My surgery is set for June 4th, sooooo excited! Looking for fun people to have this experience with! Thanks and good luck everyone!

Are any of you using MyFitnessPal to track protein/calories and weight? If so I'd love to be friends on that system as well. My user name is shellywolson.

Good luck and let us know how you do:)

I will thank you so much!

Good luck ArtM with your surgery tomorrow! And also everyone else who has surgery coming up soon. You will all do great! It's a good idea to have a checklist of things you'll need in the hospital and for after. A few things you'll probably need for your stay at the hospital are: Your favorite pillow, tablet, magazines, good movie( my room had a DVD player), good book, someone to support you, and your list of questions for the doctor or nurse. For your recovery you'll want: gas x strips( cinnamon flavor), liquid Tylenol, whatever pain killer your doctor writes you a prescription for, and a heating pad or the Bio-freeze cooling gel ( for the shoulder pain). All of you will do so well, I'm so excited! Good luck guys!

Are any of you using MyFitnessPal to track protein/calories and weight? If so I'd love to be friends on that system as well. My user name is shellywolson.

Mine is utkscvol1

Mine is utkscvol1

I'll request you today :-)

Mine is utkscvol1

I can only add you through email. If you want, send me your email or here is mine shelly8201@gmail.com.

I can only add you through email. If you want' date=' send me your email or here is mine shelly8201@gmail.com.[/quote']

Never mind. I found you :-)

Thank u! You too! It's a big change right. I was never a great eater and terrible at sitting to have meals. I'm a single mom of a 1 yr old who is my motivator. Just trying to figure out who I am again I guess without food and drinks on the weekends and my pizza! It's the first week! Lets check in when we see results, bet well b smiling for sure.,

Sounds like you are doing amazing - I'm with you on the finding out who I am without the weekend food events - I have always been great during the week, come the weekend I like my outings with my daughter, she is 17, and they always include a meal.

My confession - I gave in today - my energy level was just awful, so I ate about 2/3 cup of grilled chicken and 3 bites of a salad. I am stuffed - I guess 11 days on shakes has shrunk my stomach - Yayyyy!!! 1st NSV for me!

Lets keep in touch - I love all the support on here, it is amazing!

Way to go resisting it! It's hard but just trying to retrain my thinking towards food. I have been on my preop diet for 6 days and have slipped a bit but still remained under 1200 calories. On the scales this am and have lost a total of 7.6 pounds since Monday. Having a hard time not getting on that stupid scale every morning. Anyone else?

Excellent loss, way to go! Today is day 11 of 15 days of pre-op for me and I have been getting on the scale just about every day - I feel like i need something to say that this is all worth it - I am down 13lbs.

Any June the 5th buddies? I am down 17lbs including my Pre op diet. Just cooked a BBQ for my wife and I had a shake. It's hard but when I'm buying a new tailored suit feeling amazing!!! I won't care. Love being full all the time and another thing I've realised we should all live longer for a number of reasons the main being that obesity related health problems will be less but recently I read an article about people who live to over 100 have always eaten smaller meals and we are forced to do this - BONUS

ALL SMILES FROM THE UK

GAV

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Any June the 5th buddies? I am down 17lbs including my Pre op diet. Just cooked a BBQ for my wife and I had a shake. It's hard but when I'm buying a new tailored suit feeling amazing!!! I won't care. Love being full all the time and another thing I've realised we should all live longer for a number of reasons the main being that obesity related health problems will be less but recently I read an article about people who live to over 100 have always eaten smaller meals and we are forced to do this - BONUS

ALL SMILES FROM THE UK

GAV

:-)

Hey I'm not June 5th but I'm the 4th? I know what you mean about the food, but it's not so bad when your not hungry. I've lost 18 lbs so far and counting! I can't wait till I can advance on to normal food though! Good luck!

Never mind. I found you :-)

I haven't used My Fitness Pal for awhile, but I guess I'd better get back on it! I'd love to keep up on that, too. Did you figure out how to do it without email?

Sorry guys, I didn't like my username - FLlapbandmom. Changed it to MyFitnessPal name - melly2513.

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Yes. You need to email through the iPad app, but I went to the website and was able to search members and request that way. Request me, shellywolson.

I had surgery June 4th. Anyone have any thoughts on energy boosts?