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Good luck Keith! What an exciting day for you!! Nerves are normal but I am sure you will do great. I look forward to hearing how you are doing!

Every surgeon's preop diet is different. My doc required two weeks of nothing but protein shakes, sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles, broth and water. As far as weight loss before surgery, he didn't require that I lose any. The purpose of the preop diet was to shrink the liver size which means the difference between open surgery and laparoscopic. I do feel that the preop diet prepared me well for what to expect. I was getting used to eating basically nothing with my normal sized stomach so when I got my smaller stomach, it didn't seem bad at all. Hope this helps.

Hello Bec! A very exciting journey is ahead of you, good luck!!

Welcome clc1968! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! There is a wealth of info on here so read, read, read.

Welcome to LBT maziemommy! It's nice to have you join us! Good luck with your upcoming surgery! Keep us informed as to how you are doing!

Welcome rondajs! Congrats on your surgery day!! Keep us posted on how everything is going and good luck with your preop diet.

Teresita, I'm sorry your going through a difficult time. It's so hard to stay motivated when things around you are stressful. Lean on us, we'll lift you up! :hug:

I did m/e for 6 days, ending Sunday. I did really well at first but then Sunday when I got on the scale, I was up 2 lbs. (I try not to but I weigh everyday...I'm hopeless.:faint:) Since then it has continued to go up. I am up 5 lbs. now. I just don't get it! The m of m is working now. In fact I was awaken at 3:00 a.m. and have been up ever since. :confused: I figured when I got on the scale this morning it would be down. Nope, not budged! I am not going to allow myself to get discouraged though. It's just a bump in the road. I work with the youth at my church and they are doing a 30 hour famine starting at noon today and running through 6:00 p.m. on Friday. I figured I would eat a small breakfast and early lunch. Surely with only water and a protein shake for supper and all day tomorrow, I will see some move in the scale. I hope so anyway. I plan to begin m/e on Saturday. I really think the scale went up because of no bm. I think that if I continue to take my benefiber everyday, I will do much better. Which reminds me, can you drink oj on the m/e? They say benefiber is tasteless but it sure does make water taste yucky. I don't notice it in oj and probably wouldn't other things either. Is oj good or is there something that would be better? Overall, I am down lower than when I started m/e so I am happy. It did work! And I will continue to do it! We are going on vacation the first week of July and I would really love to be able to wear shorts and actually look nice! I guess only time will tell. :nervous

Sorry I haven't been around the last several days. Work has been insane!! Update: I am currently off the m/e for a few days. I did really well at first with it but the last two days weren't so good. I wasn't taking a fiber supplement and learned the hard way what it's like to not have a bm regularly. :cry I have been taking fiber and have taken some milk of magnesia and have had some results (thank goodness!) Over the course of days (since the third to the last day of m/e) I have gained but I do think it's because of no bm. I am eating normal right now and trying to get that under control and I hope to start back on m/e either this weekend or the beginning of next week. I hope to not have this problem and to get going in the right direction soon!

That is hilarious!

Kim, that is beautiful! Your daughter sounds like a very loving and caring individual. You are truly blessed!

We have already decided where we are going on vacation and there are several airlines to choose from. I, not being an experienced flyer, just wanted to hear what everyone had to say and that would help us better choose a flight.

In order to save time, hubby and I are thinking about flying when we go on vacation this summer. We have never been on anything but a small 4 seater plane so this is new to us. What airlines are the best when it comes to accommodating larger people? I have horrors of getting on the plane and the seat or the belt being too small. Can the experienced flyers here please give me some advice?

I am doing fantastic! I love it! I am down 7 lbs. since starting it!!! I thought this morning about taking the weekend off from it but after getting on the scale, I changed my mind. The work luncheon went well. There was some pork in the pan that didn't have hardly any bbq sauce on it so I ate that and it was good! There was a yummy looking chocolate dessert and then ice cream cake back at the office but I resisted temptation! It didn't even look as good as I expected it to. Tann, thank you so, so much for telling us about m/e! It is awesome!

I knew that I was going to have to give soda up so I did last summer and have never looked back. I drank way too much soda so once in a while I have a craving but I ignore it and it goes away fast. At this point if I did try it, I'm not certain it would have the same appeal anymore. My advice, stay away from soda. It can cause too many problems.

Welcome to LBT! Good luck with everything and if you have questions, ask away.

I've been wondering the same thing. We miss you PRBROOKSIE! :cry I hope things are going well.

What a fantastic idea! Thanks for the info!

Way to go!! That is awesome! Keep up the good work!

Welcome to LBT! Glad to have you on board!

Welcome to LBT and congrats on your weight loss!

That is fantastic! You are kicking butt! I sure hope I have those kinda results, it'll make this a whole lot easier. I have been wanting cheese this morning but I am being strong...that's not too hard when you don't bring any to work with you. :heh: NRenee is perfectly fine! I checked the weather and it's cold with snow and rain through Saturday but then it starts to warm up and by next Thursday we are expected to have 56 degrees!! :clap2: I can't wait!

Betsyjane, I know exactly what you mean. I have done well with just eating healthy and learning to listen to my body. It's amazing the little things that work wonders that seem to be insignificant at first.

Congratulations!! What an exciting time for you! I too was nervous and had never had surgery before but it was a breeze. You'll do great! Let us know how things are going.

Yeah, it is difficult to not bend over at all. I just got hubby to do all the bending over tasks such as shoes and socks. :heh: He was a good sport!