Pamela wallace

Welcome! I'm pre-surgery too, just working out "my 6 months of time" while hangin' with new friends! You should just dive in and read a lot and post! Glad you're here!

Thank you a lot,ya I'm fighting the scales,and wondering if its gonna happen or not.

Wow ok

Everything is going great, my 1 month appointment was today, and from now on i can eat anything as long as it is soft (with the exception of oranges and other highly acidic food due to some problems with GERD)
I hope everything turns out well for you as well!

Congrats to you,glad you got your surgery and its working for you,hope all is well,hope you feel great.

Wow that's awesome ,I haven't had surgery yet but I drink 2 shakes a day to replace 2 meals,I've lost 7 pounds in month n half

Have you tried the clear protein water? ITS available at Costco- 20g of protein in a bottle, tastes like fruit punch girl! I basically drank those for two weeks and the weight fell off Bc i was never hungry- always felt full from the protein !

No I've never heard of them,I drink a lot of water,but I'd like to try that,what's Costco??

I totally understand... it is hard but we have to remember why we started this journey and whatever the reason is we gain strength,pray and look forward to the reward “saying goodbye to the old us and hello to the new” 😊

Right I'm praying daily,and do everything they tell me cause I want to be healthy again,just having hard time with last 17 pounds..

Ok I can do that I no I'm ready for this,and hope it works for me do you no the difference between the sleeve and the other gastro by pass?

Everyone's experience is different and the programs vary widely, too. I didn't have to lose a certain amount of weight before the surgery, I just had to lose. I had almost no pain post-surgically (I had the sleeve)--just the first few minutes when I woke up, and after that it was fine. Walked around the hospital halls that day and evening, was released the next day. Had pain meds but stopped taking them after a couple of days.

Maybe for the pre-op phase you could try replacing one meal a day with a protein shake--not only will it help with the weight loss, but that will give you the chance to see what's out there and what you might like (though some people's tastes change after surgery, mine really haven't). I find a lot of the shakes too sweet, but I can stand the Premier chocolate ones. I also tend to recommend protein water to people, as you can get sick of the shakes pretty quickly post-op when you're having two or three a day.

Good luck!

Thx,ya I'm doing shake for breakfast,shake for lunch and then I eat dinner which ain't much and its all low fat no sugar no bread,no chips no good stuff,lol I'm drinking the premier strawberry cream,its about the only one I like its like this last 17 pounds is so hard..

I have been doing 2 protein shakes to replace 2 meals,and then dinner which is small all I do drink is water.