Hello to all...I am two days from surgery!!! As you see in the title, I've lost a few pounds and that's what has kept me going day to day. It's exciting to see the scale drop and more exciting to already be wearing clothes that have simply bulged in the past and now have room to let. The protein intake is the most important aspect of the entire diet. If I slacked on that, the scale reflected. I want to encourage everyone who thinks they're struggling to hang tough and give success a chance! BTW -- my protein shake last night was 1 scoop of vanilla powder, 8 oz. 1% milk, a tblsp of sugar free instant pudding mix (banana cream) and about 8 ice cubes -- all in the blender....YUM AND YUM AGAIN. Experiment and see what pleases your taste buds! Best wishes to everyone for a terrific future!

I will be on the preop liguid diet within the next month or so. I am very anxious of the thought of this preop diet.

i am a coffee drinker, just one cup a day. every morning. do you think i have to give that up.

and thanks so much for your supportive words.

good luck