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Have you noticed any difference in whey vs soy protein? I dislike the texture of soy even though the flavor isn't bad. I just can stomach how it feels. Whey seems to dissolve better.

There should be a protein shake swap on here like we have a clothing exchange. I have some powders that I am not in love with and I have no idea what to do with them now, but I'm loathed to throw the out. I also have some that I like a lot but wouldn't mind sending someone a scoop to try. Is that weird!? Hahaha

I had a bout if this during thanksgiving and the week following. Then I realized that I gained weight and might have been jeopardizing my surgery. It was a moment and it passed. You just have to get yourself in the right frame of mind!

I'm doing ok on my preop. Admittedly I'm bored with it - but I am keeping pretty satisfied with protein shakes in terms of hunger. I have a feeling if you ask me a week from now I might be singing a different tune lol.

It took mine one week to the day.

I have Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. How long did you have to wait for approval? What is your experience? What is your insurance? I'm clearly being neurotic !

I agree this is very good!

I feel as if in the last week some sort of shift has occurred in my thinking. Up until now I have been excited and nervous- with an emphasis on excited. Before the surgery was off in the distance and I had a safe healthy amount of time between the "here and now" and my surgery. Well now I'm not measuring in months but weeks- and pretty soon it will be days. This reality is setting in and I am starting to get freaked out. I've already caught myself self-sabotaging by eating out, taking a cookie from the staff room, finding excuses not to exercise, not taking my Vitamins, not drinking Water like I should ... Etc. I'm worried about the surgery itself but I'm also worried about life after the surgery. I'm worried that I might fail. I'm also freaked out about the changes that are going to happen to my body. I weigh 275 right now. The lightest I can remember as an adult is 249. I have always been large; I was a size 16-18 in middle school. I have no concept of what it will be like to be smaller and honestly I am scared of losing what is so familiar to me. This is my body. I have never been one to suffer from low self esteem or body image issues. I have always accepted this as me. I want to be healthy and I know that there are so many things that I will enjoy more and try, but I am scared because I have no preconceptions of what I will look or feel like thinner. I have this awful image of me not knowing my own body, like a gangly teenager. Tomorrow I have 21 days until surgery and I feel like I have an awful lot to work out before then. I am overwhelmed.

Good luck!

Good luck! You will be great!

I know how you are feeling! I started my pre-op diet this week and it made it very tangible. I like how you said " craziest thing I've ever done to myself" I keep thinking - omg what am I doing??!

I'm from Maine. It's good to see some New Englanders on here!

Is there anyway that you could hire a temp helper while you recover? Or have family help you out with your business? If you could hire someone to dictate to for a few weeks you could still go through with the surgery. I know it isn't optimal income wise but it might be a way.

I went shopping this weekend for my pre-op liquid diet phase. I bought: cream soups (chicken, mushroom, broc & cheese - all will need to be strained) AdvantEDGE Protein Shakes G2 Campbell's Squash Bisque - SO SO GOOD Chicken Broth Flintstone Vitamins Gas X strips for the hospital So much Jello Pudding A friend at work also talked me into signing up for Juice Plus supplements. I'm certain that these will help with my recovery and prevent hair loss. I feel like I'm forgetting to get something!!!

You look fantastic! As for the weight stall - 7 lbs is nothing to scoff at I have lost 15 pre-op and I was feeling badly about not losing more so far. Then I picked up a ten pound weight and realized just exactly how much that was! It put it in to perspective.

It will be here before you know it I promise! I feel like I blinked and how I'm on my pre-op diet. Honestly I'm feeling like I didn't have enough time to prepare.

I hope your surgery went well and you are recovering!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I am incredibly thankful that I live in the first state to pass gay marriage at the ballot box!

There is a lot of talk about gas immediately post op. Are we talking like embarrassing flatulence? Some mild burping? Scale of 1-10 how bad was this? I'm sure that post op it will be the last thing I care about - in fact I will prob want to due to discomfort from what i am reading - but right now I have some anxiety thinking about passing gas in front of people - or within ear shot lol!

I hope you are feeling better!! That is so scary. Aside from the pain did you have any other symptoms?

How is the liquid diet going for you?

Lol yes! That way I will have some nice meds to get me through the end of the world !

I'm not sure why my iPad filled in those numbers for me. I meant to say a 3/6/9 month diet.

My insurance (anthem bcbs) didn't require one. The program that I am in does require a two week pre-op liquid diet. I'm very thankful that I didn't have to do a 30-60-90 diet as some insurances do have people complete.