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Eight hundred calories, Seven full days left, Six poops a day, Fiiiiiiive protein shakes! Four longish naps, Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved!

PCOS here, too! I've lost like 10 lbs this week (pre-op diet) which I'm assuming was mostly water weight, but I'm happy people have positive longer-term results with the sleeve.

Just finished my 6th day of the diet and feeling surprisingly good. Soup is really helping. Today I'm under 600 cals and I'm not hungry, but I am sleeping a lot more. Down 10 lbs!

I'm an NYC gal! Sounds great!

Seven full days left, Six poops a day, Fiiiiiiive protein shakes! Four longish naps, Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved!

Down 10 pounds in 5 days on my pre-op diet, which is both exciting and worrisome. My anxiety is too strong to just be happy with it! :-/

Six poops a day, Fiiiiiiive protein shakes! Four longish naps, Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved!

Fiiiiiiive protein shakes! Four longish naps, Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved!

Four longish naps, Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved!

On the first day of pre-op my diet gave to me... A promise of a new life sleeved! On the second day of pre-op my diet gave to me... Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved! On the third day of pre-op my diet gave to me... Three bouts of nausea, Two massive headaches, and A promise of a new life sleeved! ...more to come as the diet continues. Still motivated, just wanted to let off a little steam. :-) If you have any to add, feel free!

Just had mine today! The doctor said everything "looked good" - I always feel weird when they say that right after.

Day 1 of pre-op diet, the hunger is really bad and keeping me awake. Any suggestions?

The way I see it, if I do eat something that's not ideal after surgery, it also isn't that much food anyway. When I eat poorly now, it's SO MUCH, you know? But post-surgery, it'll just be a little bump in the road rather than complete derailment. It's a real weight off my shoulders both physically and mentally.

Oh man that elevator thing is the TRUTH! I always try to get on first so no one will know...

I got like a million blood tests done in prep for my surgery (1/26), and they said my PT was normal but that my PTT was elevated and it might have an effect on my surgery date. Apparently it just means I might clot more. The doctor says it might be a lab error so I'm gonna get the test rerun. Anyone else have this problem?

I have to get one on Monday, to check for H Pylori.

I'm also heading to Japan two months after surgery, which is kind of nerve-wracking because they sometimes serve large set meals (and omakase sushi!), BUT my brother is a walking garbage disposal and he offered to eat most of my food if I get overly tempted. How kind of him! :-)

I eat out at restaurants a lot, and something I've started doing is journaling the names of my favorite restaurants and then writing down things I could eat there. It made me realize that not a ton will change in terms of choices, just being a little healthier and eating a lot less. One thing I will definitely miss is fancy restaurant tasting menus (I live in NYC, there are a lot of those), but I eat those so rarely that it's like, I'd give those up. :-)

My doctor literally just said "protein shakes during the day and crunchy vegetables at night." No other guidelines really. Plus I asked if I could have a little grilled chicken at night and she gave in preeeeetty quick.

My two weeks start on the 12th and my plan is to avoid doing anything for four days - I'm going to be a crabby monster, I just know it. :-)

I got screwed by insurance because I lost like 5 pounds when I shouldn't have. It's bonkers, right? You do what you're "supposed" to and you get punished for it and you have to start over. Gotta maintain that 40 or else. :-/

It's a very yummy low cal beverage! It claims to help with free radicals and such too, and comes in some good flavors (I really like peach and mango).

Does anyone know if Bai 5 is OK to drink post surgery? Like, with protein in it? It's only 10 cals/bottle and no sugar, but there's a little bit of caffeine. I just really like it. Thoughts? (Attached is a photo of the bottle side.)

Oh man, a pair of riding boots is definitely on my list! Good call!

HAHA, it keeps happening!