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I tend to eat them separately, they're basically the only free food choices I have to eat and I was pretty hungry at that moment, so ate them both. ? I had my caffeine withdrawal about a month ago or so. I wasn't ready to quit my coffee either. My husband bought the wrong kind, decaf, of course. So I decided to just use it. My taste buds weren't having it in the beginning. Suffered a big headache for about two days. Been good since. I was told to ease off, but I didn't listen.

you look absolutely stunning! Your face is just gorgeous, I have no idea what those folks are telling you. Not true at all! Great job on your loss!

It's nice that you have just a week of pre-op. Two is a long time, but at least it's half way over. Lol. Getting more excited???

It's day 7 and I'm having a hard time today. I haven't cheated, nor will I. I had to fight the smells of food earlier and resort to my carrots and pickle. I noticed I had a great amount of energy on a Friday but I'm super sluggish today. One more week!

Because they go back to old habits.

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I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share! There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ? Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

I second that, please talk with your nut asap. the nut will adjust your diet. Maybe ask if you can have a snack pack of raw carrots to carry with you daily, when you need your blood sugar to go back up. im on my pre-op, but not all liquids. Every surgeon is different but I'm quite sure some carrots or something else won't have a negative impact on you surgery coming up.

Oh, and congrats on your loss so far! ?

I just watched a video by Dr Weiner (someone posted on another thread) who explains that the only way for it to be unsuccessful is basically going back to the old habits you had when you gained the weight in the first place. You MUST have a lifestyle change with food, eat quality food, the way you deal with stress (exercising helps), etc. Our appetites do come back, you can/will be able to eat more....now, it's up to YOU what you're eating. It's up to YOU to be successful. YOU have to be successful Blessings on your journey!!!

This makes sense! I have his book and will be following his plans. Thanks for sharing!

Awwww! Isn't that just nice!? That made me smile for you. ?

For all the exercise, you're probably not eating enough. Gotta find the right balance.

For all the exercise, you're probably not eating enough. Gotta find the right balance.

And you were/are very informed too...that's what a lot of people aren't. Individuals must educate themselves and learn the ups and downs and be okay with them. I'm happy for you hon!

The ones complaining need this ^^^^^^^ As long as the fat goes down, I'm good. I could even gain weight (with muscle) and not care...just need the fat to go down. I quit watching the Biggest Loser years ago because of the "I only lost 2 pounds!?!?!" smh

I'm ROLLING over here!!!! LOL

I hope many will take this to heart. Even though I have no other issues but fat, my mother is the source of my determination to get this done. Just as you said....she is dying slowly, painfully, and has a very diminished quality of life all due from being obese. Currently she's stage 4 uterine to lung cancer (five years now), she can't walk without all the pain in the joints, takes her about 3 minutes to get up from sitting position, she's diabetic, has neuropathy, and who knows what else. My mother is the very reason why so many of us should battle the fear (if you've got it) and get on with it. It saddens me and hurts to see her like that, and so many others because the weight holds them down.

Very interesting! Thanks for posting the link. It kind of confirms what I've suspected about HPLC diets, long term; I don't like them. Once cleared for foods, I'll find the right balance for myself, as I'm going more plant based. We shall see....

I'm a bmi of 40...don't think your bmi should have anything to do with it being longer. Many people have sleep apnea too. I hope it doesn't take long (it shouldn't); but for your peace of mind, call Cigna and talk with them.

I have CIgna. Paperwork was submitted on a Tuesday morning and I was approved the next day by 11am. I was told 1-2 weeks wait. Might help to call Cigna and ask them, see if you can get it pushed through a bit. I called before the paperwork was submitted and asked what the process was. The rep just told me that someone has to look it over, make sure all the paperwork is there, and that was it. If anything was questionable, missing, etc...then it takes longer.

Makes total sense and what you described is exactly what I plan to do. I am going for a plant based diet. we can get protein in through plants too, but given that shortly after post op and the limited space, I'll be working on the protein shakes, etc first. I suspect it might not be until maintenance, when we can eat a bit more to go all out. BUT, with that said, my nutritionist approved my green bombs that I throw in my protein shakes. I freeze ice cube size amounts of spinach, kale, ginger, gr Apple, cucumber, avocado, and even coconut oil mixed together. I will be blending one cube with my drinks to get that extra nutrition in, until I can work up to 2-3 per drink. Or maybe put them in soups, etc....the volume will essentially be gone and in drink form.

Going backwards in a good way Benjamin Buttons! Lol

I don't like it either, due to the texture, but I did like the triple oikos Greek yogurt, by Dannon maybe??, ok. It was better than any others, if you stick with Greek