Since finding out about my surgery date August 27th, I have been out of control! My surgeon specifically said DO NOT GAIN WEIGHT, and TRY TO LOSE!!!!!!!! I don't know what's wrong with me! PLEASE HELP!!!!

You are so right! Thank you so much! I can do this! I will do this!

My last post was to SPARKLE :-) you rock!!!! Thanks to everyone for your feedback!

OK I'm back on track! Thank you JESUS! I'm using the Weight Watcher system (points) and so far it's working! Thanks again for all your support! You all ROCK!

The premier Protein shakes from costco are actually really good. I am getting a little tired of them being on day 4 of the liquid diet but.,... if you take them and put them in the blender with some crushed ice and a little sugar free torani syrup they are like a chocolate shake. heheh

Hang in there guys!! I keep reminding myself if all the people on this forum can do it, I can to!! This week has really shown me how much of things I really need. I will never look at food the same way again.

Yes those protein shakes are yummy!

Hey--reality check! After your stomach heals, you can still eat what you like, just in small amounts--no food funerals are needed. Kick yourself in the butt and decide you're going to get serious about this surgery. Have two low carb, high protein shakes a day, a salad with homemade dressing for snack, a dinner of 4-6 oz lean meat and a non-starchy vegetable, and 64 oz of water a day. that's what I'm doing, I'm not hungry, and I've lost 11 pounds so far. See my blog for how I got through it. You can do this!

For me personally, it's not about thinking that I can't touch "bad" foods again (I've concluded from multiple posts on here that you can still have whatever you want after a few months, just in small quantities). It's more about being able, for the first time in my life, to eat what I want and as much as I want of it without worrying about the consequences and feeling like a failure. I don't have a scale here, but I'm sure I've put on 2-3 lbs in the last 2 weeks, but I just revel in the ability to have a dessert with every dinner, have a peach or strawberry pop without agonizing over the 160 calories, etc. 4 more weeks!