Heather Meyer

Insecurities my friends...insecurity in a relationship is a killer...somtimes as a spouse we do not know just how insecure we are or how insecure are spouse is...pre surgery we may have built a relationship with someone on top of some buried insecurities...we go through marriage feeling secure...thinking life is great and there is nothing that could shake a marriage up...then suegery or major change or transition and all of the sudden we see a transparency in are spouse and in ourselves regarding our own personal beliefs of who we think we are and who we love..love truly is blind my friends..it makes it harder to see true colors until its shaken..

Before i started my pre op diet...i just had to have beer battered fish and chips with lots of salt and vinegar. I was certain that after being sleeved, i may never eat beer battered fish and fries...also...poutine...a big bowl of it..cause im convinced it will be a loooooooooooooooooong time until i ever taste that again. However...now that i have started my pre op diet..i choose not to think about those foods because i know i can get into the state of mind that says: "you may never have that again so why not have it one last time" Truth is: I will probably have it one day..but right now its time to think about healing my body from the years of abuse that i have put it through from not thinking about health of my body and mind. I dont want to be the next bowel cancer patient. I dont want to be the next type 2 diabetic. Its time to start living

Thanks everyone for the words of advice-kick in the pants or not..harsh or not...whatever..that doesnt matter to me.. What matters is that i found support in a small group of people who were willing to honestly weigh in on a question...that helps. I did go ahead and have a pickle..did i like it? Not really...Did it help to take a bite and chew? YEP. Did i feel guilty knowing it was still a cheat regardless..Yep. Will i do it again? No..is the answer i want to give but i cant make a promise because im human and its hard being 100 percent.. BUT ... next time i will attempt to find a different coping method when i feel very tempted. Thanks for your help AND ditto to what Lauren said... chewing and spitting out food is begging for an eating disorder..trust me..i have a lot of experience with eating disorders..it explains half the reason why i am fat today.

My PCP at home will be helping me when i get home from mexico

Sept 11th surgery at mi doctor with Ortiz

I was told skim milk has too many carbs im on a low carb low fat high protein liver shrinking diet

Thanks for the tips..however I want to stick with the guidelines my surgeon gave me..so 4 shakes, sugar free jello, broth, popsicles it is

Me too!! Sept 11th here as well and already started my 3 week pre op shake diet....

I found something that helps...I make an 8oz cup of low sodium chicken broth or veggie broth and i add a scoop of beneprotein unflavoured whey protein isolate...gives me 6 grams protein in 120mls of liquid.. It mixes up soooo nice that my broth still looks like broth and i cant even taste the whey at all... If your using syntrax...try there medical unflavoured whey protein in some broth for a snack between shakes...add some herbs or spices...man oh man...gives me somthing dinner like and tastes salty versus sweet all the time.

Im on an all liquid pre op...i cant do lean and green

Tell me about it...im on a 3 week liquid shake diet for pre op... Bleh!!! Already bored and cranky from feeling hungry

Only 3 days out of 3 weeks...sigh...

Im 9/11 in TJ..at mi doctor

Im 9/11 too

Yah i was drinking those on a previous diet and i think they taste horrible..i hate the artificial sweetners..i can taste all the sweetners

God i feel like a bloated fish with being on all liquids..i swear you can hear the fluids swishing in my stomach as i walk

Me too..im sept 11 getting mine done in Mexico