My surgery will be April 23 just looking for others who will be starting journey as well maybe we could support each other.....

i didnt sleep either,tossed & turned,wasnt nervous or anxious,just couldnt get comfortable or turn my mind off.good luck,keep us posted

i didnt sleep either,tossed & turned,wasnt nervous or anxious,just couldnt get comfortable or turn my mind off.good luck,keep us posted

Good luck! Keep us posted when you feel up to it. [emoji4]

Good Luck Everyone!!

i didnt sleep either,tossed & turned,wasnt nervous or anxious,just couldnt get comfortable or turn my mind off.good luck,keep us posted

Good luck Brookie and Teresa! Check in when you feel up to it. My surgery is tomorrow. So nervous and excited!

MACPOWER are you up and motivating yet? Figure so, you're only an hour behind me. Another Football-type joke. Man says to Football Coach" I have a very talented horse. Why I think you could use him as a place kicker! "

Coach "Oh yeah? Show me !"

Man tees up football, horse turns around and kicks it 100 yards.

Coach "Wow that is impressive. Tell me, can he also run?"

Man "Listen if he could run I wouldn't be wasting time talking to you. I'd have entered him in the Kentucky Derby by now!"

Hey is Ak Sar Ben still in business? Just wondering. Somebody told me it is not a horse track any more and has been turned into a concert venue. One more quickie

Why do some Big Ten football fields have artificial turf?

Answer: The cheerleaders graze natural grass too short!

Go make like a sumo-----lift a couple100s in my honor![emoji123][emoji123][emoji123]

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MACPOWER are you up and motivating yet? Figure so, you're only an hour behind me. Another Football-type joke. Man says to Football Coach" I have a very talented horse. Why I think you could use him as a place kicker! "
Coach "Oh yeah? Show me !"
Man tees up football, horse turns around and kicks it 100 yards.
Coach "Wow that is impressive. Tell me, can he also run?"
Man "Listen if he could run I wouldn't be wasting time talking to you. I'd have entered him in the Kentucky Derby by now!"
Hey is Ak Sar Ben still in business? Just wondering. Somebody told me it is not a horse track any more and has been turned into a concert venue. One more quickie
Why do some Big Ten football fields have artificial turf?
Answer: The cheerleaders graze natural grass too short!
Go make like a sumo-----lift a couple100s in my honor![emoji123][emoji123][emoji123]
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LOL!!!

Ak Sar Ben is no longer a horse track. Everything got demolished...

april 16th!

currently on day one of my 2 week pre op diet

everything went great,ive been up & walking around,just have nausea,some pain,& pressure.surgeon said the preop liquid diet was successful,shrunk liver & was so easy.thks for all the good luck wishes.

everything went great,ive been up & walking around,just have nausea,some pain,& pressure.surgeon said the preop liquid diet was successful,shrunk liver & was so easy.thks for all the good luck wishes.

Thats awesome! Glad everything went well for you!

My surgery date is April 11th! Excited and nervous. It's been a long wait since my first appointment back in August of last year. Now I just need to survive this pre op liquid diet!

My surgery date is April 11th! Excited and nervous. It's been a long wait since my first appointment back in August of last year. Now I just need to survive this pre op liquid diet!

My surgery date is also April 11th! Your probably about halfway through your pre op diet like I am? How’s it going for ya?

15 minutes ago, MACPOWER said:

My surgery date is also April 11th! Your probably about halfway through your pre op diet like I am? How’s it going for ya?

It's... going. Not fun but it gets easier after the first couple days. Haven't cheated yet and not planning on it. How's yours going? They told me I should lose around 10lbs on the pre op diet, I'm kind of worried about that since I haven't seen a big drop yet despite not cheating, but there's still a week to go at least.

Origin** your body is hoping you're aren't serious, that you'll relent and give it back the goodies it wants. So it's kinda sitting there hoping to wait you out, not willing to give up those lovely pounds you put there. The medical term for status quo is homeostasis, your body was happier with the weight you were at than you were. Maybe in a few days a little weight will get released, maybe not but if you are following your surgeon's guidance, not cheating in any way, things are going to be fine[emoji3]

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It's... going. Not fun but it gets easier after the first couple days. Haven't cheated yet and not planning on it. How's yours going? They told me I should lose around 10lbs on the pre op diet, I'm kind of worried about that since I haven't seen a big drop yet despite not cheating, but there's still a week to go at least.

Mine is going ok...I have a Wife and two boys. They are all skinny people who can always eat whatever they want! So being around them is kinda hard when they eat their meals. But my Wife has been very good at trying to keep food and smells away from me, so I’m not too tortured! HaHa!

The only thing Iv cheated with is Dill Pickles. But I asked my surgeon yesterday and he said Dill Pickles are fine! So I guess I’m not cheating. So every time I get a strong hunger I eat a pickle and it does the job for me.

My weight loss has been CRAZY!!! I was weighed in my doctors office last Monday and I weighed 475 lbs. I got weighed again yesterday in the same doctors office and weighed 439 lbs. Iv been drinking 4-5 protein shakes a day with two scoops of protein. And Iv also been drinking a gallon of water every day! But I still lift weights every day...So that’s probably the extra boost I’m getting in weight loss. Iv been so worried about losing muscle and strength after my surgery.

Only negative M-power I can see is there is a fair amount of sodium aka salt, in the brine you make pickles with. Yeah I've canned more than a few times in my life, you know. Much better than developing a late stage craving for cotton candy or Peanut Butter fudge.[emoji12]LOL

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