Dr Watson's clinic has called me back to say I have got my first appointment with him on the 23rd of July and my op will be on the 1st of August!

Yayayayayay! I'm so excited! Scared but excited!

I really want to get on my way, and the timing is absolutely perfect for work and uni - which was my major concern - so I'm ecstatic!

Only (very small) issues would be I have a training course on the 8th of August so by hook or by crook I will need to be well enough to attend it. And secondly I've been booked into Hollywood Hospital, which is a fair bit further from home than Murdoch, but I don't really care.

I'm on my way!!!!

That sounds great, bindi! I might go trawling my local shops for Tony Ferguson today. I did alright actually on the Optifast, that is, I managed to get all the way to bed time without snapping my DH's head off. This morning I've woken up without feeling hungry and I think that's a great step forward.

I am also below 95kgs now, which I suspect is me losing even more water!

Having done 3 versions of shake meal replacement diets, I know the 3 day thing! It takes a couple of days for the body to detox from all the crappy carbs we usually eat, sugar, white flour products, etc. Once they've been cleaned out of our system we actually feel much better. Often finding we are satisfied on less and feel more energised and clear-minded. I've read that these sorts of starchy carbs are actually an addiction, and I tend to believe it.

Hope the shake diet is going well. You don't only have to add coffee, you can also get coconut and pineapple essences and make it a pinacolada flavour if you like. You can add strawberry essence or mint or mint and choc! banana, rum and chocky, anything you want really.