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Jane, I needed to hear that. Thank you so much! I felt such disgust with myself until I read your post. I didn't realize how much I would need the support of others during this time, I thought all of the support I would need would be more physical then anything. I think this is the first time in my life I have exerted willpower with food and it is scary and empowering all at the same time. My reason for going through all of this is that if I do not have surgery any children my husband and I conceive will be high risk pregnancies. At this time I do not have any morbidities, however, at my weight I would be on bedrest my entire pregnancy, pre-disposed to gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and a plethora of other issues that would significantly decrease the likelihood of carrying any child of ours to full term. In addition to all of that, weight gain and body shapes are hereditary, however having healthy eating habits is something that is learned through your family. I do not want any children of ours to learn horrific eating habits because I eat the way I do. My husband is a slim man, very healthy, but his eating habits are worse then mine. I quit smoking 2 years ago for this exact same reason, I do not want my bad habits to be passed on to my children, which in term caused my husband to jump on the bandwagon of no longer smoking. He and I both feel that once my eating habits change his will to by default. Thank you again for helping me keep my eye on the prize.

Eureka, I will definitely try this! Miso soup and tortilla soup sounds wonderful right now. Anybody know if I'm allowed to eat vegetable broth? Cuz I can just make some soup and make my own broth and it will be yummy. Thanks for the idea. I am feeling alot calmer today.

Hey there, Thanks for replying to me with your words of wisdom, Iduring this time I really needed the support. I made it successfully through day 1 and now I'm on day 2 and today I started seasoning my borth with like garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. This has made a major difference to my taste buds and the blandness of the liquid diet. And I'm starting the day alot calmer.

What are you eatting? I have to potty every 5 minutes due to all of the liquid I am consuming and I am already bored with all of the different things I have to eat.(sf Jello, beef and chicken broth and sugar free popsicles) I even have some Protein shakes ( havent tried them yet) but my body is acting liek no you idiot I didn't tell you I wanted all this crap I said, " Hamburger" emphasized by a growl of the stomach. But I originally typed the post at like 9 something and it's 11:40 and I have still stayed strong. So who knows...

Ladies, please write back with some ideas on how you stuck to the liquid diet. I start mine the day after thanksgiving and I am totally worried about my ability to stick to it. HELP!!!

Sadiegirl, I am paying via Paypal (I feel much safer with having a recourse if there are any issues), I will definitely let you know how it goes. How much research have you done? I found two people who had gone through this hospital and doctor before and they both had pretty positive experiences. One of the people ( a woman) took lotsa of pictures and documented her entire experience. But, I will definitely let you know how it goes for me. Why did you choose the 20th instead of sooner?

OMG i just scheduled my surgery for December 8th, 2010 with Dr. Almanza, for $4400 at the Jerusalem Hospital. I am completely thrilled and terrified at the exact same time but, I think this will be the beginning a a wonderful change for the better. My mother has already agreed to go with me and so I plan to start my all liquid diet the day after Thanksgiving. I have started compiling the list of the things I need to bring with me and the things I need to buy. My husband has already taken off the week from work that I will be returning from the hospital so he and I will have a good bit of time to acclimate before things go back to normal. I am going nuts. I think I will take before pictures and measurements in the buff Thanksgiving Day and again on December 7th. Good Luck everyone!