Newme69

That is so true. The difficult thing is that I'm the cook. But you know what, my relationship with food has changed. i am over the hype of it all. I started this for me, and I planned on finishing strong. Thanks for the encouragement!

I'm so glad this helped you. Another thing "Take it one day at a time"!!! Just think you are getting so close to your journey. Keep on doing it for yourself!!!

It's a lot easier than you think, trust! I would do the trusty Premier Protein for Breakfast and Lunch (with water (flavored/unflavored in between both meals and after), then for dinner, I didn't have to worry about cooking too much, b/c I made broth. I have this amazing Asian Thai-Flavored Chicken broth that is absolutely delicious if you want the recipe! After my broth, I had a SF popsicle and a SF Jello, and I was full and good to go.

Don't listen to the negative people that talk about it being "miserable", it's not. It's only miserable if you think it is. It's actually pretty freeing. Like, you know you're going to stick to it, so the free food at work or the fast food places on the way home don't bother you. You'll start looking forward to the broth lol. Not to mention, you will see weight come off and feel so much better. Also, this will prepare you for your Post-Op eating (which for a while, will be just liquids) and that will be a breeze.

You got this, don't worry about the holidays or whatever, just focus on the goal.

BTW, I stuck to mine and lost 33lbs in 2 weeks.