mcmom2016

I'm three weeks out too and experiencing the same thing. I've lost a total of 10 lbs since surgery and nothing in the last week and a half. I'm supposed to be on puréed food, but went back to clear liquid diet because I'm not losing. I'm also using my elliptical 40mins per day. I'm tracking everything in my fitness pal - I've been consuming 75g Protein and well over 80 oz Water. No more than 200 calories in a day - and still not losing. I'm starting to get depressed. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was/am right with you. My surgery was the 13th. I was really wanting to eat. I know I was not hungry and it was all in my head. The first three days were super rough. I was finally able to talk myself out of that mindset and I was doing a lot better. Today I'm down again though. I've been weighing myself every day, which I know I'm not supposed to, and today I was up 1 pound. How in the hell??? I was told I could switch over to the full liquid diet on Thursday, but I've been sticking with the clear liquid diet just because I don't want to consume any more calories. And to me it's not worth it if I'm not able to actually eat something. So today is rough. What if I made the wrong choice and this doesn't work??? I've tried 1 million things over the years… what if this ends up being just one of those things? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@lowbmi65 try Celebrate. They are delish! In fact, my kids are even asking for them for Breakfast. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Good luck! I'm right behind you on Thursday. I'm a nervous wreck. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No have not tried the liquid. I bought the powder and it's all I have at the moment. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Help!! I'm on clear liquid today and tomorrow. I have the isopure powder - unflavored. I mixed it with Powerade and it was so horrible I literally threw up. Any thoughts on what to mix it with to make it tolerable? I've literally had nothing today except for Water and power aide Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've been drinking the Celebrate shakes (power). Seriously delish!!! Also, I've been having horrible headaches, foggy brain and feeling week. I've noticed this has all gone away with taking the B12 sublingual and also drinking more Powerade (any drink with electrolytes would do). Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App One more thing, regarding the celebrate shakes, even my two small boys love them! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Tomorrow at this time it will be behind you! Hang in there. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mines the 13th too. Today is day 3 of the pre-op diet and it is soooo hard. Today, my boys wanted homemade spaghetti and meatballs it's ROUGH!! My nurse told me if you cheat on your pre-op and your liver is not small enough, or if you have food in your stomach, they will not do the surgery. They only know that after they start surgery though. So you'll have to pay for the anesthesia twice. That's been motivational for me! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I think your doctor should have gotten insurance approval ahead of time, unless your ins is not covering. Either way, have they not discussed payment yet? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm oct 13 too!! How's the pre-op diet going? I'm pretty sure I'm dying! J/k. Horrible headaches though and my brain is not working right (i.e.: I am saying stupid things) Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've read all the chains on who to tell. My question is we have family friends who are wanting to make plans to go on trips i.e. camping and ATV riding now that it's getting to be fall. They're looking at the weekend of and the weekend after my surgery. Obviously I can't go for a while after surgery and without telling them what's going on, I feel like we are just blowing them off. The husband keeps suggesting dates, and my husband keeps replying with "we're busy , I don't know what we're doing, but we're busy". I'm not sure what to say. I don't want to lie, but I also don't want to share this. Any suggestions? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I start my pre-op diet the 30th. Meanwhile, I'm eating like a crazy lady until then. Trying to get it all in before I have to live on Water and spit for two weeks. Tell me I'm not alone in this Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

See! This is why I don't lie! Maybe i could say I have two Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow!!!! You look amazing!!!! And soooo happy!congrats! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@facebro29 that cracked me up! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So I tried the story of "I'm having a procedure" and nothing else. Didn't go over well. I guess it would be ok if they were distant friends we didn't see all the time. But now they are all worried and things are weird because there's this big secret. Think I'm going to tell them the gallbladder story. I hate to lie, I just don't want to tell the truth. I'm afraid it will make me more nervous and I might chicken out. I get that this sounds like the rantings of a kinder and not a 40something adult :-) thanks for helping despite that fact! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It's hard to know though right? Seems to vary how long recovery takes :-/ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

October 13th!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App