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!

1 minute ago, Newme17 said:

I found myself having head hunger. Although I suspect it won't be long till I am actually hungry. Usually gets that way a little later.

Oh the dreaded head hunger. I hope you try to eat something else besides your string cheese?

10 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Oh yes. I like the cottage cheese and might try the egg even though i am not really big on eggs. So far my soup stayed down.

Mine did too,but I felt full pretty quick. As soon as I started burping I stopped eating. I can see how it would be easy to take one bite too many and feel sick.

13 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Okay, so here's my so-far kitchen. Still have the subway backsplash, cabinet hardware, shiplap ceiling, new light fixture, 3 can lights, crown molding, and new stove to do. Been working on it for two months now. It's at the exciting stage, where it all comes together. It's great to be able to start cooking again.

Very nice @Newme17. You have lots of cabinet space! I need new cabinets. We got new countertops about 5 years ago, but kept the same cabinets because we just couldn't stretch our budget.

7 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

Mine did too,but I felt full pretty quick. As soon as I started burping I stopped eating. I can see how it would be easy to take one bite too many and feel sick.

Oh yes!!!! A tell tale sign it was going to come up. Hope it wasn't to bad after you stopped.

15 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

So I added some accessories to make it look cuter unfinished. Don't mind my list written on the wall. That's going to be shiplap too. ?

Gotta have the Keurig machine, I love mine. I am allowing myself 2 cups per day.

14 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

I found myself having head hunger. Although I suspect it won't be long till I am actually hungry. Usually gets that way a little later.

I had some head hunger early on. I think it was just because I was watching my dh eat and I was only allowed clear fluids. Now that I am able to have shakes and yogurt it hasn't happened again.

I've been driving for three days now. I have a longer commute here and it hasn't been a problem.

Thanks for the feedback, all.

Girls... am I the only one that constantly finds herself googling certain foods .. omg I need to stop that.

16 minutes ago, mishyk said:

Girls... am I the only one that constantly finds herself googling certain foods .. omg I need to stop that.

I keep googling recipes for puréed foods..lol.. and also for ideas on healthy foods to replace my favorites that I really shouldn't eat anymore.

I love crackers and I found a recipe to make cheese crackers with just sliced cheese.

@mishyk I love your profile pic. You are beautiful ☺️

35 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Oh yes!!!! A tell tale sign it was going to come up. Hope it wasn't to bad after you stopped.

No, I was fine. I think I stopped just in time. No more mindless eating for awhile until we learn the limits of our new stomachs.

1 hour ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Oh the dreaded head hunger. I hope you try to eat something else besides your string cheese?

I did!!! I actually braved bean and cheese again! Haha. This time I added mushroom broth to the bean to thin it out a bit. I walked around while eating it (seems to help). Once I felt a burp coming on, it was time to stop! I had almost 2 tbsp worth. There was just one tiny bite left, and I knew it wouldn't be good just finish it. So I stopped. This will take some discipline to not finish everything on the plate. I'm pretty good with doing that when it's more than a few bites left, but it was kind of hard seeing one bite left.

1 hour ago, Apple1 said:

Very nice @Newme17. You have lots of cabinet space! I need new cabinets. We got new countertops about 5 years ago, but kept the same cabinets because we just couldn't stretch our budget.

There's always furniture paint! ? Way cheaper too, but ya got to want to do it.

48 minutes ago, mishyk said:

Girls... am I the only one that constantly finds herself googling certain foods .. omg I need to stop that.

Nope. I'm on pinterest way too much getting recipes. Lol

7 hours ago, Newme17 said:

I did!!! I actually braved bean and cheese again! Haha. This time I added mushroom broth to the bean to thin it out a bit. I walked around while eating it (seems to help). Once I felt a burp coming on, it was time to stop! I had almost 2 tbsp worth. There was just one tiny bite left, and I knew it wouldn't be good just finish it. So I stopped. This will take some discipline to not finish everything on the plate. I'm pretty good with doing that when it's more than a few bites left, but it was kind of hard seeing one bite left.

Oh yes!!!! I'm so excited the successful bean feast. Way to go!!!!!

On 5/21/2017 at 4:41 PM, Sleevyjazzy said:

May 17th I'm glad it's over but just begun

No lie guys I cheated horribly the first week but I'm on track now my doc said I could die trying to eat pork and beans lol but doing great my lil tiny tummy is so good to me