Calling January Sleever????

[Aussie chick 12]

@@grace1989 I'm the same - one moment I'm excited and the next I'm terrified! Best of luck to you on the 5th and for the year ahead. Im right behind you on the 16th :-)

[anniehip 14]

Wow you only weigh 172 and are going with gastric sleeve? If I can ask why not do the lap band?

[anniehip 14]

I was told that the more weight I lose the easier it will be to recuperate and heal after surgery. I have been going to Jazzercise everyday since June and doing the 1200 calorie a day. I have decided on the sleeve because it is permanent....I don't ever want to hear someone call me obese.

[619Raf 111]

I see some of you get to have calories during your preop diets, my diet says nothing about calories. I get Protein Shakes for Breakfast, lunch and dinner. And in between I can have Jello, popsicle, and broth. And of course Water, for two weeks.

[nairobi78 58]

ProtiZyme - Peanut Butter Cookie

Quest Multi-Purpose Mix Protein powder unflavored

I wanted to know has anyone tried these i bought them today at the Vitamin shop

Edited December 13, 2014 by nairobi78

[Veronica Page 488]

@@nairobi78 I have heard people say that the unflavored Protein powder is the easiest powder to handle since it is tasteless. I personally do not any of the powders and have found that I have to lean towards the premade one. Guess good thing about unflavored is if you are taking the time to make your own shakes you can add the powder to it and just taste the ingredients you added. Good luck and let us know how that goes.

[Veronica Page 488]

So I've been in a bit of a slump the past two days and it has been really hard for me to get on task. I took one day off from working out cause i was literally hurting from my toes to my head from the intense workouts and today I got up late so I didn't get to work out this morning and feel like me day is a waste. I def don't want this to get me down but when I have been able to walk three miles by this time of the day it is really a bummer!

[mduffield 252]

Anyone struggling with Water intake? It's def my hardest battle!! Water in large amount makes me nauseous. THE CURE??? Lemon juice!! Add a few drops ( or several! ) to your water bottle. It's refreshing and way more enjoyable to drink, without costing you calories. I'm also not a fan of artificial sweeteners...I've been downing water really well and feel great afterward. Thought I'd share. ????

[DaiDai 31]

I was already given a surgery date of January 7 prior to my insurance approval. I had my final nutritionist appointment on Tuesday, the surgeons office submitted everything to CIGNA on Wednesday and I received a call from my surgeons office informing me that the surgery was approved on Friday. I'm getting super excited and I'm feeling extremely confident that I will be successful. The pre-op diet on the other hand is less than desired but I'm supposed to begin that on December 23rd. There is no specific weight loss requirement just the need to reduce my fatty liver. I haven't bought anything in preparation out of fear that I may be denied so now that I've been approved it's time for me to settle on Multi Vitamins, Calcium, B12 and Protein Shakes to get me through the first two weeks after surgery-I think I'm going to go with Premier Protein from costco.< /p>

[time for june 195]

I saw this today and thought about all of us! ????

[sleevydreams 48]

@@time for june! I love that!!

@@DaiDai I'm also scheduled for January 7th. I don't have a specific weight loss requirement before surgery, just a liquid diet to shrink liver, but I was instructed to start 10 days before surgery instead of 14...I guess just different surgeons have different preferences, but I am considering doing 14 just to be in the safe side. I want to make this as uneventful of a surgery as I possibly can.

[DaiDai 31]

@@sleevydreams I'm so glad I have someone else going the same day as me. Are you on Facebook? We definitely need to support each other through this process and keep in touch since we are on opposites sides of the US.

[sleevydreams 48]

Yep. I do have a Facebook. I have made a new page just for this journey. My name is Michelle Harwell & the page for my vsg stuff has sleevy dreams in the parentheses next to my name.

[lynziv 32]

I'm scheduled for Dec 29th band to sleeve. Anyone else doing a conversion

[619Raf 111]

Yay! I got my surgery date???? January 15, 2015 New Year, New Life Style ????????????