I received my surgery date today, and I'm scared..... excited..... scared..... excited. Eek!!! :-) My surgery date is December 16, and I begin my Pre Op diet on Tuesday.

Anybody else sharing my date?

Female, 47 yr old, 33.8 BMI, 204 lbs, 5'5".

I had surgery December 16 last year. 110 lbs down and loving life food does not have the appeal it once did and I am thankful for that every day. Follow your surgeon's plan. Find a form of exercise you love sooner rather than later because it makes a huge difference not only with weight loss but with frame of mind. Mine happens to be dance.

Get ready because next year will be an amazing year of changes! Good luck!

My date is the 16th too. I start my diet on the 2nd as well. I am 45 yrs old and I would love it we could partner up in our weight loss journey.

cdockery69 - that would be great! I added you as a "friend". I'm not even sure what that means.

Lol me neither. I'm excited I've been looking for a buddy to share this experience with.

I so hope that food loses some of it's appeal to me too.

Food does not have the appeal it once did and I am thankful for that every day.

Did u get ur protein and other things yet? I purchased some lean shakes from GNC which were pretty good. And I purchased the unflavored garden of life raw fit protein powder.

I bought some Atkins shakes and some Boost shakes but have yet to try either of them.

These are the Protein supplements that my deitician recommended:

Optifast

Carnation Instant Breakfast

Atkin's Advantage

Slim Fast High Protein

Muscle Milk Light

AdvantEDGE Carb Control

EAS 100% whey Protein

Optisource

Have you tried any of these?

I'm lactose intolerant so I don't have too many choices.

I am seriously lactose intolerant. I am using lactose free milk, almond, or soy milk. Un jury protein works for me and I haven't had any problems with Muscle Milk. To be honest, I am more concerned about the aspartame in the sugar free stuff I have to eat...too much really upsets my stomach.

I'm the 17th

I'm being sleeved on the 16th too and start my pre-op diet today. Kinda nervous!!! I think I'll be ok about the not being able to eat food part, but the sodas are going to be the hardest. I'm seriously addicted!!!! Good luck to both of y'all

My sleeve date is Dec.16 also. I started my preop diet today. Im doing the Atkins diet. I picked up some Atkins Advantage shakes last night. I'm going do have one for breakfast every morning. Lunch and dinner will be grilled chicken and vegetables. Picked up some cheese, slimjims, pistachios, for snacks. It's getting real!!!

Wow Tim, I'm jealous All I'm able to have besides the Protein shakes are sugar free Jello and popsicles and 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken broth. I've been managing ok so far, but my tummy has been growling all day long!! Going to try and keep full with Water this afternoon to see if it helps any.

My surgery date is Dec 16th too!! I am suppppper scared, anxious, excited, terrified, and overwhelmed, any one else feel this way. I started my liquids today. I did a two week liquid diet last month when I thought my surgery was going to be earlier, and I had a really hard time finding shakes I liked because I don't enjoy milky drinks. I found the Lean shake from GNC wasn't bad, and I can stomach the premier Protein chocolate if I use tons of ice.

I am nervous post op because someone told me it was hard for them to drink anything too cold.

I am trying regular Protein powder tomorrow so we will see how that goes, and if I like that any better just mixed with water!

Anyway! I am 29, and excited to start 2015 and my 30's on the right track! This site is awesome! So happy there are so many great people to talk to!