_Kate_

Scheduled for July 16th I did all my pre-op appointments early on, I got them all don't in like the span of 2 months. For most of April and May I was a zombie lol. Procedures after procedure, but I'm glad it's all done now. Now all I have to worry about is approval , but with my comorbidities I'm not worried about getting the green light for my surgery. I'm cool as a cucumber, I keep getting asked am I nervous yet but it hasn't hit me just yet. We'll see I guess. Is anyone else nervous?

I M tentatively scheduled for July 31st. So excited that it finally feels real. Nervous too but know I have made right choice and my life will be transformed by this time next year????????
Sue

Today is day one of my pre-op diet! I can't complain! 1200 calories a day for 12 days and a two day liquid diet. Bring on July 2nd! I'm ready!

July 7th for me with Dr. Kia at McLaren Bariatric. I am getting very nervous and excited...also worried about my mental state afterwards - will i feel like i made a mistake, etc? I have lost 40 lbs on my own since starting the journey and sometimes feel i can do it without the surgery. However, I have to remember how many times I have lost weight only to regain it back and then some. This surgery is to prevent the roller-coster of weight loss....

@ 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

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

When I went to my regular Dr. for something , I mentioned that I was interested in lapband and explained why. She knew my family history of cancer and knew of my struggle with Weight Watchers etc, so after a question and answer time , she approved of it knowing I had done my research well. She saw me 6 months after I had it done and
was very pleased with my progress, as was I ! Only 12 more pounds until I hit my goal !! Good luck to you !!

I'm new to this journey and preparing to get the sleeve surgery. Yesterday was my first consultation and luckily my insurance and doctor doesn't require much. I've already been on an supervised diet plan and I was able to get my psych, nutrition, and educational class all scheduled the same date one after another. As well as my upper GI & UGI is scheduled. Feeling great because everything is scheduled in the next two weeks and then they can submit everything to my insurance for approval. ????

@@ReaderGirl : thank you
Kate

When I wrote "no pre op prep" I really meant I don't have to do 2 weeks of liquids only. I still have to follow the following diet and lose at least 25 pounds. I lost 28 pounds while going thru all my prepping months doing the ideal Protein diet. I wanted something strict to see if I had the discipline to stick to a life style change and I was fine. I don't follow it 100% now but still use their meal supplement shake for Breakfast and their Snacks cause I know its very low carb low sugar. I still don't eat Pasta or dairy low fat, no butter. I went from cooking with a pd of butter a week to I have had the same pd in my frig for 3 months.
Average calorie allowance for my sleeve pre-op diet ranges from 800 to 1200 calories per day.
Foods that will need to be decreased in my diet include high sugar foods, high carbohydrate foods (including bread and pasta), fats (such as butter), fatty meats, fried foods, whole milk products, ice cream, high calorie beverages (including regular soda and alcohol). I don't drink soda so no problem there.
My diet will be limited, but foods that may be included are yogurt, fruit, Cereal, egg whites, and oatmeal for Breakfast and leans meat or fish with green vegetables for dinner. My diet will also includes liquid Vitamins that come in powder form which i have started already and LOVE.
What is important that I follow the specific recommendations from my doctor. There is a glitch: Less than a week before my surgery I will be flying to Key Largo for my sons wedding. I KNOW I will have a couple drinks which I hope will not interfere with surgery less than a week later. I will discuss with my doctor. And I know myself I will do my own liquid only before surgery day to know my liver will shrink a little more.
I held off til after the wedding but didn't want to wait 2 weeks after the wedding. I am sooo ready now!

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

Hey..I was called out in front of company executives at a little meet and greet for top performers. The woman who did it was mortified as soon as she realized it..it was not her intention to embarrass me but the words were out and everybody was staring at me.
I somehow managed to turn it into a story about a personal transformation after a huge personal loss (death of my sister) which was also true. The theme of the meeting had been transforming our business so it fit.
So, I get an"audience" with senior executives and I get the spotlight on being half my former size...peachy. I did get compliments on my inspiring story and true listening which seldom happens when a peon like me is in a crowd like that....so I guess one must look on the bright side.

