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I agree, good list. I always liking keeping these around so I can avoid the pitfalls.

When we get to TT time we are going to have to post how the consults go.

I am so excited for everyone!

It will go great! Dr. Webb did me and mamaof4boys two days apart and we are both doing fabulously!

AaaaAAAaahhh! So happy to see you back, lady! Congrats on the great loss.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that....! Thanks for the reminder ladies!

Mm, I am ready to make some of that ASAP only another couple of days though.

Congrats! You are looking fabulous!

Definitely, keep positive. I understand exactly how you feel with the 6 month supervised diet, but you definitely won't know until you get there. I swear the last month until submission. I was waiting on pins and needles, then literally 24 hours later, I was approved. I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

I am not ready for that kind of drastic surgery. I have the rest of my life in front of me, and I do not have the finances to cover the vitamin regiment that DS surgery requires. Also, the VSG fits. It fits my lifestyle, my budget, and I think I can succeed with it.

Yeah, I wouldn't question the protein content, but I would just watch the dark meat if you are watching fats.

Awesome! I love Chipotle, and I think it is a healthy option if you do it right. I am glad it isn't completely out of sight.

So..... This is it! After a two week pre-op diet, I have lost a total of 8.6 pounds, starting from 238.0 to 229.4. It is close enough to my Labor Day goal that I am going to call this a mini-success! It was a hard road. The pre-op diet was no joke, and if I didn't know that at least 20 other people were doing almost the exact same thing as me right now, I might have quit. But I stuck to my two to three Protein shakes a day with a lean meal for dinner for week 1, and almost completely full liquids most of this last week. I am so ready for the next part of my journey to begin, and I am so glad to have everyone here to ask questions and share what's going on. I will keep everyone updated on what happens with my pre-op testing tomorrow morning, and hopefully, I can get on here to let you guys and gals know I made it through surgery safe and sound tomorrow afternoon. I can't believe September 1st is almost here, but at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow morning I am heading from Orlando to Jacksonville for my pre-op testing and then at 11:30 a.m. I am going under! I can't believe I am going to the other side. I can't thank you guys enough for being a part of this with me.

Thank you, I will be staying for two days just because I live out of town and I want to be cautious.

I made it! I am sleeved. In quite a bit of pain, but I am walking! Thank you all for the support.

Thank you so much! You guys are really making this easier. Just finished my pre-op testing, ECG, Chest X-ray, and blood panel. T-minus two hours.

Thank you everyone! I just wish I could sleep right now, lol. @Florabamagirl: Thank you so much for the tips! I actually live in Tampa, haha. Ooh, you are not too far.

Thanks ladies! Good luck on the pre-op diets.

Thank you, I don't even know what to do with myself right now. I hope all the other September sleevers are getting ready!

Awesome! Congrats on such a great milestone with stunning weight loss.

Oh, I can't even wait to have that one. I always have the man with a newspaper lap.