Alright everyone scheduled for July 8, we are one week away from being on the sleeved side (yippee!).

Be sure to take care of yourself and be healthy, don't be like me who is still fighting this cold (let's add pink eye too since I don't have enough on my plate, shall we?)

Awful before pics taken with me in a bathing suit.

Measurements taken (in centimeters since I will cry if I converted it to inches)

Jigsaw puzzles, Netflix movies and eBooks all ready to go. I even got a journal to note my goals and track the emotional component of eating.

Supply shopping with mom today since I will be staying with her for week 1 recovery. She's already making beef broth.

food funerals will continue through the holiday day weekend.

Somedays nervous, somedays excited, mainly not focusing on it too much since I have so much to get done at work and home before hand.

How is everyone feeling?

Kisses,

Fiorella

I'm excited! The "OMG what am I thinking" feeling hasn't set in. I'm not having any food funerals right now. I had my food funerals before I started my insurance diet and now I'm good in that department.

I am waiting for the OMG am I crazy moment, I know it's coming....

I'm in sunny Miami, you?

I'm on the 8th as well! I've been on liquids for 6 days with little to no problems. I prepped myself for a few weeks before hand and started doing shakes in the morning 2 weeks before, then 1 week before shakes for Breakfast and lunch, so i was only eating "real food" at dinner-time. Had a great week that last week before liquids tho - told my hubby we were eating out every night that week and we hit all my favorite spots so I could have my last meals, so to speak.

I still have to figure out who is going to come stay with my kids the day of surgery and the day after, as I am probably going to spend the night. My husband leaves for work at the ungodly hour of 4:45 AM, so I have to find someone to spend the night. I'm hoping my mom can come spend the night and stay a few days after as well. I have my ipad and my nook ready and loaded with plenty of movies/games/books, so I should be okay there.

I'm very excited!!

I am waiting for the OMG am I crazy moment, I know it's coming....

I'm in sunny Miami, you?

I'm in Massachusetts.

Alright everyone scheduled for July 8' date=' we are one week away from being on the sleeved side (yippee!).

Be sure to take care of yourself and be healthy, don't be like me who is still fighting this cold (let's add pink eye too since I don't have enough on my plate, shall we?)

Awful before pics taken with me in a bathing suit.

Measurements taken (in centimeters since I will cry if I converted it to inches)

Jigsaw puzzles, Netflix movies and eBooks all ready to go. I even got a journal to note my goals and track the emotional component of eating.

Supply shopping with mom today since I will be staying with her for week 1 recovery. She's already making beef broth.

food funerals will continue through the holiday day weekend.

Somedays nervous, somedays excited, mainly not focusing on it too much since I have so much to get done at work and home before hand.

How is everyone feeling?

Kisses,

Fiorella

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Hey July sleevers! I'm June! JUNE 24th, 2013! Add a heating pad and a box of Gas-X melt in your mouth strips!!! Those ars 2 major components that have help me with the pain & bloating!!! The moment I came outta surgery, I put that heating pad on my back for two hours then flipped to my chest. Also walk walk, walk. I was very lucky that one of my nurses had been sleeved in '08 & gave me those two major peices of advice. Also the hydrocodone sucked going down but really helped. Good luck to All you July losers, & see you on the losers bench soon! Stay strong! Sooooo worht it!!