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Congrats on ur surgery date. Mine is June 12th I just clicked the tab under my profile and updated each of them one by one, surgery date, height and weight.

Looking good. Keep up the great work!

Just go with whatever tastes the best. Pre-op is hard enough, might as well get a shake you like (if there is such a thing!). Don't stock up for post-op though -- there's a good chance your tastes will change.

Here's what I'm using for shakes. This makes two 16oz Protein Shakes with around 200 cal 30 g of Protein and 15 g or less carbs. Add ice or Water until just over 32oz & blend. Two scoops of each powder, & 2 cups of most fruit blends keep you in the right range for carbs. Check first so you don't go over. Garden Of Life also has many nutients & 50 fruit and vegetable super foods. Drink one & save one for later.

Today I am 2 months + 1day past my operation. I am down 55 lbs. But this journey is more than just the weight loss. This journey is about rediscovering myself. For the last 9yrs I have hid myself in the roles of being a wife and a mother. The heavier I got, the less I did. I became a bystander to my life. And worse, to my kids life. This surgery has given me my courage back. My confidence. My sense of a adventure. The day I had my surgery I started walking and have not stopped. Today I walked my 1st 5k. And I signed up for 2 more this summer. I cannot believe I am a 5k'er. I went in to this surgery thinking I would lose weight and get healthier. I never considered I would find myself along the way!

YAS your time is here!! Congratulations

The key for me has been to re-define my relationship with food where it isn't the centerpiece of my life. I still go out with friends and family; I just don't eat, or I eat a small piece of protein and green vegetables. For me bread, pasta, potatoes, and other carbs are off the table forever. No food or drink is more important than the 200 pounds I have lost. My new lease on life is worth it!

I too am POD #6, yesterday I had the urge to just lick the spoon of something that my husband had cooked, LOL [emoji23], but I didn't. We got this! We can do it!

So...here I am..7 days out. I can see now, that last week was a "honeymoon" phase. Didn't miss or want food. Now...I am doing great, but my head is starting to think...jeez...I have not eaten in a looooong time. I am hungry at times. I have a protein shake, and that stops that...luckily those intervals have worked into 3 "meals" a day. But I am stating to miss eating a little. I find myself thinking of really decadent food, that quite frankly I have not had for months...but they are popping into my head. I am starting to mourn, seems early, and I know once I start driving and getting back out into the world this week, the real challenges will begin. Not gonna lie. Scared..and a little sad. I know its worth it, and I knew what I was getting into, but until you are actually here you have no idea how you will feel. Just wanted to vent, and see if anyone else is feeling this way.

I just had an injection around my coccyx. It worked for s couple days. The thought of removing it is not as foreign now as a month ago, but first I'll try another injection. A pain management doctor administers the injection in a clinic. Wasn't very comfortable but not as painful as anticipated. Hurt more later just from soreness. But if it fixed it, because everyone is different, totally worth it. I found the knee pillow became more comfortable the more weight I lost. I think it's just a thing to get used to.