I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

Ok so I tried the isopure and it immediately made me nauseous . My mouth started getting all watery and I was sure I was going to puke. I think I am just going to stick with what I know I like and works because it gets expensive to buy something and find out it doesn't work.

Not a great start, but at least the nausea didn't last too long. I am gonna go take my pooch for a walk before the rain starts for today.

Enjoy your walk @Apple1!

Just in case anyone is looking for a different brand of protein shakes to try I thought I would post what is working very well for me. I got theses at Sam's and they taste great. It only takes me about an hour to drink the whole 11oz and there are only 7 net carbs.

This is a long post, but I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of what the OP said (first post). I am not intending to be on another diet, but have a lifestyle change. I will have those things I loved in moderation. I will be back at the gym hitting it hard too, as I have always done, with heavy weights and cardio. So, no diet for me. Ever again. I'll continue to make healthier choices (which is fun with new recipes) and enjoy life. I won't be counting everything I eat either; that's just me. I will listen to my body.

8 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

Just in case anyone is looking for a different brand of Protein Shakes to try I thought I would post what is working very well for me. I got theses at Sam's and they taste great. It only takes me about an hour to drink the whole 11oz and there are only 7 net carbs.

I've seen them. But since I received a bunch of Premier Protein through my insurance, I'm not buying anymore. How's the taste? Decent?

54 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

This is a long post, but I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of what the OP said (first post). I am not intending to be on another diet, but have a lifestyle change. I will have those things I loved in moderation. I will be back at the gym hitting it hard too, as I have always done, with heavy weights and cardio. So, no diet for me. Ever again. I'll continue to make healthier choices (which is fun with new recipes) and enjoy life. I won't be counting everything I eat either; that's just me. I will listen to my body.

I read through that thread so it is funny that you would post it here now lol. I agree with the premise of his post. I want and hope to achieve a permanent and sustainable life style. By doing this I will reach both my health and weight goals. I think we have to be brutally honest with ourselves if we are going to figure out what we are willing to continue doing long term.

i will follow my doc/nut plan for the first couple of months because I do not want complications and I want to maximize my chances for success. I will gradually adopt the healthy diet and exercise that keeps me where I want to be and is sustainable. I am not a gym person, never was and never will be. I prefer walking, hiking, biking...etc..

I am looking at this as a tool to help me achieve positive change, but I very much still plan on enjoying my life. I want to be around to watch my grandchildren grow up and I want to be active well into my senior years.

55 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

I've seen them. But since I received a bunch of Premier Protein through my insurance, I'm not buying anymore. How's the taste? Decent?

I like the taste, but as we know it is very individual. Week 3 I can have fruit and I plan on taking one of theses shakes, some frozen strawberries, and vanilla yogurt and throwing it in my Ninja for a delicious protein shake/ smoothie ?

55 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

I like the taste, but as we know it is very individual. Week 3 I can have fruit and I plan on taking one of theses shakes, some frozen strawberries, and vanilla yogurt and throwing it in my Ninja for a delicious Protein shake/ smoothie ?

That's a plan!

1 hour ago, Apple1 said:

i will follow my doc/nut plan for the first couple of months because I do not want complications and I want to maximize my chances for success. I will gradually adopt the healthy diet and exercise that keeps me where I want to be and is sustainable.

Yes, this. I will follow my doc/nut plans in the beginning as well. My goal is to be plant based....maybe 90% of the time. I have to throw chicken/fish every now and then. Before the pre-op diet, I was plant based. My husband went on it with me. I had new recipes to try all the time, easy too. And everything was sooooo good. My husband ate a lot of it. I felt awesome too; my digestive system was thanking me. LOL I can't wait to be cleared.

@esaad Thinking of you hon. I hope everything is fine with your incision!!!

[mention=313009]esaad[/mention] Thinking of you hon. I hope everything is fine with your incision!!!

Thank you! I just got home. Everything's fine, and we even did my post op appointment so I didn't have to go in on Friday!

10 minutes ago, esaad said:

Thank you! I just got home. Everything's fine, and we even did my post op appointment so I didn't have to go in on Friday!

Oh great to hear! I'm glad they wrapped it all up for you too. That was nice of them.

8 hours ago, Apple1 said:

This morning my stomach is very gurgly ( is that even a word?) every time I sip. It doesn't hurt or anything it is just weird?

Then i guess we are the weird crew cause mine is making those noises also.

3 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Yes, this. I will follow my doc/nut plans in the beginning as well. My goal is to be plant based....maybe 90% of the time. I have to throw chicken/fish every now and then. Before the pre-op diet, I was plant based. My husband went on it with me. I had new recipes to try all the time, easy too. And everything was sooooo good. My husband ate a lot of it. I felt awesome too; my digestive system was thanking me. LOL I can't wait to be cleared.

We eat mostly chicken, turkey, and fish. Probably 70% of the members of my church are vegetarians/vegans with the other 30% eating chicken/fish. I don't know if I will ever be completely off meat, but I rarely eat processed foods anymore. I haven't been to a McDonald's in probably 3 years except for a coffee.

The problem I have had Is that I need the fats in my diet because too many carbs always spiked my blood sugar. Going forward I will have to see what works and what doesn't.

I have lots of good recipes also I can share later on when we are on regular foods.

3 hours ago, esaad said:

Thank you! I just got home. Everything's fine, and we even did my post op appointment so I didn't have to go in on Friday!

So glad everything turned out ok for you. How are you doing on your liquid and protein consumption? I am trying to get to 50g and 50 oz today.