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Congrats! You look great!

Good luck today! I hope everything goes well!

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

@ZeroCool I am so sorry you are going through this! I hope they get it all figured out and are able to keep the pain under control until then. I will be thinking of you. Please keep us updated!

Please do not take this as rude or disrespectful, but if you have to prepare for a psych eval, maybe you arent ready for surgery.

Im not allowed soup. I am lucky in that i geget 3 oz of lean protein and 1 cup of vegetables a day for dinner. Breakfast is a shake, lunch a protein bar. Sf jello and popsicles in between. I got lucky that it isnt all liquid.

@MargoCL By the way, good luck... sorry, i had a one track mind on my last reply!

Im on day 6 of 14. I remember 6 mos ago thinking to myself am i going to be able to adapt my eating afterwards? Now i would kill for some of the puree recipes ive seen!

16 pounds in 3 weeks isnt bad at all, I wouldn't think. Especially considering most people gain a few lbs after surgery from all of the IV fluids etc. I dont think i would get too upset yet.

You dont really look like you have any extra skin! What is your secret or did you just get lucky and have excellent genes?

I cant have the tv on for 10 mins without seeing pizza, fried chicken, steak, junk food. This pre op diet is hard enough on its own! Comcast is trying to kill me I swear! Does seeing the stuff you really like but "can't or shouldn't " have get easier post op? These cravings right now are crazy!

Congrats!!!

Congrats! U look amazing!

@srio77 Im August 28th also! My pre op diet is 2 wks, it SUCKS!

I was told that it could take a week or 2 to start losing due to swelling, fluids from your IV and just till your body realizes whats going on. I know its easier said than done but I wouldn't worry yet!

Welcome and good luck! I will be 1 week behind you. I am having bypass the 28th.

@Little Kansas Kitty Great tip! Thank you

If you want something more savory, V8 with protein powder.

Wow, yeah... No matter what happens (even if you do manage to get him to write a letter) Iwould switch once you are finished with this process. I hope you get everything worked out, please let us know how it goes!

I guess u would already be at the hospital by now, but I wish u the best. I'm sure you will do great!

If I was you, I would still try and explain to your PCP how important this is to you and that you don't want a quick temporary fix but a tool that can help you manage your weight forever. Let him/her know that if your views are that different that you think it might be best to find someone else. At the end of the day they work for you. Unless there is a good solid medical reason that you shouldnt have it, then switch. Do you meet the 40 bmi criteria or 35 with comorbidities?

My endocrinologist is the one who got me started.

Do you see any sort of specialists for what would be considered a weight related condition such as an endocrinologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist etc? Maybe they could write one?

I have Aetna, mine was the next day also. Good luck!

You look wonderful!