Well tomorrow is my surgery. I'm excited and scared all at the same time. I've read so much on what to expect but I'm still nervous because I have no idea how I will be. On the plus side, my doctor wanted me to lose 40lbs before surgery and I'm officially down 40lbs as of today! With the just clear liquid diet today, I should be down even more tomorrow. For those of you that have had the surgery done recently...give me a few pointers! Also, for those of you on post op diets...if I don't like cottage cheese, applesauce, or yogurt...what do I do? LOL Thanks in advance everyone!

First and most importantly congrats on your surgery tomorrow. I wasn't nervous until I actually got to the hospital and doing pre op. that's when thoughts started running through my head as the what ifs and what would my kids do? but I came through great...pointers? WALK! you will be full of gas from them inflating your chest, the only way I could get some relief was walking..it hurts yes but the long run you will be thankful also utilize your pain meds mine allowed you to self administer every 8 mins do it..it takes alot of the discomfort away. after surgery you won't have a appetite zero at all I had my last meal around noon the day before surgery (liquid) and really didn't eat until 5 days later and that was a Protein shake.

as far as cottage cheese etc are you talking about when you get on the puree stage? normally you're on liquid at least 2 weeks after surgery your doc may be different but at least I was, once I was on puree I pretty much handled most foods on that diet since I'm allowed things like tuna chicken (canned like tuna) scrambled eggs ground beef made like taco style oatmeal (plain they have brown sugar that's sugar free you can add) and also can add some unsweetend almond milk. etc I hate cottage cheese also lol so there's alot of options also keep sugar free Popsicles handy.

hope any helps I'm excited for you! I had mine 26th July and i'm down 35# already!! and already noticing my clothes falling off!!