Intro time: who's new to the group, who's pre-op, & who just recently made it to the loser's bench?

[Determinedinkenrucky 20]

Your Dr. Should have given you a diet start date, (usually 1-2 weeks pre op). Give them a call to see. Some people don't need it from what I've seen on here....

[Gretchel Z 11]

Your Dr. Should have given you a diet start date, (usually 1-2 weeks pre op). Give them a call to see. Some people don't need it from what I've seen on here....

I will thank you, and also I will start trying the liquid diet for a few days to see how is it


Gret Quesada

[LessOfMo 9]

Hey all!

Just signed up on BP today. I'm pre-op; had my first appointment a little over a year ago on 08/08/2016. Thus far I have jumped through all the hoops presented save for getting to the surgery-safe weight they want me at. As of this morning, I am 22lbs away from it, and down 110lbs from March of last year, my highest weight ever of 652lbs. My next weigh-in (and hopefully the day I will be greenlighted for surgery), is the 21st of this month.

I'm busting my butt to try and get rid of these last 20ish pounds, but am very worried that I am going to just miss my mark. I'm currently on a modified liquid diet of 900-1000cal/day, consisting of 4 Premier Protein shakes and one lean and green meal of approx. 300cals, and do what exercises I can, but I am still limited in my mobility, thus my activities. Does anyone have any suggestions to amp up weight loss? I've heard of doing a milk diet in the week or two right before actual surgery to help shrink down the liver etc., but I'm open to anything. I'm so close, I just need an extra little push!

Any advice is much appreciated.

XOXO,

Mo

[ALFxRNY 540]

Hi, joined BP back in September I believe. Just completed my 2nd nutrition appointment of the 7 my insurance requires. Have done the abdominal ultrasound and a sleep study. Next month is nutrition appointment #3, my 3 month check in with my surgeon's office, and my psych eval. My upper endoscopy is in February and my cardiologist appointment is in March. I feel like the process is going by pretty quickly. Hoping to get a date in May (very hopeful) or June [emoji5]

[Determinedinkenrucky 20]

1 hour ago, AnisaLeah said:

Hi, joined BP back in September I believe. Just completed my 2nd nutrition appointment of the 7 my insurance requires. Have done the abdominal ultrasound and a sleep study. Next month is nutrition appointment #3, my 3 month check in with my surgeon's office, and my psych eval. My upper endoscopy is in February and my cardiologist appointment is in March. I feel like the process is going by pretty quickly. Hoping to get a date in May (very hopeful) or June [emoji5]

Hang in there....it does go by pretty fast.... Hard to believe mine is only 9 days away now... You got this!!!

[tabithagood37 16]

Hello, I'm Tabitha. I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy on 11/28. I was 360 lbs on surgery day & am down to 335.

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[Walter.Sobchak 978]

Hello everyone. I had my VSG on 08-31-17 and I am down 80 pounds. I am happy the weight is coming off but things have been very hard. My wife and I got sleeved together and we have had lots of issues these past few months. We have come close to divorcing. Also, I am in recovery and had been sober for 9 years. I relapsed two weeks ago and I think not being able to abuse food anymore played a huge part in that. I am back in AA but the relapse just caused more issues for my wife and I. Don’t expect the surgery to fix all of your problems because it won’t.

[ALFxRNY 540]

Hang in there....it does go by pretty fast.... Hard to believe mine is only 9 days away now... You got this!!!

It feels like its speeding by already! Wishing you luck and a speedy recovery! Congrats!

[megschneid 2]

Brand-new and a little more than a week pre-op (insurance approval pending, so fingers crossed)

A little nervous, but mostly excited. I'm happy that I found this site; everyone is so helpful and supportive, which I really need right now!

[Michelle_Lynn 55]

Hello, I'm Tabitha. I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy on 11/28. I was 360 lbs on surgery day & am down to 335.
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That's an incredible loss already! Yay!! I was sleeved on 11/30 but I'm only down 10lbs so far.

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[Michelle_Lynn 55]

Hi I'm Michelle! 35 from Connecticut. I was sleeved on 11/30. I love reading about all these different weight loss journeys!

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[Redd73 9]

Hi I am Lisa and I'm having my Gastric bypass surgery December 12th. This liquid diet is killing me. I am so sick of Protein Shakes popsicles broth and Jello. Is there any secrets out there to make these things taste a little more glamorous? I have just a couple of more days to go. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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[Brandi. 52]

Hi I am Lisa and I'm having my Gastric bypass surgery December 12th. This liquid diet is killing me. I am so sick of Protein Shakes popsicles broth and Jello. Is there any secrets out there to make these things taste a little more glamorous? I have just a couple of more days to go. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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I was having the problem of feeling like I’m drinking dessert all day. It was making nauseous. I decided to mix two flavors together. I mixed strawberry(liquid shake) and chocolate (powder mix- half serving of each) and they kind of cancel the sweetness out of each other. I know it doesn’t sound like it makes sense but it works for me lol

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

@Redd73 I cooked veg and garlic in beef Bone Broth and strained them out added a dash of cayenne....in chicken bone broth I cooked some cabbage, onion, spinach, added a tsp of lemon juice and a dash of cayenne.

I liked Jay Robb dreamsicle shakes, and Isopure ready-made blue raspberry or punch - they are tart and good on ice, can dilute w half a glass of crystal light lemonade. Hang in there, it feels like 10 years to be consuming liquid diet but it gets better on the 'other side' by week three....chin up!

[Redd73 9]

Thank you for replying to my post. I am mixing unsweetened cocoa powder in with my Premier Protein shakes to give it a better taste and less sweet and that is pretty good. But I've been doing it so much lately I'm getting sick of it. I will try what you had mentioned. Thanks for your support.

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Edited December 9, 2017 by Redd73