So the other night I was totally thrown for a loop and for the first time in a long time, I was actually rendered speechless. I was at a parent dinner meet and greet for a new sport my youngest is part of. I knew only 3 or 4 people (out of about 40) as this is my daughter's first year on the team.

I have known the woman who organized it (as well as her husband) forever. Her husband has always been very friendly with me, but we rarely see each other because they are both the most boring people on earth. Nice enough, but not people I want to hang around.

The husband came over to me and in front of about 15 people I've never seen in my life said, "Hey! How are you? And where is the rest of you?". Truly oblivious, I assumed he was asking about my husband as there were MANY dads there and I said that he was still at work. I've not been fat for over a year and a half and NO ONE mentions it anymore. People I've never met would have no idea I was ever fat.
He goes on to say, "Well, you've lost at least 100 or more pounds, right? I mean, you've lost at least half of yourself. Where did it go?" Immediately all eyes were on me and I had no idea what to say. (Weird, I know. I ALWAYS have something snarky to say. Long day, I guess.)
What a freaking beast. It was completely uncomfortable and awkward for me and I could tell a few of the ladies around me could feel it. Someone tried to make a joke that she "found it" and a few people f***ng congratulated me on something they know NOTHING about. I've left my fat life behind, how could this one jackhole completely throw me back into that world with a few sentences? One of my biggest reasons for losing the weight and my only real insecurity about being obese was how much I hated being "the fat mom" at every event. Leaving that world behind has been the best part of this whole experience and he brought it all slamming right back into the present.
I'm still pissed. I am going to see him endlessly throughout the summer and the season. I want to kick him in the nuts really bad. ARGH!!!

I haven't done my Pre-op diet yet.. but I have been doing a lot of Protein shakes (basically because its easer to grab a Protein shake than it is to try to cook breakfast/lunch lol)
but I've done juice fast in the past. the very first time I did it, I felt horrible the first 7-10 day headaches, tired, irritable. The thing that seems to help me is drinking more Water. I know a lot of times people will follow the Water guidelines and I was too but I just found that whenever I feel any type of hunger or headache I just drink more water, whether I'm going over the recommended ounces or not. that was a big help and seem to solve my headache problem.
I think that first juice fast did something to my body because I haven't had those issues since and I've done several juice fast and I've been loosely doing the Protein Shake liquid diet for a few weeks now.

Agree with @JamieLogical. By the end of my 2 week pre-op diet I didn't even want to drink or eat the sf Jello. I was pretty tired and weak. Makes sense with drastically reduced intake and calories. The end result will be worth it. Hang in there!!

I have purchased the sistema BPA free storage system today ( I got them from Waitrose in the uk as they are on offer - half price ) for my small meals after having the sleeve.
I bought 3 x 2 pots of 5.7oz containers (great for fruit and greek yogurt) - pic here but I got the bigger sizes (but still tiddily lol)
drinks you need to mix
http://sistemaplastics.com/products/to-go/700ml-shaker-to-go
And finally
http://sistemaplastics.com/products/to-go/soup-and-noodle-2-pack
They are great and perfect sizes !!
Hope it might interest some - Kate

Hey all who is getting sleeved before me mine is july 16 keep the rest of us updated if u can to let us know if all went well and what to expect after im so nervous with everyday that passes thank u and good luck

I always thought low carb eating was just another "diet" or trend. But for my body it actually does work. (I probably never tried it before because I just couldn't imagine life without bread, lol).

Several of my friends did/do Weight Watchers. They always dip their salads "into the dressing" on the side. These same people have been dieting since Have met them, 35+ years. Anyway........ I always thought it was so stupid looking, especially when we go out to eat. But guess who does it now??? YEP ME!! Really does save calories, plus I can take the rest home to eat later. Anyone else have to eat their words????

Love your quote Kate!!!

@@EnglishDan Wow .. wow - can I say WOW again!! Amazing result, I bet you are over the moon! Congratulations
Kate

July 23rd for me.... Just back from holiday and work is manic so I have a feeling the time will fly.
Kindest wishes to all ... whohooooooooooo bring it on!!!
Kate

It seems quite normal to feel this way, from what others have said on the boards ... 10 days though!! Exciting times
Best wishes for the days to fly by and please keep in touch and let us know how everything went xx
Kate