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@@gb401 I'm with you. I barely get in 6 cups a day and I'm 9 weeks out. Maybe later it will be better but I can't imagine drinking more like I used to before a fast day.

@@Dyros It's probably best to ask your rabbi that question. It could vary depending on your circumstances.

@@anewme2015 Yeah! The staff at TWH is amazing. And remember you can always keep calling to see if there are any openings sooner than what you have scheduled. That's what I did. Otherwise I would have been looking at maybe an April or May surgery. You're right! This is just the beginning I'm on the way to a new me =)

@@KreemyPeach Unfortunately I won't be able to come tonight. But I think anything no further than Steeles Ave like was suggested before would be nice. I see there's a Timmy's at Dufferin & Finch and on Bathurst north of Finch. Sunday, Monday or Tuesday nights are good for me.

@@Angelant76 Not a problem for me. Sorry I didn't notice it in your profile before.

I'm good for up to Steeles either Bathurst or Dufferin though I'd favor Bathurst more. I'm not on here everyday and I just saw that a location was picked. Not thrilled about the Highway 7 location especially since a 7pm meeting means I'd be driving up 400 during rush hour traffic. So you three ladies will have to let the rest of know how much fun you had so we'll all be jealous and want to come out next time.

@@RuthFour I spoke to the dietitian on Friday and she said 4-6 cups of any liquid I can fit in right now is fine. I'm just under 4 weeks post op. Tea, crystal light, broth whatever. No coffee or caffeined drinks though. So that was good to hear. My Protein is on target everyday so she was happy to hear that. I feel better and less stressed aiming for 4 cups of "water" in any form. Plus she said I can drink prune juice and take Benefiber again to help with the constipation. Yeah!

@@Calgirl26 Well I'm just under 4 weeks post-op (boy that went by fast!) and I think I'm a slow loser. Following the program as per the instructions I've only lost 12 lbs. I hope it's because I've heard that if you start at a lower weight that you lose slower and not because I'm doing something wrong. Funny though if I'd lost 12 lbs on WW or some other diet in less than 4 weeks I'd be doing cartwheels. I have to keep reminding myself of that. It's funny how you expect so much more from the surgery. Like to wake up each day and expect to see the scale go down a pound or two each time. Maybe some do but not me apparently. As long as it keeps steadily going down I should not complain. Everyone's weight loss journey is different. By the way I loss 9 lbs before the surgery from my last nurse weigh-in right before I started Opti-fast.

@@anewme2015 I think the entire team at TWH is amazing. I even sent the hospital ward a thank you card because the nurses there were professional, compassionate, caring and very competent. My only surgery complaint is that I never got to meet the doctor who actually did the operation. Kind of weird you know. "The phantom doctor." I did meet his assistant, Dr. Kim, who was really nice. But he must of done a super job because I've had no complications thus far and I pray it stays that way. My recovery was extremely uneventful except for the constipation that still plagues me and that's not anyone's fault. It just is. I went for orientation in Sept 2014 and had my surgery in January 2015.

@@bigbattynatty Congrats on your progress! Looking good!

@@RuthFour Thankfully getting all my Protein in has not been a problem but I did decide to call the dietitian today about the Water. Maybe she'll have other ideas beside crystal light, caffeine free tea and drinking warm water.

I agree I think it's trial and error. Water has nothing in it and now at three weeks out its giving me fits. It has to be very warm water. But yet and still I can drink my protein shakes with cold milk and ice. Weird.

I'm in Toronto near Bathurst and the 401. So I guess I would not want to travel north of Thornhill.

@@Calgirl26 Congrats on having your surgery! A bit of a rough start but you seem to have recovered nicely. May it only be smooth sailing from now on!

@@cab127 There is certainly a lot of trial and error involved. Sometimes I don't even feel hungry but I eat because I know it's time for lunch or breakfast. Unfortunately I also don't also get the full signal unless I eat slowly until it's too late but so far it hasn't been too uncomfortable. Eating slow, which is hard, seems to be the key. Hope you don't have to experience dumping again. I also try to walk every other day. Still have issues with constipation on some days and I'm hoping the walking will help. I know my lack of Water intake isn't helping though. =(