Hi all

I'm scheduled for surgery May 1, 2017 and wondering if there are any fellow May Sleevers out there.

You are doing great!

I've dropped 6.6 lbs in 5 days. My stomach has already shrunk because I am barely hungry now & am not finishing all my food.

I'm ready for May 1 to get here!

Yeah, I did a liquid diet for a year and I remember that after about day 3 things got easier. I would say today I still felt hungry but not craving food as much mentally. I ordered some different protein powder to try too. My doctors office uses a lot of Bariatric Fusion, which is so so to me. Very sweet. I got some samples of Unjury and I liked it better. Just bought some Inspire brand and looking forward to trying that. Gotta have some variety I think to make things more interesting.

Since my doctor didn't give a pre op diet other than "eat lots of lean meats and liquids" I sort of came up with my own.

Breakfast: Oatmeal (made with fairlife and protein) or a protein smoothie.

Midmorning snack: hard boiled egg

Lunch: Protein smoothie

Dinner: Low carb, high protein meal

-one low fat, low sugar greek yogurt (Oikos triple zero, etc)

-unlimited broth

Evening snack- sugar free jello or protein shake if I'm below 1200 calories. (going with the macros for that amount as well, so 75 carbs, 135 protein and 40fat)

Best I can really come up with. I can't seem to bring myself to be as restrictive as some of the assigned pre op diets out there. I know it's coming after though. No delusions here. Trying not to let myself get to worked up about it though. "I can do this" is my mantra for the next...4+ weeks.

1 week to go! I'm ready for May 1 to get here!!!

1 week to go! I'm ready for May 1 to get here!!!

Hard to believe isn't it? I have my PCP medical clearance appointment tomorrow. I was reflecting a bit about how I'm feeling about all this. Sometimes I think I'm crazy. I think about the fact that I'm voluntarily having surgery to permanently cut out/off most of my perfectly healthy stomach. It seems insane. The only thing that helps me move past that is to think of the alternative, which is not doing that. And just continuing to yo yo diet and be miserable. I wonder if anyone else has these thoughts?

May 9 !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Day 1 of pre op today... did pretty good. My husband opened up his rings he had smoked yesterday and I was practically drooling. He told me to just try a little bite. But I held strong and just finished my cream of chicken soup and jello. I have a feeling tomorrow will be harder... but I can do this

Just found out my surgery is on May 22!

Just found out my surgery is on May 22!

Congrats!!!! Rny on may 23...converting from sleeve

Congrats!!!! Rny on may 23...converting from sleeve

Hi, do mind sharing why you're converting? I'm always curious since I had considered both.

Hi, do mind sharing why you're converting? I'm always curious since I had considered both.

Never lost the amount of weight I needed too, major GERD and pills and food gets stuck. Hurts like crap. Never had reflux b4 surgery so sleeve was what original surgeon suggested in 2011.

Never lost the amount of weight I needed too, major GERD and pills and food gets stuck. Hurts like crap. Never had reflux b4 surgery so sleeve was what original surgeon suggested in 2011.

Eek. Well good luck. Fingers crossed for both of us. ??

Since my doctor didn't give a pre op diet other than "eat lots of lean meats and liquids" I sort of came up with my own.
Breakfast: Oatmeal (made with fairlife and protein) or a protein smoothie.
Midmorning snack: hard boiled egg
Lunch: Protein smoothie
Dinner: Low carb, high protein meal
-one low fat, low sugar greek yogurt (Oikos triple zero, etc)
-unlimited broth
Evening snack- sugar free jello or protein shake if I'm below 1200 calories. (going with the macros for that amount as well, so 75 carbs, 135 protein and 40fat)
Best I can really come up with. I can't seem to bring myself to be as restrictive as some of the assigned pre op diets out there. I know it's coming after though. No delusions here. Trying not to let myself get to worked up about it though. "I can do this" is my mantra for the next...4+ weeks.

I love this. Saving!

Hard to believe isn't it? I have my PCP medical clearance appointment tomorrow. I was reflecting a bit about how I'm feeling about all this. Sometimes I think I'm crazy. I think about the fact that I'm voluntarily having surgery to permanently cut out/off most of my perfectly healthy stomach. It seems insane. The only thing that helps me move past that is to think of the alternative, which is not doing that. And just continuing to yo yo diet and be miserable. I wonder if anyone else has these thoughts?

Every. Single. Day.
But I'm 53 and haven't been able to not regain. I need help.

may 1st. been on the liquid diet since april 17th and at this point im just ready to get it over with! the anticipation is killing me, but I am looking forward to being off work for a couple weeks- that is a plus. I live in nyc and just getting to work is work!!!!!!

may 1st. been on the liquid diet since april 17th and at this point im just ready to get it over with! the anticipation is killing me, but I am looking forward to being off work for a couple weeks- that is a plus. I live in nyc and just getting to work is work!!!!!!

I'm in the same boat - surgery wise and work wise. Although I don't live in NYC, but my commute is over an hour both ways in crappy traffic. I can't wait for May 1 and I am super excited about having some time off from work too. I go back and forth on whether I should take the full 3 weeks or ask to work from home the third week.