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Hi everyone! So I am having my surgery tomorrow - which I am pretty excited and equally just as nervous about and I was wondering if your doc gave specific instructions on your diet for the day before surgery. I was put on a 2 week liquid diet with Protein shakes/broth/SF jello/ice pops... but I keep reading some people having to do a CLEAR liquid diet the day before. Not sure if that's any different from what I am already doing or if it rules out Protein shakes and anything with color like Jello? Please advise!

Tomorrow's the day!!! April 4th and I am soooo excited/nervous

April 4th sleeve buddies! I am so excited and nervous, it's just around the corner!!

I felt the same way at the beginning of my pre-op diet. I was never able to lose weight before on my own. I followed the liquid diet - minimum 50g protein, water, sugar free jello, low sodium broth and with no exercise I was able to lose 11lbs in 15 days since the last time I had a weigh-in (March 15th to March 25th). I'm only on my 8th day of my 14 day pre-op liquid diet and even though the first 3 days are extremely hard, it does get better and seeing the progress on the scale was SOOOO motivational and worth all the hunger. You can do it! Just really mentally prepare yourself for the change, it'll all be worth it for a new you.

I am half way through my 14 day pre-op liquid diet (day#8) and scheduled for the sleeve next Tues April 4th!! I'm super excited At the beginning of my journey I was set on getting the Lap Band, and after all the research and talking to people who've done the sleeve I just thought it be a better option for me so then I changed my mind and now I am doing the sleeve.

Thanks for sharing your success story! Congrats! That's one of my biggest worries as well, is to hit a plateau really early after my surgery and then just become bummed out about the whole thing. So thanks for the tip, def will keep that in mind to eat enough to keep metabolism going.

Are you just considering the sleeve, or other wls? The forum is filled with Q&A's which helped me a lot with all my doubts. So feel free to ask away!

Hi Sammy, welcome!

Congrats, and good luck!

I also had some abnormal results such as Vit D and B12 levels and my PCP just gave me daily supplements and did not delay the surgery. Some abnormalities are to be expected for someone who is suitable for wls, so it makes sense. I don't think you should worry!

Woohoo congrats! So glad it all went well

Hey, I did mine with Warren L. Huberman, below is his contact info: 20 E. 49th Street 2nd Flr New York, NY (212) 983-6225 wh@warrenhuberman.com He was really nice and when I sent him an email, contacted me a few hours later and booked me for the next day. It will take 1hr and cost $250.

Welcome to the April club!

That's amazing! Congrats!!

Hang in there! My 1st day of pre-op diet landed on my sister's bday - I had to use my willpower not to eat anything I wasn't supposed to It was really hard. But after you come to terms with the fact that it's all a choice and you chose to do this for a better you, it does get better. Also, tons of support. Only my mom, sister, one friend and my Fiance know about my surgery and I get daily texts asking me how I am doing and pumping me for the day. Even my friend said in "solidarity" she will eat healthy and drink protein shakes for the next two weeks which was really nice of her. So getting all of that support and people rooting for you and keeping you accountable is a big part of the process.