Well, I'm on my preop diet this week. Surgery is next Monday with Dr. Eckstein in Hollywood, Fla. Insurance approved, everything is covered 100%. so that stress is out of the way. But I'm really wanting to cheat and have a sandwich, or a slice of pizza. UGH, this is so hard!!!

Help!!!

Hang in there and keep your eye on the prize!! Be strong and remember what you are doing this for!

You will be so happy when you get your sleeve..........it is so worth it!

Kelly

you are almost there don't give in you can do this keep us posted on your surgery and progress.

You can do it Tony! Try SF popsicles and clear broth... of course, if you MD okayed them, they help curb the apetite. Hang in there. You're almost there!!!!

Thanks guys. I just need a boot in the arse sometimes lol.

Btw, how do I get one of those cool wt loss tickers?

what kind of liquid can u have? every doc is different

Tony stick with it, the pre-op diet was the hardest part for me! But sf popsicles really saved me. I got my ticker at tickerfactory.com. It gives you a code to put in your signature. There are other sites that you can get tickers as well. Good luck!!!

Just keep trying to tell yourself WHY you are on a liquid diet. It's to shrink your liver so your surgeon can maneuver in there and not nick it or have it in the way. It's very, very important to follow those instructions for your own health! Although, I have to admit, my surgeon is odd...he doesn't put us on a liquid diet prior to surgery, only a low-carb, low-fat diet for 2 weeks. So I guess he is not as worried about our fatty livers Course, he also allows pureeds 2-3 days after surgery, too, so I guess he is pretty lenient compared to some!

As for ticker, there's lots of places to get them. Tickerfactory.com, or look at the wesite link attached to most people's tickers - most ticker sites advertise on the actual tickers. They have instructions on how to create it and what to copy to put in your signature.

Good luck and hang in there! Check out my quote below...it's perfect for where you are right now!!

Well, I'm on my preop diet this week. Surgery is next Monday with Dr. Eckstein in Hollywood, Fla. Insurance approved, everything is covered 100%. so that stress is out of the way. But I'm really wanting to cheat and have a sandwich, or a slice of pizza. UGH, this is so hard!!!

Help!!!

Oh, Tony, I feel for you! I'm going to be starting mine soon and I really dread it! Stay strong!!

Lisa

I also only have until monday the liquid diet is the worse, and it is hard, but i know it will be woth it, good luck , hope everything goes great for all of us...............

hey tony, your almost there, keep goin. about the ticker, you can go to my blog to get step by step instructions for the computer non-nerds.....lol

after you got it there, just go to your signiture page in your settings and click on the top signature to go back to the tickerfactory.com to update your stats.

Thanks folks! I admit I slid a bit...I had half a frozen pizza. albeit a small one. I threw the other one in my freezer away lol.

So far I've dropped 11 pounds since I've been on this miserable stinking &^%#$ diet. Monday is the day, got my Hibaclens, some Isopure, some unflavoured Protein powder from GNC, some GasX and some Prilosec (just in case). Ohhh, and I loaded up on Powerade Zero!! Wallyworld has them for 83 cents for the qt size. the machine at work sells for 1.25 for the small bottle.

I'll try and keep updated here. I'm actually not nervous. I did my homework about the doc and the procedure and I think I'm making the best decision for me.

Again, thanks for the support! This site and you wonderful people are a Godsend!

Good luck on Monday!