lattelady253

I am scheduled for May 6th!!! I am going for my pre-op with my surgeon on Tuesday this week. One of my friends who just had surgery there last week did not have to do a pre-op diet and her and I have the same BMI of 42, so I'm hoping I will not either!
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I like mixing it in both vanilla and chocolate Protein shakes. I've mixed it with Water to make it spreadable and eat it with apple slices. Not as heavenly as real Peanut Butter, but it's a decent substitute.
But here's the craziest thing I did with it..... Since PB2 is basically Peanut Butter with the fat removed, what happens if you add the fat back in? So instead of Water, I mixed it with coconut oil. OMG it was good! coconut oil is supposed to be good for you, so hey, why not? And since real peanut butter is banned from my house because I love it too much to ever stop eating it, The coconut peanut butter is an option when I start jonesin.

I will be sleeved April 6th in Federal Way, WA!!!!
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I am so scared..Surgery day is Wednesday. ..I am so scared..and i just HAD to google the mortality rate for the VSG! DONT EVER DO THAT!
I am seriously thinking about cancelling and if i do Ive wasted 7 months trying getting approved for this.
I need a pep talk
Starting weight 300
Current weight 275
So Ive lost 25 lbs..but its taken 6 months to do it!

Im having op on the same day as you. Today is my first day on here so im new to all of this.
Sarah
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I will be sleeved April 6th in Federal Way, WA!!!!
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Wow. My mother has been very nervous about losing too much weight, but she hasn't had the esophageal issues that you have--that sounds terrible:( She lost 147 lbs in her first year. She's around 5'8 & went from 275 to 128, but she doesn't exercise a whole lot--she did only have Protein first. She looks great, but 2 doctors have told her she's a little too thin. She swears her pouch is small & doesn't hold that much, but she's always eating b/c she's afraid if she were to get sick, she'd lose more. Good luck to you!

I used the Eat Slower app when I was learning how to do this.

Me! April 6th!
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April 4 here. Insurance rejected me so I'm self paying.
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I'm April 4 in Houston! So excited!
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I have just been through my meeting with my nutritionist and my consultation with my psychologist following my evaluation. Getting the approval of the psychologist was my final hurdle to setting a date for surgery. The psych eval isn't bad, nor is the interview. I was open and honest. I have quite a history with depression and anxiety, but as long as I continue to see a psychologist and my psychiatrist on a regular basis and attend support groups from the clinic for a year after surgery, I was approved. My surgery is now scheduled for Feb. 15. I begin my all liquid diet Monday. I am thrilled! My advice is just go in and be yourself. You'll be fine!

The psych evaluation is so simple. Mine I went in during one of my scheduled visits. It was a man. I filled out a piece of paper with my demographics on it and info like parents/siblings smoker/drinker/psych etc
He asked me how confident I was to getting the surgery and was I absolutely sure about this. I told him my family history of weight issues and how I too yoyo all the time.
He asked what my fears in life are and if I have problems with nightmares or see a psychiatrist or psychologist now or ever. Asked if I had family support for this. Asked if I worked. Asked who I lived with.
That was pretty much it. Truthfully it was a total waste of time. Nothing to do with the surgery. Money maker for the insurance. Nothing to fear. Honest. It lasted about 35min. Then I went onto my visit with my NUT and PA.
My NUT just goes over how I'm doing and asks what my typical day is with choices of foods. Offers me better choices from what items I tell her and we together come up with much better ideas. She gives me suggestions and ideas and just goes down a check list. Then the PA comes in and goes over my medical stuff and tests with me. All in a days visit
I do know some people who go to their NUT also have to incorporate an exercise class. I don't have to do that. So maybe each place is different.
Good luck to you!