tam_mandala

I have the same date!! I'm weighing myself on Wednesday again, but as of Saturday I was 6 lbs down. That was pretty exciting!

We totally should encourage each other. I don't have kids, but I have a husband who relies.on me a lot to cook and plan our meals. The last few days have been a huge shift. We will figure this out, be successful, and have healthier families!

We totally should encourage each other. I don't have kids, but I have a husband who relies.on me a lot to cook and plan our meals. The last few days have been a huge shift. We will figure this out, be successful, and have healthier families!

After last night's trip to the movie and not begging popcorn off my husband and then dinner at a vietnamese restaurant that consisted of the pho broth, I think I got the next 9 days of this liquid diet nailed...
C'mon January 13th!

It took less than a week for my approval. I think it really varies by insurance company and process. I had them send everything thru the separate bariatric program of my insurance company that I worked with, instead of the regular insurance process. I think that is what sped it up. I have Oxford/United Healthcare

After last night's trip to the movie and not begging popcorn off my husband and then dinner at a vietnamese restaurant that consisted of the pho broth, I think I got the next 9 days of this liquid diet nailed...
C'mon January 13th!

It's getting better for me too.. Tonight they wanted to go to the local pizza place. I brought my dinner with me. I didn't have the desire to sneak a taste today.

I TOTALLY understand! This is Day 4 for me. I've told my husband he can't eat near me. It's getting easier...but, it is definitely not easy. What keeps me focused is that I know I need to do this for a SAFE surgery and a smaller liver. I didn't get this far, go thru the 6 month wait for insurance approval for NOTHING!

Good luck! My preop diet was 1 week only. The first couple of days were difficult, but it was easier after that. I psyched myself out whenever I felt tempted to eat something off plan by telling myself that it might cause complications with the surgery - a bit dramatic but kept me on the straight and narrow.

Mine is also on the 13th! But I don't require pre-op diet.

Surgery was approved in 2 days by my insurance and my surgery date is January 13!! So excited! 2 week liquid diet starts next Wednesday!

Surgery was approved in 2 days by my insurance and my surgery date is January 13!! So excited! 2 week liquid diet starts next Wednesday!

You might try to move your surgery date UP, since there is usually a delay before your new coverage starts. Also remember that your current insurer has already been there for all of the preliminary work you've done. Postponement could become more questions, paperwork and deductible changes - NOT FUN. Talk to your surgeon to see if they can move your date up so that there will not be a huge lead time for the new job.
Good Luck & God Bless

I agree with you @tam_mandala. I see my inability to control my weight a failure. My life isn't a failure, I have just failed in my goal to get to a healthy weight on my own up until now. People fail at goals all the time. You dust your self off, review what went wrong, and try again in a different way.

My moment happened Day Three. It lasted about two hours, max.
There's a lot of difference between the theory of cutting off 85% of your stomach and actually doing it.
But realize, please, that on Day Three your stomach won't hold much at all. A month later it'll hold more. At six months it'll hold a cup. A year out it might hold more than that.
In other words, your newly operated on stomach holds no resemblance to what your future, fully healed stomach will hold.
There may come a day when you will pine for the days when you could eat only a half cup of food.
For now -- realize that you're going to go through a lot of physical and emotional changes. And you're going to move from those to even more, different feelings and changes.
Be brave. Look forward to eating a normal amount, not overeating.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

I'm glad that surgery has been a success for you, and it is definitely an encouragement.

I never said that surgery is a failure. I said that I have failed at the more conventional ways of staying and being thin. But yes if you wanted to be a doctor, but couldn't pass the MCAT, that does mean you failed in your attempt to become a doctor, if that was your goal. If your goal was to be a success and you found another way to do it, then mission accomplished. I guess the question is, what is your goal.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.

I get that it will get strong reaction, but it is the truth. For me. I don't think the surgery is a failure but turning to it does make me have to come to terms with why I couldn't lose the weight and keep it off "on my own". And it also makes me stop beating myself up, and feeling like a complete and utter failure in general and every other aspect of my life. My food issues are real and deep, and I have ignored them and I am really having to face those as I prepare for surgery.

When I first started telling my close friend that I was considering surgery, I had a moment when I realized that getting surgery is, in some ways, and admission of failure. That I've failed every diet that in have tried. That I have failed.in my ability to control.my eating on my own. That I have failed my attempts at weight loss thru fitness... it was a hard pill to swallow.
But, it was the truth for me. And once I accepted that and stopped running from that reality, it has become easier to tell people that surgery is actually something I am DOING, not simply THINKING about. That I can't lose weight on my own, and I do need help to get there.
It doesn't mean that I am unworthy, or that I am a failure. It means that I am honest and real with myself.