hi everyone! hope everyone is having a great time and recovering well! i am 7 days into my pre- op and i have lost 11 pounds. i am doing 3 shakes a day and 80+ ounces of clear fluids. i pee all day! its insane like i feel like im always running to the bathroom with the kiddos. I have 4 days til my surgery is anyone else experiencing irritability and crankiness? every soudn seems louder and smells seems more fragrant. i cook every night for the kids it is torture. last night they wanted to go to the movies so i took them and naturally i hold the youngest's popcorn bc she spills it everytime. the smell of popcorn was tempting me llol. I just learned i could season my broth with is nice but no salt. I am really anxious to just get the surgery oer with and start my healing. i feel like my body is going through such weird changes sometimes im freezing sometimes i feel like im in a suana. but usually always tired and low on patience haha.

good luck everyone!

Having to cook while on a liquid diet does not sound like much fun. I prepared my other half and told him that I did not know if I would be able to cook food if I wasn't eating any of it. So far it has worked out ok but I did notice last night as I was helping him finish dinner (he needs lots of coaching since he is not a good cook....lol) that my stomach was growling from the smells. :-)

I was sleeved on 4/8/14 so I am still in the post op full liquid phase.

Speaking of broth, I found flavored chicken broth at the grocery. They had a thai, Italian, etc. It is just plain chicken broth but its seasoned. I did strain it to be sure but that is an option for you and would provide some variety. I am not sure who it is made by but on the front it has "Chicken Soup for the Soul".

I hope that helps. Hang in there and good luck with everything in 4 days!

Tony

I saw those flavored broths in a magazine, but have not found them yet in a grocery store--glad they are on the shelf now, I'll take a look. i'm jealous of you losing weight in preop so well! I have been doing preop two but only one pounds lost it four days. Damn. But this is my busiest work time, so I am not getting much exercise either. Next week I will be able to walk more and hope to lose. I have to lose 7 to 11 pounds according to the doctor's handout booklet, and I thought on the pre-op diet I would lose faster, not so yet. The only good thing I can say is that it has not been as hard as I thought it would be to stay on it.

Here in Ohio I found the flavored broth at Giant Eagle. Target also has small boxes of soups. Not all are appropriate for WLS patients but I did buy the butternut squash soup that I can thin down with broth or milk. I like that it's a small box and I don't have to open and use 2 quarts.

Hey guys, well tomorrow is my day April21st.. I'm

Beyond anxious. Wondering is my house clean enough the the hubby ok taking over my usually duties. Dear god I hope he feeds the dog. Etc I'm shakey and anxious yet excited and impatient. I just want to do it already and start healing. Any last tips?? My anxiety is so high I feel like I am about to pass out I know I am being a baby but I can't help it. Starting weight was 273lbs but now I'm weighing in at 253.2lbs after the preop diet... I really want to get down to 135-145lbs. Is that likely possible? I'm 24 athletic flexible etc... Sorry I'm rambling. Good luck fellow 21st sleeves!!

Good luck!

Good luck!! I'm right behind you April 28 let us know how you are! Prayers