December). I also did the whole nesting thing...lol. My house has never been cleaner. I have two good recipes one for chicken stock and one for beef stock that I've made and frozen in ice cube trays...each cube is 1.5 ounces. I really prefer the Premier Protein at costco, but was worried about the texture afterwards (it tends to be a bit thick) so I did get some unflavored Protein Powder and some vanilla. Also got some cool teavana holiday teas...can't eat candy canes but I can drink peppermint Decaf tea...Good luck!

Wow!! I am excited to have so many people so close to my date. Can we keep in touch? I am excited now but will probably start getting nervous...hope to hold off the nerves for awhile.