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Are you sure Robin? I will take it back over when I am feeling up to it before your surgery. I really appreciate it!! I will edit the beginning part of June 1st compilation directing people to part two before I leave for the hospital in the am.

Thank you all, you guys are very sweet!! Good luck to ALL the June 4th Sleevers and still praying for June 1st sleevers! I am sure I am missing so many. Perhaps on Monday, someone who frequents the site and has the time, wouldn't mind copying the list and starting June Sleever Compilation -- Part 2, and they can keep it up (by editing their post) as new people come until I can come back and then I'll do Part 3. It would be preferably someone that's near the end of the month. If not, I'm sure people won't mind waiting until I can come back and update it. Just a thought, we got one more day to figure it out. I love coffee, but I'm not craving it at anymore. I'm craving turkey friggin meatballs, it's stuck in my head that's what I want and I don't think I've ever had one lol. Come on 10 weeks post-op and regular food I got many weeks of liquids ahead of me with my Surgeon lol.

Thank you MamaM, I will try that when I'm ready for it. I already know the first real food I will try is Tuna with celery seasoning and onion seasoning and lf mayo and when I get to real food it's going to be those darn turkey meat balls

Thank you I'm saving the recipe!!

Congrats to you, way to go. I am looking forward to some nsv's of my own soon. You are doing great!

I have been told that they are. I already bought my IsoPure for when I get home and I bought Grape MIO to help the Grape Isopure out, I bought Lemon to help the Lemon Ice Tea out (tastes like wheat grass to me) and I bought orange to help the Icy Orange Isopure. The great thing about Isopure is that it has 40 grams of Protein. It comes in Glass bottles from GNC. The taste isn't all that good, but after surgery I don't think I'll care about taste as about getting in all my liquids.

I have never given them a thought, I don't even make many regular meatballs, so why I'm craving those is funny I'll have to check out the frozen turkey meatballs!

Thank you so much. Monday is my day, it will be about forever until I am to solids so we'll see how it goes. I read over the last few days that celery is hard for people and that's another of my favorites, I just want to go into this with my eyes open

I have tried practicing before my surgery the chewing and truly it is hard. Worse for me was not drinkingwith my meal. I used to choke so much when I ate, and I realized it's because I ate too fast and didn't chew enough. Oh my favorite food is steak too. After 13 days of shakes, I am having he weirdest craving, something I have never made and it's turkey meatballs. Weird, I know, right! I have a question about food if anyone knows, another one of my favorite foods, do people have issues with onions?

Congrats that's absolutely wonderful, I really hope that my post op will be as awesome as yours!

Pottery sounds AWESOME. I think that's a great idea. Estrovan, I would love to do that someday. I want to take cooking classes, I would love to do pottery. More things to try after surgery Discordya, you are so sweet. I'm a pretty strong though, I sometimes think things happen to me because I am strong enough. Better me than my son or parents or husband. I have my negative days, I'm ticked that I lost 16 pounds in a week just dieting and on 2 weeks of this pre-op shake of only 3 shakes a day I have lost 10 pounds...10 measly pounds and I better not say that too loud because if I go weigh myself in a minute I'll probably gain 3. I've been up and down 3 pounds in a day on 600 calorie shakes lol. I need ONE more friggin pound to hit 229. I haven't been in the 20's since the winter of 2006 I think. I call my husband a stupid muncher and told him I wanted to punch him in the face because he was snacking after dinner, seriously, how nice am I? Hahaha, I am making it through, and the big joke is I am doing GREAT during this pre-op because I haven't killed anyone....yet! I'm not heroic, I just got bad genes, but as my mother says, at least you know you weren't adopted lol. I am going to love following you on your journey and I will be here for you. I'm proud of what I accomplished before surgery and the time goes fast if you can keep busy and work on yourself before the big day. I am grateful that I am just that much closer to goal and I made my goal weight that much closer by spending my 6 months (now 7) wisely. Time to play with the family. <3 Best of luck to you!

