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liquid diet starts friday. Please give me good ideas you have had or maybe even a typical day for you.. Thanks

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hello...i start mine on friday too. I was told i could have only 3 carnation instant breakfasts a day with two fruits. I can mix the fruit in with the Breakfast shake because it will hold you longer. The other thing is i can have as much Water, ice tea(crystal light) Jello things that you would eat right after surgury. I am dreading friday...i hope this week is slow, although...i am psyched too!!! I am all emotions here!! LOL

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hello...i start mine on friday too. I was told i could have only 3 carnation instant breakfasts a day with two fruits. I can mix the fruit in with the breakfast shake because it will hold you longer. The other thing is i can have as much Water, ice tea(crystal light) Jello things that you would eat right after surgury. I am dreading friday...i hope this week is slow, although...i am psyched too!!! I am all emotions here!! LOL

my surgery date is the 13 how many days do you have to be on liquid diet.. You dont have a ticker to show how much you need to loose.. keep in touch... Having a buddy is aways good. I live in chico cal.. so not to fair from you

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i couldn't figure out how to put the ticker on..i live in MA across the country from yoU!! LLOL... i have surgury on the 18 of october, although if there is any cancellations, then sooner.

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funny i was looking at another name who lived in cal.. just confused..

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i guess my ultimate goal would be 150...perhaps a little less than that. BUT...since i don't ever set up for failure (learned the hard way) i choose to loose weight and set little goals....like 30 pounds...at a time. I have a lot to loose...well i wouldn't be having the surgury if i didn't!! I can't wait to go shopping in regular clothing stores, running around the dog show ring, without worry of tummy showing...i can't wait!!

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my liquid diet was

4 pints of milk

sugar free milkshake mix

i bowl of jelly

i hot bovril/oxo drink

i had to do this for a week i could have as much Water tea/coffee as i wanted it was hard but i lost 10lbs in the week after surgery i had Soups and yogurt and lost a further 10lbs im now 3 wks post op and eating as normal while waiting for my first fill good luck

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clv811 my surgery is also the 13th. We only have to be on South Beach Phase 1 for the week before surgery. I can't believe how fast your journey is. When I finally have surgery it will 7 months and 1 day since I put in my application. Do you think you had enought time to digest everything? I complained about the wait but realize now it has been good. When we first get weighed we have to go on South Beach and lose 5% of our body weight. I was very successful and almost lost too much and would not qualify! I will be thinking of you on the 13th!

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I'm not on the preop diet yet, but am trying new recipes so I can enjoy it as much as possible. Here are a few I found:

Creamy cucumber drink:smile:

1/2 cup plain or vanilla yogurt

1 cup cucumber chunks

1 tablespoon fresh chopped onion

Salt and pepper to taste

ice cubes.

put in blender and blend well. Add a little Water if necessary. makes about a cup and a half.

Citurs carrot:cool:

1 cup chopped or crushed pineapple with juice- chilled

!/2 cup chopped carrots

!/8 inch slice lemon with peel

ice cubes

Blend in blender . Makes almost two cups.

Celery w/citrus:smile:

1/2 cup celery

1 cup pineapple juice- chilled

1 tbsp lemon juice

ice cubes

Blend well makes almost two cups.

now I need to find some warm recipes.:thumbdown:

mindwing:shades_smile:

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

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i know that i never was told my insurence was approved...i actually went in today and i asked again if it was all set, and they said yes...although i never got anything from the ins. company.

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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