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Wow you only weigh 172 and are going with gastric sleeve? If I can ask why not do the lap band?

Ooo fingers crossed to all you gals and guys out there waiting for your date. As much as we all want our dates to be closer just consider this time to adopt some healthy eating habits and get right of some bad ones! Rooting for everyone and If anyone is interested I just spent the day sipping on some different broths and soups and found some great ones like mexican tortilla soup, chinese hot and sour and thai chicken. All have a nice kick and changes it up from the shakes. Those are all made from Swanson and if you go to traders joes I found that their Miso soup is great there! kinda pricey though!

Well just got back from my appointment and who is down 12lbs? This chick right here and I feel awesome about that I know it is cause I'm basically eating nothing and don't get me wrong I'm STARVING but hey I just know that if I go into surgery with a lower body weight that it means I have less to lose and I think that is something great!

@ When is your surgery scheduled?

Hey anyone here in the Colorado Springs area I'm getting my sleeve done on January 12th and need to have a lil local support! Congrats to whoever got theirs and to those like me who is getting theirs!

Congrats on surgery and those drugs seem to be working too! Good luck on the beginning of your journey!

I really hope that everyone stays in constant contact with each other. I'm trying to rally some people that have had sleeve surgery in my area together for a lil support group, Today I did not eat great but since I have already lost 11lbs in 9 days I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I can only control so much and everything in moderation is ok. Tech I'm not even having to do a pre op diet I'm choosing to do one and I'm pretty proud of myself!

@@kcleveland I'm actually going to Mexicali, MX I have not found many people going there yet...are you? Otherwise if you are I'm staying at the hotel lucerna

5wks til surgery and I just cant wait. Completely focused right now on losing weight and I feel great about it. I just started walking again and make sure I get in at least 3 miles a day to stay on track. I went and got a first goal weight outfit and hoping it actually fits before I even go to get my surgery cause I need that type of motivation to stay on track. I'm super grateful for all of you on here and hope we all check in so we can cheer each other on!

I did not see anyone post anything about fitbits scale which I also have and just love. I think it is easier since it links with my fitbit and I don't have to manually enter my weight when I do it and I too use myfitnesspal and those two link together so I can keep better overall track of my food intake and my workouts!

I use Fitbit and I love it. Mine broke but I did just repurchase another and I'm glad I did. Its shows where my lazy points are and where I need to focus on. Since I haven't had my surgery I feel that it is going to be another tool to help me stay on track!

@@mduffield Oh try propel or something with a lil dash of crystal light. It will help you kick start the Water and to be honest I gave up EVERYTHING else for two weeks except for water so that my body in a sense would crave it and believe it or not it really helped. So now I have a nightly cup of tea and maybe a morning coffee otherwise just water.! You'll do great no worries.

I think the bad breath is from the shakes on my end and since I'm only eating every three to four hours I just swish my mouth with listerine. Yea I don't chew gum much so I just never have any on hand but I def know what you mean. I'm not hungry until I eat and then I drink a whole lot of water and it goes away I just think I mentally want the carbs.

@@downsizingdiva Yea I'm a daily weigh er myself and i don't care but my scale is giving me the same number each time I do it in the morning might more by a point but not lbs. Great weight loss all the same and just focus on today and not worry about yesterday you can only control today not the pass right?

Just seeing how everyone is doing and how the battle of waiting is going! I hope all of you are having an easier time and are able to fend off the rumbling tummies!

@@Zzzombrie I did atkins for sometime and you know the only way it truly worked for me is if I did the old school atkins where it was literally two weeks of NO carbs to put my body in full ketosis and then I slowly added carbs in but it was difficult but I did manage to lose about 30lbs in about a month. I'm not sure if you want to try it but it might work for you then when you get into the shakes do the two atkins shakes for breakfast and lunch and then for dinner do a full non carb dinner. Only a suggestion. It is so hard to stick to it but so important. good luck to you!

Yea I'm not pre op either but I was thinking the longer I put it off the harder it is just going to get for me. I drink 3 shakes a day one for breakfast and lunch and then one after dinner since between 7-12 is my weak spot and I just want to make sure I stay feeling full. Ugh the drooling btw I completely get. I have a husband and two kids and it is tough cooking them dinner and still not being able to eat it. Yesterday I made them homemade pierogies and homemade french fries and it KILLED me not to eat some. lol I'm weak.....but I get there, We all will and I can't wait for all of us to start our post op journey together!

So I have manage to stick to my diet for 4 days which is nothing right? lol Yeah well I did actually lose 4lbs already which I suppose could either be water weight or bathroom weight...yea tmi I know but hey I guess I do need to flush out the excess waste i'll still take it. I just hope I can keep it up cause to be honest the whole protein shake everyday thing is getting boring. I'm bored of the tastes but I manage to mix it up with dinner. Tons of veggies to keep my stomach moving otherwise they said I would get blocked up. and I have been choosing to do chicken and fish. I hope everyone is having an easy time with theirs.

@@mkw10 are you waiting for your passport? I got mine within two weeks and instead of going to the post office if that's your local office I recommend going to the regional office to get it filled out. I did and it was much more efficient and that is why mine came back quick. Only suggestions if that is what if the hold up is!