Everyone's body is different, eventually your body will have to catch up to your caloric intake and your exercise. I only lost 10 on my 14 day pre-op and it was a hard 10 - up 2 down 3 up 2 down 1 up 3 down 3. All on 600 calories. I have given up worrying now. I was losing more on days I was eating during the pre-approval portion. I think after the big loss of your preop diet, plus the ton of iv Fluid you received, the swelling and your body's metabolism slowing down a bit that's bound to happen, but eventually it will all come together. Give yourself time to heal and worry about the weight a month down the road. Best wishes to you, and congrats and keep walking and it will come off.

BigGirlVee it's so great to hear that you are doing well and I'm glad that you were given something for it. Thank you so much for keeping us information and keeping you and all the June 1st Sleevers in my prayers! Dad, thank you so much for your post. Good luck with your endoscopy and pretty soon it will be you!! Jane, thank you so much, I may not have internet when I am gone so I have no clue when I will be able to update it or add to it while I'm gone. I'm scheduled to be gone Mon - Thur or Friday. This is for all June Sleevers, my head nurse told me there is no REASON for nausea, because there is a plethora of nausea medications out there. If you are nauseous tell your nurse immediately, don't hesitate, make them get you something. That's the worst thing because pain medications, the anesthesia and everything can make you nauseous but you shouldn't have to suffer when it can be control by antinausea medication. If one doesn't work they can get you something else. Time for lunch, strawberry shake is calling me

congrats I added you to the June Compilation section located http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/39508-june-sleevers-compilation-good-luck-well-wishes/

Ice pack and vicks vapo rub on your head. Ice pack on the neck and eyes and I use Vicks Vapo Rub. I am allergic to headache meds, so that usually works for me.

You have to keep walking, walking is the only way you are going to pass wind and get that gas out of there. Drink plenty of fluids and walk.

