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Consume Adequate Protein (Minimum: Women 80 to 100 grams / Men 100 to 120 grams) Eat and Don’t Drink your calories (Except Protein Shakes) Stay Hydrated (Minimum of 64 oz of Water) Cut out Sugar, Sweet N’ Low, Aspartame, and Splenda (Stevia is good or Eat Your Fruit and Veggies Consume Small Amounts of Good Fats Frequently Choose the Right Carbohydrates and Always Eat them Last (Protein then Veggies then Good Carbs if you aren’t 80% Full) Eat 3 Small High Protein Meals and 2 High Protein Snacks Daily (2 to 4 oz. per meal every 3 to 4 hours) Eat Slowly, Chew Food Thoroughly and Stop Eating at 80% Full Take all your Required Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals Daily Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin (Either 3 Capsules twice daily or 2 Chewable per day) Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrates Chewy Bites (1000 mg per day – Take 2 hours before or after any iron containing supplements. Can be divided into 500 mg doses) Bariatric Advantage Iron (Females 29 mg, Males 18 mg – take 2 hours before or after calcium supplements. Bariatric Advantage Sublingual B12 (Dissolve 1 tablet under the tongue daily) OR have Bariatric Dr write a prescription that you take once a week. Bariatric Advantage Vitamin D3 – 5000 units (Take 1 capsule daily) SPECIAL NOTE: They highly suggest Bariatric Advantage because they not only meet the requirements, but are one of the few companies to test that the product work correctly in your body). He also suggested that I take Krill Oil 1000 mg a day and Juice Plus if I can afford it. 1. Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals & Meal Replacements, KetogenX protein supplements (bars and crisps) and Nectar Protein Powder 2. Quest Protein Bars available at www.questnutrition.com/bariatricrd 3. Juice Plus® available at http://www.kylefjuiceplus.com/ 4. Vital Choice Krill Oil available at www.vitalchoice.com 5. Just Like Sugar™ (healthy sugar substitute) available at http://www.justlikesugarinc.com/

I met with my nutricionist a few days ago and he said: Consume Adequate Protein (Minimum: Women 80 to 100 grams / Men 100 to 120 grams) Eat and Don’t Drink your calories (Except Protein Shakes) Stay Hydrated (Minimum of 64 oz of Water) Cut out Sugar, Sweet N’ Low, Aspartame, and Splenda (Stevia is good or www.justlikesugarinc.com Eat Your Fruit and Veggies Consume Small Amounts of Good Fats Frequently Choose the Right Carbohydrates and Always Eat them Last (Protein then Veggies then Good Carbs if you aren’t 80% Full) Eat 3 Small High Protein Meals and 2 High Protein Snacks Daily (2 to 4 oz. per meal every 3 to 4 hours) Eat Slowly, Chew food Thoroughly and Stop Eating at 80% Full Take all your Required Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals Daily Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin (Either 3 Capsules twice daily or 2 Chewable per day) Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrates Chewy Bites (1000 mg per day – Take 2 hours before or after any Iron containing supplements. Can be divided into 500 mg doses) Bariatric Advantage Iron (Females 29 mg, Males 18 mg – take 2 hours before or after calcium supplements. Bariatric Advantage sublingual B12 (Dissolve 1 tablet under the tongue daily) OR have Bariatric Dr write a prescription that you take once a week. Bariatric Advantage Vitamin D3 – 5000 units (Take 1 capsule daily) SPECIAL NOTE: They highly suggest Bariatric Advantage because they not only meet the requirements, but are one of the few companies to test that the product work correctly in your body). He also suggested that I take Krill Oil 1000 mg a day and juice Plus if I can afford it. 1. Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals & Meal Replacements, KetogenX protein supplements (bars and crisps) and nectar Protein powder 2. Quest Protein Bars available at www.questnutrition.com/bariatricrd 3. Juice Plus® available at http://www.kylefjuiceplus.com/ 4. Vital Choice Krill Oil available at www.vitalchoice.com 5. Just Like Sugar™ (healthy sugar substitute) available at http://www.justlikesugarinc.com/

Big Congrats Keep up posted on your progress.

Yes we should...lol

All is good except I have a hiatal hernia. Anyone else get the same results?

Congrats!

OMG ... you look like a super model.

Whoo hoo ... look at you. Awesome!

Wow ... congrats!

That is awesome news!!! BIG CONGRATS!!!

Welcome ... I have 4 more visits myself. 1 next week. I've had 2 already. It feels long some days and then it feels like time is flying by on others.

I'm excited for you.

Best wishes and look forward to hearing how you did.

My husband has been picking on me lately. I guess I should explain my story. First, I've been overweight for 10 years. I've dieted for the same amount of time. I don't know a day I haven't done some type of diet. I lose ... then gain ... yo-yo. Either way, my weight has always hovered from 230 to 250. Then I found out that if I only gained 10 pounds my insurance would pay for me to have the sleeve. I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. I thought my husband was supportive. Now he saying he doesn't think it will work. He now picks on me about my weight. He jiggles my flab when he hugs me and says I have to do it while I can, but then turns around and says that I probablly won't lose it. UGH!!! I'm so frustrated right now.

I hope that your Doctor can resolve your issues.

I've asked him to stop. I'm not sure what he thinks he is going to accomplish by picking on my. I already told him that my weight made my knee hurt. After I walk 30 minutes, my right foot hurts because of all the weight. I'm not young...I'm not old either, but my body feels old. I have four kids and I'm over weight. I'm not making excuses, I just feel my joints are tired of the weight and they hurt. I want to loss it to feel better. I told him that, but my insurance will deny me if I lose 30 pounds. So I have to keep it where it's at so that I can have the surgery. Can I lose 30 pounds? Yes, but I can't get below that 230 mark and I need to be 150. I'm hoping this surgery will get me there.

Everyone looks so awesome.

BIg congrats!

Best of luck!

Thanks for the responses. I'm excited to be getting closer to my date, but not about trying to sleep with a device to my head.

Has anyone had the sleep study where they sent you the device to your home and you wore it for two nights? That is what they are doing with me. I didn't know they could do that. That is so cool!

My doctor is putting me on a liquid diet 1 week before surgery. So I'm going to do a two week liquid diet so that if I mess up, hopefully it will be during the first week.