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@@alicia54 Thats because when you take the medication alllllllllllllllll your problems go away, right? WRONG lol It's nice to meet you and if you ever want to chat please feel free to give me a shout ... hope you get a date soon ! Kate

@@chrisredjeep Great to hear you have your date and not too far away ! @rosieuk Thanks for the tip re whole foods.. I will make sure I remember that site for later. As a side note I have ordered a few coconut waters with added Protein (I tried one first and loved it). I tend to drink a lot of coconut Water and loved it. Even got 20% off today as its Fathers Day and they were doing a promotion - Discount Suppliments (they are also sold in Holland and Barret and tried it from there first) 4 weeks and counting.. I am getting excited now! Kate

You look fantastic, so happy for you ! Kate

Congratulations for keeping strong and focused to be what you want to be !! Such an amazing and inspiring journey and woman. Well Done :D Kate

You can do 50/50 with juice and Water. I guess its trial and error as to what works for you but I wouldn't have it full strength. Has to be juice with no 'bits' in it. Kate

Congratulations !! You look great Kate

I have looked into Premier Protein but the shipping costs twice the product price so thats a no from me ! I only want to look into shakes for the first few weeks/months until I can start buiding up food. Are there any UK based people who may be able to help? Kate

I was actually thinking of splitting the drinks into 4 meals a day (I wasn't clear about that, apologies) but I really appreciate the advice @wascott and @GreenEyes604. I will look into the powders a little more as they seem to be less carbs. I am glad I only bought one chocolate and one strawberry Thanks again for the help Kate

Best wishes for a smooth surgery and great recovery. It's good that you have your cousin to buddy up with Kate

I have been researching Protein drinks and found Muscle Milk Low Carb. I have bought a couple of flavours but was wondering about the carb to protein ratio. Is the following okay as I am thinking about having this pre op and post op when I can too? 500 mls 43g protein 14.7 carbs 237 K calories If i had two a day (pre op) and broth for the last meal would this be enough? Kate

Just wanted to say congrats on your loss.. Amazing Kate

@@DreamsComeTrue15 -- Onwards and upwards, every day will hopefully be easier for you. Congratulations!! Kate

Good luck to everyone starting the pre op plan. I start in 2 weeks, so I am sure I will be here crying by day 3 lol. Hugs Kate

He has said a lot of crap like that. He has his own forum on Facebook. The final straw for me was when a girl said....why am I still stalled. His reply was "don't worry, you will break the stall just like you broke my table from you high bmi...which I am still paying for and the hospital reminds me of everyday. " In a public post, in a public forum, for all to see. Nothing he has said to anyone so far has been helpful. So I just went off on my own. Wow what a charmer

Smooth Move tea is very good. I need to drink it at night and it works first thing in the morning ( I have always suffered with bouts of constipation) Kate

Wow .... Congratulations, you must feel amazing !!

@ExcitedButNervous Same as me ... I'm having mine in Poole... Where are you? Kate

Best wishes for tomorrow... the start of your new life so congratulations Keep us posted !! Kate

It's wonderful that it's all sailing along quite quickly for you !! Let us know when you have your date Kate

You have done really well losing 28llbs @@smkallen67 !!.. Congratulations and I hope the wedding goes well for your son and his wife Kate

Great advice Jamie logical .. Thank you

@ I would agree with what you say - I did a 40 day cleanse (fast) once and the first 7-10 days were awful but I felt great from 10 - 40 days. I had to drink double my daily dose and I drink a lot of Water (in fact thats the one thing I am not looking forward to after the sleeve... from others here, it's difficult getting down the amount of Fluid they recommend, especially in the beginning. Drink drink drink water and I am sure it will really help @@Nancy W Kate

@@ReaderGirl : thank you Kate

My date is 23rd July and I will be doing a 14 day Meal Replacement diet (drinks like slimfast) rather than following the diet I have been given by the Bariatric group. They did say the meal plan or slimfast, so in a lot of ways I am taking the easier option. Im astounded to see some people not even having to do even a days restriction on food. Kate

Congratulations