Discordya, you are already on a good road by practicing now. you will see the longer you are on the site and read that you should be proud that you are taking steps now. Being proactive is the best thing you can do. I did have some last meals, I actually did more going out once I started working on my diet than I did when I wasn't controlling what I ate. We never went out before, I ate at home, and overate at home. New Years Eve we went to Red Lobster and I still couldn't fit into a booth. About a month ago we went and I fit into a booth, that's a great feeling. I could call and cancel surgery today and continue on this road to attempt to lose the last 100 on my own. I have thought about it pretty hard actually, I have gone from 330 - 128 and kept it off 5 years and then I got sick and climbed up to 175 and I went in for a laparascopy and found out I had uteran cancer and I had adhesions that wrapped around my intestines and I had sepsis due to a leak. I ended up with a complete hysterectomy and bowel resection and spent 3 months in and out of the hospital. I hit 200 then over the years hit 300 then back to 200 then 300 it's been a trip. I am going to be 49, my grandmother died at 49 due to obesity, she also had diabetes. I have a cousin who died at 52 in her sleep due to her weight. I have sleep apnea, diabetes, a 3mm brain tumor located on the root entry of my trigeminal nerve, I have Lupus, Raynauds and there is thinking it may be Crest. I also have Narrow Angle Glaucoma and Open Glaucoma. When Lupus flairs up I get Pleurisy, I get pneumonia, my ana's go crazy, all my lymph nodes swell up on me, my raynauds gets bad, my legs and hands and feet swell up and it's hard to walk, I end up not doing anything and I end up with pneumonia. I had a heart monitor for a year that was removed in December. I had severe endometriosis and I have had several miscarriages. I get diverticulitis and polyps often, every 2 years I have a colonoscopy and they take care of the polyps. Sleep apnea and diabetes is weight related, those need to be taken care of now, because those make all the rest that aren't weight related a nightmare. I almost quit the program because I didn't think I could handle six months. I took it one step at a time. I couldn't exercise or anything at first. I stood and tried to walk in place for 5 minutes while watching tv (something I never do). I watched One Tree Hill and walked in place, I watched Grey's anatomy on Netflix, Brothers & Sisters, and I walked, I finally could fit onto my Gazelle and I did 5 minutes and seriously thought I would die. I did an hour even though I knew I was sick and I ended up in the hospital for pleurisy I got my hour in. I spent 6 months afraid one of my other illnesses would get in the way of the surgery, that I would be denied because of the lupus, the pleurisy, etc. The reason I am continuing with the sleeve is because I will end up sick again, no matter what because of something non-weight related and being sick when I'm a normal weight and being sick weighing 300 is a HUGE difference. When I get sick it's easier to gain weight. Steroids and me are good buddies and I've been on and off them forever. Before I made the final decision to call the WLS place (for the third time) I was over 300 . That day I was sitting on my couch and I could barely breath and I needed help getting off the couch, and I needed help to get up my stairs and I needed help with my shoes on. My son drove and we parked in handicap and I got so tired. Most nights I went to bed and my husband would fall asleep in 2 minutes and I would lay there, with my oxygen, trying to fall asleep and realizing the weight on my chest was smothering me and after 4 hours of laying there listening him to sleep, I'd nod out and realize I wasn't breathing and I'd say oh my god, is this the night I'm going to die. I said that so many nights. After that horrible day out in the store (wearing a seat belt extender and my hands hurting too much and I couldn't latch it) I decided I'm calling and doing it this time. The 1st time I called the WLS place my husband lost his insurance and I quit, the second time in 2010 I got pneumonia and I quit....I had pneumonia twice in one year. I am having the sleeve, even though I lost 70 already because I followed the recommended diet by my bariatric surgeon. The one he suggested his patients go on before surgery. I followed it. I didn't follow it to a T I had special nights, I drank a margarita once in a while, I drank Cider, I went to a Japanese Steakhouse once in a while, I went to Red Lobster, I ate Italian, but I wrote it down and I learned in that time. I kept busy going to doctors. Not out having fun, not hanging with friends, I spent it in my home with my family or at doctors. I got 2 more days until surgery, I washed floors, did laundry, will cook for my family, I did my gazelle an hour already, I watered my plants. I am making plans for my future. I'm going to Six Flags for Fright Fest and I'm going to fit into the rides, I'm going to visit friends and ride an airplane, I'm hoping in two years to go to Hawaii and wear a bikini. Life happens, I am tired of being a shut-in. Since starting my journey, I've done more in the last 7 months out with my family than I have in years. Good luck to you, I honestly think you are going make your weight work for you.

You look beautiful! You can really see such a huge transformation!! Your attitude is amazing too. Congrats and good luck to you. You are definitely a major success. Way to go!

Good Luck Karen and DCMak and PeVette, I don't know why, but I adore you. You are always so positive!!!!

Sign up for myfitnesspal.com and start charting your food now, so you can see where problems lie in regards to carbohydrates and see if you can get your 80 grams of Protein in. Start charting your Water, no harm in working up to that 64 ounces now. Start walking now. There is no time like the present. I had a six month program I had to be on before my preop shake and surgery is Monday. I lost almost 70 pounds in that time. I made the choice to start now so I will be in better shape to use the sleeve. Learn to not drink with your food and to wait 1/2 hour after you eat. Wean off Pop, caffeine in advance. Learn to chew chew chew chew your food. Learn to eat your meat first, vegetables second, starches & carbs third. Realize the sleeve is a tool it's not a cure all. Once you get the sleeve, it doesn't mean you aren't addicted to food anymore. Start working on that in advance by adding more protein. I am no different than anyone else here, I have an issue, but I made the choice to use my time wisely. I didn't use the time to binge during the pre-approval stage as though I will never get to eat again. I used the time to face the truth. If I over ate I didn't beat myself but I made myself accountable by seeing on paper what my problem is. Everyone is different. I have gone from 200 - 300 for years now and I've been on every diet known to mankind. Making yourself accountable is the only way to succeed. Not putting blame on yourself or others for overeating, I overate because so and so ticked me off, or I was sad. No excuses. It's between you and yourself. That's the stuff I learned over the past 7 months waiting for my surgery on Monday. Everyone is responsible for themselves and their actions, I just want to succeed and I spent the time getting my mind and body mentally and physically ready for this challenge. Good luck to you! ps - I understand I come off like a know it all sometimes, because I know what is right for me, it may not be right for you, but sometimes the proof is in the pudding you know...70 pounds pre-op is pretty darn good, and I feel that if more people used the opportunity wisely and took responsibility for themselves they would feel as proud of themselves as I do. I think I'm worth it, and it's a good feeling to finally think I'm worth something!

