Hi everybody,

I am a first time poster, but I've been lurking on these forums for weeks and I can't express how helpful I have found everyone to be.

My name is Julie, and I am 29 years old. I have been thinking about weight loss surgery for a number of years, and recently made the decision to get sleeved. I started my pre op diet in October, and have been working with my surgeon's nutritionist monthly. I just received dates for all of my testing, so for the first time, this is all starting to feel real. I have my second appointment with the surgeon next week, and will finish all of the testing the second week of February. I'm guessing I'm on track for a late March surgery date. I can't wait!

I'd love to hear from people who are at the same stage as me or who have/had similar stats. My husband is incredibly supportive of my decision to so this, but I don't have anyone else in my 'real life' who even remotely understands what I'm about to go through.

My progress so far... I lost 5 pounds during month 1 of my supervised diet, and 7 in month 2. As is par for the course for me when I diet on my own, the loss has really stalled in month 3. I've been averaging 950-1100 calories per day, 60-80 grams of Protein. I started swapping out one meal per day for a premier Protein shake about 2 weeks ago. I don't get much exercise but try to hit my fitbit steps goal most days of the week.

I haven't figured out how to set up a profile yet, so for now, here are my stats. (I'm only 5'2".)

HW 230

SW 228

CW 212

GW 130 (This is my goal, not the doc's. I'm anxious to ask him about this at the next appointment.)

Good Luck with your weight loss journey. It sounds like you are doing well on your pre op plan. Don't worry about stalls, the whole point of the pre op diet is not so much to lose weight as it is to learn good habits and show "compliance." However, to break a stall I have personally found that doing one "fast" day - drinking a ton of liquid (including protein) does it very well for me.

Good luck and congrats on getting this far in the journey. It sounds like you have already implemented a lot of really positive changes. I'm sorry, my stats aren't similar so I can't give you feedback there, but just wanted to say that I think it sounds like you're doing great so far!

Thanks, all! I appreciate the good vibes.