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Hi everybody!!!!!

Just wanted to do a quick intro about my self here....

My name is Jose i'm 26 yrs old, I go in for my procedure this Friday Dec 17th.. I have been doing my 2 week pre-op diet and I have lost almost 20lbs and about 3 inches on my waist.

I hope to meet great people on this site that I can come to for support for after my procedure. Its been a rough 2 weeks since my days are soo long due to my job. I am a school bus driver and my day always starts at 4am leave my house @5am to go to work and I don't get home 630pm on a normal day. But on days that I have field trips that are sport related I don't get home till 11pm or even midnight-ish.... crazy many people don't know school bus drivers are out there past 5pm hahaha. But I talked to my Dr and he allowed me to have ..... well this was my original diet

Breakfast

1 Protein shake

i.e. Muscle milk

lunch

4oz Lean chicken, Turkey or Fish

1cup steamed veggies or 2 cups of raw veggies

2cups of green salad (light dressing OK lemon juice and fav seasoning)

1 cup of broth

dinner

1 Protein Shake

So he told me I can have another Protein Shake in the morning before my meal

and if its a late night for me I can have another 4oz snack

Lots of h2o.... not my fav... the first few days I drank soooo much Water it made me sick... I don't know if anyone else has felt like that.

I have talked too much....hahaha sorry

Well hope to meet lots of people on here

thanks rolleyes.gifrolleyes.gif

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Hi Jose!

Congrats on your surgery date and good luck! It's the best decision I've ever made.

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Hi Dr. Nick!

I too am starting my journey and I hope you're doing good! My mom works for public schools too, people underestimate how hard those jobs can be! Anyway, good luck! Stay positive!

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