Hi everyone,

My name is Dawn and it has been quite a while since I have posted on here. I finally have gone through the long process of my approval and now I have my date July 25th. It is all coming so fast. I know this is what I want, I am just a little nervous. My surgeon is requiring me to lose ten more pounds and I am so afraid I will not do it! I need some encouragement please. What is it the best way to actually make sure this will happen. I am already cutting my fat grams to what I will need post op, drinking a ton of water, only eating when I am supposed to. I just would love to have a pre op diet that will keep me on track. He didn't actually give me a diet to follow pre-op, just one post op. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi Dawn. We actually share the same surgery date. I too am nervous but very excited about my surgery. I have to do a 2-week pre-op liquid diet that I will begin on Monday, July 11th. I'm sure you will loose weight that way and shrink your liver for surgery. Congratulations on your surgery date.

Hi ev

eryone,

My name is Dawn and it has been quite a while since I have posted on here. I finally have gone through the long process of my approval and now I have my date July 25th. It is all coming so fast. I know this is what I want, I am just a little nervous. My surgeon is requiring me to lose ten more pounds and I am so afraid I will not do it! I need some encouragement please. What is it the best way to actually make sure this will happen. I am already cutting my fat grams to what I will need post op, drinking a ton of Water, only eating when I am supposed to. I just would love to have a pre op diet that will keep me on track. He didn't actually give me a diet to follow pre-op, just one post op. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

That is awesome Kim! Good luck with your diet, I am so worried about it. I have been watching everything I put in my mouth!! I am very excited though. I know this will be my turning point and I cannot wait until it starts!

Hi Dawn. We actually share the same surgery date. I too am nervous but very excited about my surgery. I have to do a 2-week pre-op liquid diet that I will begin on Monday, July 11th. I'm sure you will loose weight that way and shrink your liver for surgery. Congratulations on your surgery date.

I also am scheduled for the 25th of July!!

Hi Dawn. We actually share the same surgery date. I too am nervous but very excited about my surgery. I have to do a 2-week pre-op liquid diet that I will begin on Monday, July 11th. I'm sure you will loose weight that way and shrink your liver for surgery. Congratulations on your surgery date.

Wow. The more the merrier. We rock!!!

Yay! Congrats to us all in this wonderful journey! I am so excited for all of us and cannot wait to begin this new step in our lives!!

msmomof3 and bxmama2011 you should join the July 2011 Firecrackers group. We would love to have you there. Lots of interaction and support for all of us being sleeved this month.

Yay! Congrats to us all in this wonderful journey! I am so excited for all of us and cannot wait to begin this new step in our lives!!

Hi Dawn

I had my sleeve done six days ago.

My pre-op diet, was six days of very low calorie diet, given to me by the nutritionalist - and eight days of the clear liquid fluids only. I managed to lose a staggering 11kg. Believe me, the 10lbs is do-able.

My surgeon praised me so highly - not the fact of the weight loss, but the results on my liver. He told me that the operation couldn't have been easier. EVERY HUNGER PANG WAS WORTH THAT. I'd seen on television a woman of a similar weight to me, when they finished the operation the surgeon was sweating profusely and told the camera's what a very difficult operation it was. She had many holes - and the operation had taken much longer than it should.

I look at my stomach now, the largest 'hole' is only just over an inch long - and I've a total of five incisions. It was worth sticking to the diet - I never deviated once.

I found it easier as my husband ate his meals at the local supermarket or my mums rather than eat in front of me! IF you can avoid any contact with food you can't have, my advice is, make it easy on yourself and avoid it.

Best wishes for your operation and hope that you make the same progress I have. Cathie

Hi Dawn,

My surgeon required that I lose 12 pounds before my pre-op appointment - I thought that would take me at least 6 weeks, but I dropped 16 in less than 4 weeks following his diet. Essentially, he put me on an Atkins diet - high protein, super low carbs - under 30 grams / day. The first week I felt like **** and thought he was insane - queasy, lightheaded, HUNGRY. But then the hunger completely disappeared, and the weight started to melt off. It made it so much easier not to cheat right before surgery, and was good preparation for the post-op diet. You can do this!!

(PM me if you want the diet specifics)

I am still kind of new to this forum, so how do i get to the july firecrackers group, I would love to join!!

msmomof3 and bxmama2011 you should join the July 2011 Firecrackers group. We would love to have you there. Lots of interaction and support for all of us being sleeved this month.

I am still kind of new to this forum, so how do i get to the july firecrackers group, I would love to join!!

how do i join this firecracker list thing?

i was told today that i have to lose about ten more pounds before my surgery date (25th)...hoping i can accomplish that