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Hi everyone! I am Gloria from Beautiful Northern California. My surgery is on December 18 and I am extremely excited about it!

For the past five days I have been drinking the five Protein Shakes which I purchased from my doctor along with eating sugar free Jell-O sugar-free popsicles and chicken broth oh yes and lots of Water.< /p>

I have been weighing every morning and my weight is jumping around sporadically actually scaring me as of right now I weigh 1 pound more than I did at my last doctors appointment.

Should I be overly concerned? Should I stop weighing myself daily?

Any advice anyone wants to share with me would be greatly appreciated!

Oh yeah and I have not cheated once.

Thanks!

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If you're consuming a lot of broth...the salt will make you retain Water. Try cutting back to just a little broth and more plain water...or get reduced sodium broth. My weight jumped around a lot on the liquid diet for that reason, too. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't obsess. Water fluctuates for all sorts of reasons...even your period can add pounds unexpectedly. You're on the right track!

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If you're consuming a lot of broth...the salt will make you retain Water. Try cutting back to just a little broth and more plain water...or get reduced sodium broth. My weight jumped around a lot on the liquid diet for that reason, too. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't obsess. Water fluctuates for all sorts of reasons...even your period can add pounds unexpectedly. You're on the right track!

I never thought about that. I will cut back to one cup a day. Thank you so much!!!


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Hello Gloria. I'm from beautiful Northern California too and my surgery is on Dec 18 as well. I'm on day 6 on my liquid shake fast. I'm not losing as fast as I though so I am dropping the broth too. Add some exercise I was told so I have been doing a bit more. Keep in touch. We've got this.


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Hello Gloria. I'm from beautiful Northern California too and my surgery is on Dec 18 as well. I'm on day 6 on my liquid shake fast. I'm not losing as fast as I though so I am dropping the broth too. Add some exercise I was told so I have been doing a bit more. Keep in touch. We've got this.




Hello my surgery twin!! Today I weight 233 which is where I should be but who know where it will be tomorrow! I am having my surgery in Roseville, where are you having your at?


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