Hello. I am having my sleeve on July 14th, or so it is scheduled. Hope to have some buddies to go through it with. Any July Sleevers out there?

I have heard your tastes change for some... but hoping I'm not one of those. I'm already a horribly picky eater (I literally like nothing but cheese, potatoes, noodles and bread! And only eat chicken/turkey in the way of meats... yea, this is gonna be SUPER HARD on me!) I have always liked SlimFast shakes for breakfast though so I plan to keep the shakes at least for 1 meal even after I am on normal foods.

As for food funerals: Yep. A couple times a week I have been 'splurging'... I just got back from lunch with my mom at Chili's. (Mmmm chips and queso! ) And since I will just be getting out of the hospital on my birthday my husband and I are going to my favorite restaurant - The Cheesecake Factory - and celebrating my birthday a couple days before my pre-op diet starts... that will be thee biggest pigout/food funeral of them all! (#guilty)

I've been do food

Funeral every chance I get. I live on an island with no fast food so every time I go to the mainland I shamefully hit several fast food places trying to get on all my favorites. ..but so upset none of my skinny clothes fit. Had to buy 2 pairs of fat pants to have clothes for work. Can't wait for July 14.

Omg. I've been having food funerals every day. I am even going on a cruise before my surgery for my son's graduation. I had the lapband removed last May and this will be the first cruise in 5 years without restriction or vomitting. Scared I'm gonna let too loose but at least I know there's help for me when I get home! Can't wait to not want so much food again. This is exciting ! Good luck to us all!!

I'm hoping to have a July 6 date!! That is 3 days before my 40th birthday! I saw someone else was about to be 40 also in July. I don't know what I'm more nervous about, turning 40 or having surgery!! Lol! After rushing to have everything done for a possible June date (which didn't happen), I called the surgery coordinator and she told me that all that was missing was my letter from my PCP. I saw him on May 19!! So I called this morning and asked if it could get faxed over to the surgeon. I couldn't believe it. So the next date that will work for my job will be July 6.

I have been drinking soda like crazy! I love soda and have tried to give it up several times, just to go back to it. And I know that it will probably be gone after surgery. So I'm indulging now! So bad, I know!!!

@@LauriTX75

It's me! My surgery is 2 days before my 40th! I'm super excited about my surgery and super sad about turning 40. :'( I was going to have a big party for my birthday but now will be in the hospital. Oh well... I think I'll Celebrate my BIG 4-0 on 41 with a new thinner me.

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Totally understand the soda thing. That was my last vice to give up. I've been soda free for 77 days now. It was horrible and I really still want a Pepsi more than anything but I figured I'd rather have the soda/caffeine withdrawls now instead of when I'm miserable from surgery and loss of food after surgery.

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Love the food funeral ideas.. I was going to try to be good but... My birthday is a week after my surgery.. So I think I'll celebrate this month!!

food funeral...aka reason to eat everything and anything i want.

I found out Friday that everything was submitted to the insurance company Thursday. I'm so excited!! I think once I know my date for sure, I will be more motivated. I'm in a funk right now because of some personal stuff and I am looking forward to some positive news.

July 9 in Mexico!

I haven't been doing any food funerals. Personally, and I'm only talking about myself here, I feel like they are a habit that I got into with every other diet or eating plan that I have been on. This is going to be different. I had been on the waiting list in 2013 to have the surgery done in Ontario (where it would have cost me nothing), but I moved out of province so I wasn't able to have it done. And in Saskatchewan, where I live now, there is a years long waiting list to even get the initial appointment to have the surgery done here. But I still have the handbook from when I was in Ontario, and they are fairly strict. I've been following that plan. I cut out all carbonated beverages almost a month ago now. And I cut out junky snack food (chips, cheesies, chocolate) this week. As of the 20th I need to be down to only 50 grams of carbs per day, according to my surgeon, so I'm easing myself into it. I'll cut out bread, pasta, and rice next week. It seems to be working for me.

July 13 is my Day ????????.

I find out this upcoming week when mine is!!! I'm excited and nervous!!!

Just got my date set for July 7th! Was hoping for a week or two sooner for scheduling reasons but I'll take what I can get! Just wishing I was on the other side already

Hoping mine is the 6th or 8th!! We will be buddies!