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I have a date!!!!!! February 24, 2014 is the day my life will change! I'm so excited! I still have a lot of work to do but I'm ready!

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I started the process in July, 13 and FINALLY have a surgery day of 2-4. The process took much longer than I thought and got very frustrated at some points. I literally had to put all my plans on hold because I never knew when I could get appointments or how long the results took to get cleared. Most WLS patients I have talked to agreed it took 6-9 months before they actually had surgery, so I guess 7 months is normal.

I'm on 2/4 as well!! :)

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My name is Janet and I, as of 3 days ago, finally have a set surgery date. I started my journey, which was first meeting my surgeon, back in mid April 2013! I will FINALLY have my surgery Feb 11th!

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Can I join you all? I have a date of 2/3. I was actually supposed to have the sleeve surgery yesterday, but at the last minute (literally), insurance said it wasn't covered, even though they approved it. So we are switching to the bypass. I'm nervous as I haven't done as much research on the bypass and had my mind set on the sleeve. So technically I'm still deciding for sure even though I have a date.

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Can I join you all? I have a date of 2/3. I was actually supposed to have the sleeve surgery yesterday, but at the last minute (literally), insurance said it wasn't covered, even though they approved it. So we are switching to the bypass. I'm nervous as I haven't done as much research on the bypass and had my mind set on the sleeve. So technically I'm still deciding for sure even though I have a date.

Welcome Kimr!!

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Welcome Kim, of course you can join us. Wow, you've got to make up your mind fast. I made the decision a long time ago, because of a few reasons, number one being in hopes of getting rid of my diabetes and reading so much about failures with the band and difficulties with gerd with both the sleeve and band. I realize that there are some complications with all of them, but I just feel the bypass is the way to go for me.

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For those interested, I have had the Target brand Market Pantry chocolate Protein Powder the last two days in a shake that I make with almond breeze unsweetened mik (1 cup) and frozen raspberries, it is delicious and it has 28 grams of Protein. Yesterday I had only 900 calories but was over our suggested protein by many grams. This is pre surgery of course. But if I can drink three of these shakes a day afterwards I'll be just fine.

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I've been using muscle milk with the almond breeze unsweetened vanilla. Yum yum. Not so bad at all.

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Ok so tomorrow I start my 2 week diet. It's not completely liquid as I get a bar a day but still won't be easy.

The thing is that for the past six months I had been talking about how the day before I would go all out on food and have a wonderful steak dinner.< /p>

Well I've been sick for the last three days and have had no appetite. Today I had oatmeal for fb and a lunchables for lunch.

I'm not craving ANYTHING. The only reason I feel I should eat is bc this is it for a while you know. Although with time I will be able to enjoy those foods again, it just feels like I need to gobble it all down.

But not tonight, tonight I'm having baby carrots and grilled chicken for dinner. And it's only because I need my Protein after the kick ass workout I did. If I did go out I would probably be forcing myself to eat.

Let's hope I feel the same the next three days as I heard they are the hardest lol

Ok blabbing over

I had accidentally posted this on another thread lol

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I've got a Valentines Day date. How romantic me naked passed out on a table (operating table). So ready, but so nervous. Starting my pre-op diet. Started this trip March of 13 weighing 360 down to 317 ready to loose more. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

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Hello everyone! I'm not sure if I'm a February or a marcher, it's looking more like March. My insurance person said that she would schedule a date when I've lost half the weight I need to do for pre op. .. I need 8 pounds, so I've been doing self imposed Protein Shake Meal Replacement. The first week was amazing, 4 lbs! This week...One. Poop. BUT, I'm not sure I used the scale right. I think it wasn't zeroed. Yet, feeling so defeated! This is why I don't have a scale at home! Why do we have to lose weight anyway? The whole point is that we've tried over and over! Lol. Oh well.

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I had it this morning- wasn't so terrible after all :)

Glad to hear u did well with it!!! :) I've been worried about u! How are u doing Alex!?

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Im on my way too had my second visit with nutritionist n looking forward to surgery. .a couple more Dr. Appt. N hopefully i get a date. Hope its not that long of a wait

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Ok so tomorrow I start my 2 week diet. It's not completely liquid as I get a bar a day but still won't be easy.

The thing is that for the past six months I had been talking about how the day before I would go all out on food and have a wonderful steak dinner.< /p>

Well I've been sick for the last three days and have had no appetite. Today I had oatmeal for fb and a lunchables for lunch.< /p>

I'm not craving ANYTHING. The only reason I feel I should eat is bc this is it for a while you know. Although with time I will be able to enjoy those foods again, it just feels like I need to gobble it all down.

But not tonight, tonight I'm having baby carrots and grilled chicken for dinner. And it's only because I need my Protein after the kick ass workout I did. If I did go out I would probably be forcing myself to eat.

Let's hope I feel the same the next three days as I heard they are the hardest lol

Ok blabbing over

I had accidentally posted this on another thread lol

I wish u luck im so scared of how the days before n after r going to be

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      So I guess after gastric bypass surgery, I cant eat flock chips because they are fried???  They sell them on here so I thought I could have them. So high in protein and no carbs.  They don't bother me at all.  Help. 
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      1. NickelChip

        It's possible for a very high fat meal to cause dumping in some (30% or so) gastric bypass patients, although it's more likely to be triggered by high sugar, or by the high fat/high sugar combo (think ice cream, donuts). Dietitians will tell you to never do anything that isn't 100% healthy ever again. Realistically, you should aim for a good balance of protein, carbs, and fat each day. Should you eat fried foods every day? No. Is it possible they will make you sick? Maybe. Is it okay to eat some to see what happens and have them for a treat every now and again? Yes.

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      1. NickelChip

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      1. NickelChip

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      2. Clueless_girl

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      3. NickelChip

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