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Yes exactly that!!!except I have Noone that checks up on me except the follow up. So the nutritionist doesn't come in unless I need to ask something. I get my Water for the most part but not my protejn (it makes me nauseas somedays) like someone else said here I'm pretty alone as far as accountability. I use all the support groups online as a crutch. Thank god and my friend and her husband since they have been sleeved 4 months ago. So far so good. Hope it gets better though.

Thanks so much guys. Yes I was well informed prior to surgery and didn't have to do the preop liquid diet. So I had that one last meal as if I was on death row. It was great. I have a nutritionist and I just follow up with the doctor here. Thank god the hospital I have insurance for is the best one in saudi arabia. I just didn't do my surgery with them because it was double the price and jordan is only an hour and a half away.????

Thanks so much guys. Yes I have a nutritionis. I went to an informative class day before surgery but I already knew alot. I didn't have to do any preop diets. So I literally had one last meal the day before. The Dr has been a surgery for 20 years with no known fatalities and he was great.

I am an American living in Saudi Arabia for the past 2 years. My husband found an amazing opportunity here. So here I am after 2 years of living here and I decide to get the surgery. I have been battling alot of back pain and I was clearly overweight. I lied to myself over and over about my weight because I am 5ft 10. Everyone seems to compliment me and say how pretty I am and I shouldn't worry because I'm tall. So one day my neighbor told me her and her husband got it done but to not tell a soul. SHe is an Arab professional and she recommended her doctor and had advised me to do my own research. I made an appt with the doctor for the following month which was January 13th 2016. My husband and I talked about it and he looked at me and said,"if this will make you happier healthier and take this pressure off then let's do it" we prayed about it and then did it. We paid 6000 u.s dollars from our pocket. Can you say cheap? They were very nice people. They treated me with auch kindness. recovery was a nightmare the first 5 days but it got better. I'm having other difficulties now but maybe I should put it in a different post. I weight in at surgery at 243 I am now 221. In only 14 days!! Woohoo

I'm scheduled for the mini gastric sleeve with Dr Todd McCarty in February - see my previous post about details if you want.
I've mentioned that I've been thinking about this to several friends and 1 family member but many of them don't support the idea. I've been told 'just diet' (I've been on every diet there is), you're not that heavy, just increase your exercise (beyond the 3 times a week that I do a 1 hour aerobics class). Most of you have likely heard all of the amateur advice as well.
So other than a couple of supportive friends, I'm not telling anyone else about my surgery before it's done.
Any advice?

As a rule (pre-surgery) I don't like refried Beans but they're packed with Protein and I add some shredded cheese and light sour cream and I can eat them. It's a break from cottage cheese and yogurt. I whip the cottage cheese with some sugar free blackberry jam and it tastes better. I also do ricotta instead of cottage cheese sometimes. I am at almost 6 weeks and yesterday was the first day I could hold down scrambled eggs. I had turkey sausage with it and ate that first and I think since is was higher in fat it smoothed the way down for the eggs. I still can't eat chicken, tuna comes right up. Crab with a little mayo stays down and so does lobster. The softer the food the better. I struggle to get to 60 grams of Protein daily but found a 30g unflavored protein powder that I add to the refried bean or to stewed lentils today that got me up to the right amount. The brand is GENEPRO Medical Grade Protein which I purchased on Amazon.< /p>

Yes exactly that!!!except I have Noone that checks up on me except the follow up. So the nutritionist doesn't come in unless I need to ask something. I get my Water for the most part but not my protejn (it makes me nauseas somedays) like someone else said here I'm pretty alone as far as accountability. I use all the support groups online as a crutch. Thank god and my friend and her husband since they have been sleeved 4 months ago. So far so good. Hope it gets better though.

That is quite alright.
Glad to hear you have support. That is one thing I think is critical but not everyone has.
I assume you have a Protein target (mine is 100 grams) and a Fluid target of at least 64 oz.?

SORRY. I didn't realize it posted my first comment. I'm a rookie Here. My mistake.

Thanks so much guys. Yes I have a nutritionis. I went to an informative class day before surgery but I already knew alot. I didn't have to do any preop diets. So I literally had one last meal the day before. The Dr has been a surgery for 20 years with no known fatalities and he was great.

I am an American living in Saudi Arabia for the past 2 years. My husband found an amazing opportunity here. So here I am after 2 years of living here and I decide to get the surgery. I have been battling alot of back pain and I was clearly overweight. I lied to myself over and over about my weight because I am 5ft 10. Everyone seems to compliment me and say how pretty I am and I shouldn't worry because I'm tall. So one day my neighbor told me her and her husband got it done but to not tell a soul. SHe is an Arab professional and she recommended her doctor and had advised me to do my own research. I made an appt with the doctor for the following month which was January 13th 2016. My husband and I talked about it and he looked at me and said,"if this will make you happier healthier and take this pressure off then let's do it" we prayed about it and then did it. We paid 6000 u.s dollars from our pocket. Can you say cheap? They were very nice people. They treated me with auch kindness. recovery was a nightmare the first 5 days but it got better. I'm having other difficulties now but maybe I should put it in a different post. I weight in at surgery at 243 I am now 221. In only 14 days!! Woohoo

I am an American living in Saudi Arabia for the past 2 years. My husband found an amazing opportunity here. So here I am after 2 years of living here and I decide to get the surgery. I have been battling alot of back pain and I was clearly overweight. I lied to myself over and over about my weight because I am 5ft 10. Everyone seems to compliment me and say how pretty I am and I shouldn't worry because I'm tall. So one day my neighbor told me her and her husband got it done but to not tell a soul. SHe is an Arab professional and she recommended her doctor and had advised me to do my own research. I made an appt with the doctor for the following month which was January 13th 2016. My husband and I talked about it and he looked at me and said,"if this will make you happier healthier and take this pressure off then let's do it" we prayed about it and then did it. We paid 6000 u.s dollars from our pocket. Can you say cheap? They were very nice people. They treated me with auch kindness. recovery was a nightmare the first 5 days but it got better. I'm having other difficulties now but maybe I should put it in a different post. I weight in at surgery at 243 I am now 221. In only 14 days!! Woohoo