FINALLY after a month stall, 3 more lbs gone pre-op. I am finally getting the hang of more protein and vegs and no more NASTY Carbs!!!!! Still struggling with eating slow, chewing and sipping and no water during eating - practice, practice, practice. One more supervised Doctor visit and then can send in packet to insurance company and hopefully get approved and date for surgery. THE WAITING IS KILLER, but a great time to PRACTICE my new lifestyle. Thank you everyone for all your support this far and I can hardly wait till I am sleeved. Continue the Journey my neighbors and good luck to all.

Congrats!!

Hi, I wondered where you were, hadn't seen you on here for awhile. Mind you, I have been spending most of my time reading old posts.

I am so pleased you have broken your stall, I know how hard you have been working at doing everything you can to practise. I too have been trying really hard, and my 'milk' diet is beginning to pay off. It too, is really hard though, and I just wish they would allow us to add Protein to our drinks as I think I would be a lot less hungary and lose more weight. One more visit eh, not long to go now. I shall be sending positive thoughts your way in the hope everything is approved and you get your 'date' at last. Good luck and keep on 'practising'

How are you doing???? 22 lbs is great!!!! Keep me posted on your journey and I will do better about staying in touch.

Well...some days are better than others!!! Today I feel that I am starving and it is a real struggle to stay away from the kitchen. I who have always loved ice cold milk am beginning to get sick to death of the stuff. I suppose everyone gets to feel like this. I guess I am feeling really sorry for myself today. I know I just have to stick with it.

When I had my last appointment I asked what would happen if I didn't lose the 5% of weight required, they told me if I could not stick with the liquid diet before surgery how could I hope to stick with it afterwards and I would not be allowed to go forward! Blah. I know I can stick to it, what I was concerned about was my body not giving up the pounds, especially as I am having very little protein! I have spent my life dieting so I know that sometimes my body just won't play fair. Still, I have lost some, but some of it was before they weighed me so eight pounds of my loss doesn't count towards the 5%!

I also absolutely hate other people knowing how much I weigh, how daft is that? I know that they are medical professionals but it still bothers me. Crazy I know.

On the flip side, my husband is being absolutely wonderful (I have always known I really lucked out with him but he just keeps on getting better). He has started watching his own diet, and bless him has already lost 7lbs. Yea. He says that this way he can feel some of what I am going through, this is a first diet for him, even though he is a little overweight. He is so tall that he looks great regardless I on the other hand am what is commonly known as a 'shorthouse' (that is the polite way of putting it!) and am almost as round as I am tall. He says that if he feels hungry and fancies a snack he just remembers how hungry I must be and ignores the feeling. You just have to love him.

Please to keep in touch as I have a feeling that we may get sleeved at around the same time and I know it helps me knowing someone else is going through the same things, at the same time and truly understands. Thanks

When I had my last appointment I asked what would happen if I didn't lose the 5% of weight required, they told me if I could not stick with the liquid diet before surgery how could I hope to stick with it afterwards and I would not be allowed to go forward!

I couldn't stick with the liquid diet or lose any weight before my surgery but I'm having no problems now because I'm not starving all the time. That is just a load of hogwash!

I couldn't stick with the liquid diet or lose any weight before my surgery but I'm having no problems now because I'm not starving all the time. That is just a load of hogwash!

Are you in America or the UK? I know things are very different for you in America; in England they really do insist on you meeting all goals or they just won't give you the operation. (NHS funding not self pay). I know that once I have the op I won't have the same problems with the hunger that I am suffering now. I just have to dig deep and keep my eye on the prize.

Good luck to you. I will be calling my doctor today to send the deposit and book the surgery date. I'm sooo excited. If I get the date I want it will be 9 weeks from today.

Are you in America or the UK? I know things are very different for you in America; in England they really do insist on you meeting all goals or they just won't give you the operation. (NHS funding not self pay). I know that once I have the op I won't have the same problems with the hunger that I am suffering now. I just have to dig deep and keep my eye on the prize.

I was self pay in Mexico. Hang in there and do whatever you need to do to get the surgery, it will definitely be worth it in the end.