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I told my kids 11 and 7. They took the news well and I wanted to prepare them for post op HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-261.8

How did everyone do over the weekend? We went to the beach and there was food festival [emoji45]. I kept to the diet though and had fun playing with the kids. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-261.8

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Thanks to starting my preop diet this past Monday my check in weight is 261.8. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

There is an iPhone app call WatchMeEat that with pace you to eat slowly. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

I have been doing a 20oz coffee with mocha protein powder added, then a large pot of hot tea (first cup has bene fiber added in), next is 8oz water with one scoop of syntrax protein powder, 3 cups of bone broth, and dinner is crystal light with unflavored protein powder. I'm allowed one diet Italian ice also a day, sugar free jello, and sugar free popcicles. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

Going out with daughter to the pho shop and ordering the broth only. [emoji23] HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

Not hungry and lost 5.5lbs which is a plus. My intestines hate which sucks. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

I did my first day today also. I was fine until this evening. I'm feeling quite hungry in waves. I've heard just the first three are bad. HW-292 SW- date 6/29/17 CW-268

I just started day one and my nutritionist said I could make homemade egg drop soup. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

So I called my doctor's Office today to see if my insurance approval had come in and was told that they changed my surgery date from July 6th to June 29th. They also said that they were going to hear back from my insurance today and they would call me back to schedule me for an appointment tomorrow to sign all my preop paperwork. Fast forward to end of the day, I didn't hear anything back , and the office was closed. I then tried calling my insurance to check on the approval, but they were also closed. I finally found information through my insurance's online chat feature. The lady there told me that the doctor's office had only sent in request today and that it takes several weeks for the approval to happen. If this is true than my surgery is going to end up July 13th because the doctor is out the original date. Hopefully I find out more tomorrow though I have a feeling I'm going to be rushing into town for a last minute doctor's appointment. If my surgery is going to be June 29th, I need to know tomorrow due to needing to start the preop liquid diet on Monday. I just really don't need this extra unnecessary stress. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

I was approved and everything is on the new schedule for June 29th. I'm a planner and ambiguity is stressful. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

Goal weight 230 HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

Well my tentative July 6th has been changed to either June 29th or July 13th. Should know definitively tonight. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

Not to make things hard for you but it takes awhile to get used to CPAP and using the machine just afterwards for recovery might not work. It took me almost a month before I stopped removing my mask while I slept at night. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

Any tips for setting a goal challenge weight? I will be doing my preop diet and having my surgery while this challenge is going on. HW-292 SW- date 7/6/17 CW-268

I have finished all my pre-op requirements and now begin the insurance approval waiting game. I hope it doesn't take too long. I am hoping for surgery date at end of June.

Finished my preop appointment last week and just found out my surgery will be July 6th.

I have Higmark of PA and everything was submitted day after and I don't have my approval yet. Still waiting but congratulations on such a quick turnaround.

This is the day I'm hoping for. My doctor only performs bypasses on Thursdays.

Ugh I had a really bad morning eating this morning. I only have two weeks left until everything gets submitted to insurance for approval. This morning I started out fine with a protein shake then ended up gorging on corn puffs and chocolates. I'm going to pick myself up and eat better tonight but I feel disappointed in myself.

I wish that I had to go out to get stuff. My sister in law owns a chocolate shop and sent us truffles and pretzels with caramel and dipped in chocolate. The chips we had around for kids and hubby's lunches.

I'm in month five of my nutritionist monitored diet and am down 17.5lbs. That is 5.9% of my original weight. I have been focusing on smaller meals with lean proteins and plenty of fruits and veggies. I do one meal replacement a day, generally in morning when I'm not as hungry. Also plenty of fluids and swim for exercise. I have at least another month before i have to do the liquid diet.

I haven't have surgery yet and I'm already having a sensitivity to refined sugar. I'm four months into my pre op nutritionist monitored diet. Today I had a piece of my son's birthday cake and it's killing my digestive system. I had one last Friday also and the same thing happened. I've been pretty good following my diet,but have just noticed on days I have problems. Anyone else notice this? Is this an indication that I will have bad dumping after surgery?

I'm swimming 4-5 days a week for an hour each time.