I spent an hour on the gazelle this morning before my chocolate shake with Fiber (thank goodness only one more of those left for tomorrow) lunch & dinner is strawberry. ...Hahaha after 13 days of no food but 3 shakes a day and I think I eeked in 2 sugar-free popsicles and a whole ton of Water, I think i'm doing fine. I actually haven't dreamed about surgery yet at all. I'm not scared or excited yet. I'm just me. I do miss my Vitamins which I haven't been allowed to take in a week. Yesterday was the first day I got a cramp in my leg, but I worked out and did a whole ton of chores and shopping and I think I may have gotten a bit dehydrated though I had about 75 ounces of water. I spent my time the last few weeks staying busy, I cleaned cabinets, closets, packed away old clothes brought out old clothes, literally caught up on all laundry. Yesterday I did my grocery shopping, got all my prescriptions filled and have them ready for the next two weeks, I homemade my laundry detergent, set up bill pay for all my bills due this week. I have dinner list made up for the family for the next two weeks and have a shopping list for things that we will need picked up that we will run out of like (bread) & milk for the family. Today I vacuum, dust, wash floors, shave legs (already did eyebrows & hair color). I got my bags packed almost. Have Lip Balm, Box of Charmine Wipes, New Toothbrush, toothpaste, Bottle of biotene mouth wash, cloth hair bands to put my hair back, brush, bought a small fan for the hospital room, have new crocs for walking the halls, kindle & charger ready to go, a hug pillow, a soft & squishy throw blanket that is comforting and smells like Downy, a robe to cover my butt, Can of Lysol (i know it's a hospital but I'm ocd and will want the bathroom sprayed) 2 rolls of Charmin Toilet paper (I don't like sandpaper) A & D Ointment in case...well you know I hate my booty to hurt if I have to go too much. I have a binder with all the instructions from the doctor, including my wrist band that has my type & screen on it, my sheet of paper that I need to mark to keep track of liquids for Tuesday, Wed & Thursday, a Pen. Nail Polish for my toes, I'm sure I can con my mom into doing it for me. Spirometer packed and ready (given to me in advance to take with ) I already have Isopure at home and plenty of water at home for me. Long body pillow to use between my husband and me which will help me to get in and out bed easier. I made my follow-up appointment to get my drain out on the 13th. Tomorrow get up have the stupid chocolate fiber - 2 more strawberries shakes for the day, I will work out and cook dinner for the family then we are asked to wash our bedding and have fresh linen before bed and take a shower right before bed and wash with a special soap that's suppose to be quite drying. Monday Morning I have to wash with another bottle of the special soap and be at the hospital at 10:00am unless I receive a call Sunday night. I'm ready...I think.

Well making sure it's 100% Whey Protein is the most important part, also checking out exactly how much Protein is important and to make sure they aren't high carbs. I like the big tubs of Pure Protein in Frosty chocolate from Target they are about $28.00, but they have more nutrition and more protein than some other brands. Are you suppose to be on Clear Protein (like Isopure) at first or regular Protein shakes? All doctors are different. Isopure is liquid clears like in Grape, Ice Tea, etc. and have 40 grams of protein, you can buy them from GNC. Each bottle is like $5.00 and they always have buy one get one 20% so two bottles are 8 bucks.

Are these protein shakes like full liquid or are they clear? I have to be on clear only. I was thinking of getting unflavored protein powder to put into broth too, but not sure if that will make it not clear anymore.

Congrats and I added you to the June group