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Hey, just got my labs back for surgery. All is normal and I'm officially cleared for it. Clear liquids tomorrow. I'll have the night alone with my husband tomorrow night, my mom will have my kids. Hmm what to do??

Good Luck Karen Allen, I'm right behind you girl!

I know Amylynns, I'm not actually counting Thursday since I have to go in that day so 1 whole day left! I'm so excited and nervous at the same time!

I only went where I did because amazon didn't have the flavor packs of it. Now that I've tasted them I'm ready to move on to my purchase.

I swear I consumed too much protein last night. I was hungry after working ( I work 3-11:30pm) and didn't want to eat so I mixed a Nectar protein(23 g of protein) with Fair Life (13 g of protein) milk. Man, I haven't been hungry all day and have felt a bit heavy and bloated. This is the last time I'm doing that, apparently that was a bit too much for me at one time.

So I was approved for surgery and scheduled 10/2 and I had the most horrible nightmare. I deamt that they called me to cancel my surgery. In my dream I cried so hard and was so devistated. Im still so nervous since it is 12 days away. I am maintaining under my weight but it still seems so hard. 12 days seems so quick yet so far away. On top of all of that I have to host my son's 4th birthday party 5 days before surgery. I dont really care for cake but we will be BBQing. Gotta stay on the strait and narrow. Anyone have these type of bad dreams before surgery?

In 2 days, my life is changing in 2 days! Not counting Thursday since that is the Day! I had my last pre op physical and I'm down from 249/250 to 244 ( I only needed to lose a few pounds). My doctor said my liver feels normal so I guess it must be good, not enlarged.

Don't worry Amylynns, I have zero motivation as well. I wonder if it has to do with how tired I've been lately. I'm sure once the weight comes off you'll have more energy and motivation to work out better.

I'm located in MN

Hey NC Girl, sorry for the slow response. I'm doing okay. That was the only nightmare I had, I've had no others since then. I'm getting excited! I started a self induced liquid diet today, wasn't too bad, did get really hungry at 7 pm though. I have my pre op physical tomorrow with the last blood work, then it's on to surgery. Thursday can't get here soon enough for me now!

I haven't had the RNY yet, 4 days away. I have had the lap band and when I lost, about 30 lbs everything was fine. I think as long as your husband is on board with you losing and doesn't try to sabotage you it will all work out. My husband is diabetic so really our food choices will have to be the same, low carb, sugar free ect. It will be easy for me. Maybe when he sees you doing so well, it will motivate him to do better! Good luck!

Congrats. As a fellow asthma person I find that I can do other cardiovascular things that don't involve running. Like I can do most classes without having shortness of breath.

October 2nd for me. Can I say I'm happy I won't be able to eat Halloween candy this year!

Alzheimers disease? Beni, my insurance doesn't have a minimum diet wait, it is my hospitals program. They would have approved me long ago.

So I have a friend who has RNY in 2009. She started off at 410 pounds and at surgery day she was 398 pounds. 6 months later she was 185 pounds. She was telling me all about how she felt and how everything worked for her. She felt she was losing too fast and was scared and nervous. She also wasn't use to being able to feel her bones or other people feeling them either. She was losing more down to 174 lbs and felt she was losing too much, so she asked her doctor about gaining back up to 185 lbs. She has stayed within 10 lbs of this weight for the last 4 years, she has recently gone back down to 175 lbs after she had a tummy tuck. She hasn't had any complications besides 1 stuck moment because she ate taco salad too soon, she said she was 8 weeks out at that time. I'm so lucky to have someone who has already done this and been successful to be around to help. So with her story I'm even more encouraged and happy to move on with this journey.

The fuzzy navel was okay. The cappuccino tasted pretty good. Almost like a treat.

October 2nd for me. Can't wait to be on the losers bench.

I'm sorry Karen Allen, I know how it feels to be depressed. This road is not an easy one, couple that with every day to day family problems can easily lead to stress eating. Good thing is its not the end of the world and just think at least you didn't go on a binge. Do you have a running stroller? That may help with your grandson, so he can go and you don't have to worry about how far he can walk or not.

Well I searched the net for the sample packs because I hate the taste of most protein. I hate the gritty feel of protein as well. I ordered from smart body nutrition. There are 15 flavors of Nectar most to be mixed with water. So far I've tried vanilla, strawberry, and ice tea. They taste like they are supposed to, no gritty taste, goes down smooth. My only complaint is the smell, it smells exactly how formula smells, but I can deal with that by drinking it in a bottle instead of a cup SO I don't have to smell it. I liked the flavors so far. I like the fact that I can try all their flavors before committing to one or two of them.

Wow, mine is super fast. I have preferred one. They took 4 days for approval.

Ok, so I posted in the nutrition section but I bought some fair life milk which has 13 g of protein per serving, they come in skim, 2% regular and choclate. I mixed it with nectar protein powder(23 g protein). So I did 12 oz milk and the protein packet 2 days ago. I drank it right before bed and it seriously lasted me until noon. It was insane. I think it might have been a little too much protein at one time (43 g all together) because I felt seriously bloated. I was not hungry at all! I feel that if I happen to get really hungry on my self induced liquid diet phase that I will do that same thing again. I maintained my water intake so I wasn't dehydrated at all. I got about 90 oz in that day.

I am a band revisionist. I really wished I had done the other surgeries before I decided on the band. The band wasn't a good fit for my body or life. I am 6 days away from surgery for RNY and I am honestly at peace with it, just nervous and anxious about getting it done already! I say think long and hard, do your research and whatever makes your heart, gut, your feels (what ever you call it) feel at peace then that is the right choice. When you make your mind and are prepared for the good and bad, you come out better in the end.

Hi, it's been a few days since you've had the surgery. How do you feel? I'm being revised Oct 2nd and am nervous and excited at the same time.

Beni- how are you going to keep yourself full? I know my head hunger will get the best of me. I will also have to pre make my kids food so I'm not standing by a stove all day. I will probably do that Friday or Saturday.

I will also post before surgery pics with my weight and measurements. I'm hoping this will keep me more motivated in this whole journey. I think I will also make my husband hide the scale while I'm in the hospital so I won't be tempted to weigh myself for a while. I kind of want to keep it to once every 2 weeks. I actually want to have him keep the scales in his car truck. That way I would physically have to go outside everytime I want to weigh myself.