October Members

[cooksie 124]

Cooksie....Oct 9.....Carla....240

[kisersassy 369]

Good idea cooksie. Wish I could be on this list

[cooksie 124]

Good idea cooksie. Wish I could be on this list

. When is your surgery?

[kisersassy 369]

I have no clue yet. I have bcbs Highmark and required to do a 6 month supervised weight loss plan in which I started in April. This month makes the 6th month but since it has to be consecutive October will make final weigh in. I still have the psych evaluation to do on October 3rd being that said its all in how fast insurance approval is after my appointment October 23

[mizzlaw 130]

Im scheduled for oct 3rd..... And no liquid diet necessary except or three days before surgery..... Sooooo scared

[cooksie 124]

Im scheduled for oct 3rd..... And no liquid diet necessary except or three days before surgery..... Sooooo scared

Oh my!!! I have to do a 4 wk pre~op diet!

[EmpressLizBunny 18]

Hi I'm having a band to bypass conversion on oct 1st

[cooksie 124]

Hi I'm having a band to bypass conversion on oct 1st

Yay!!! Welcome!!!

[kisersassy 369]

When do you start pre op diet cooksie? Is it like the 1 to 2 week liquid diet before surgery? Or is it just low low carbs and Protein Drinks?

[EmpressLizBunny 18]

My doc said only Protein Shakes adding up to 70 grams of Protein and less than 30 grams of carbs for the 2 weeks prior to surgery but in my case since its a revision they wanted me on it for 3 weeks I've been on it for the last 2 weeks 2 more to go

[aNuMe 59]

Oh my!!! I have to do a 4 wk pre~op diet!

Im on my 7th day of my 4 week diet and lost 16.4lbs my surgery is set fot Oct 8th @ 10am and I cant wait.

[kisersassy 369]

Anume is it a pure liquid diet? Or so you do Protein drinks? Just curious if it can help me lose some weight before the 24th

[sharoncarrie 49]

My surgery is scheduled for Oct 9th at 8:00am. My nerves sometimes gets the best of me! Anyone else feel super anxious??

[sweethonesty261 1]

My surgery is scheduled for Oct 15th at 6:30am. My nerves sometimes gets the best of me! Anyone else feel super anxious??

Thats normal just keep the positive outlook of it in mind all times the day is near ur mind is gonna be playing games with u even ur emotions but after your going to wish you did it so much sooner im a year and 5 mnth out and if theirs any regrets its the fact i didnt do it sooner but theirs a time for everything your gonna suceed pray for the best

[aNuMe 59]

Anume is it a pure liquid diet? Or so you do Protein drinks? Just curious if it can help me lose some weight before the 24th

I take in 7 Optifast supplements a day. I can have unlimited amount of sugar free popsicles, sugar free and caffeine free soda if I drink anything that has caffeine in it I have to replace it with Water, because you have to get in 64 ounces of fluids a day, and caffeine drinks does not count. I can have up to 1 cups worth of vegetables a day which are cucumbers celery any color bell pepper and any color lettuce, and you can have red wine vinegar on the lettuce. Also you can have sugar free gum & mints and 1 cup of sugar free Jello. The dietitian also told us ways we can doctor up the Soups & shakes so they won't be so plain, you can add herbs as long as they don't have sugar or salt I like the Mrs Dash in my Soups. You can add instant decaffeinated coffee, vanilla, almond or mint extract to your shakes. I personally like the coffee in both the vanilla and chocolate shakes it taste like a mocha shake or you can put root beer or orange soda in your vanilla shake to make it takes like a vanilla cream popsicle or a root beer float, oh yeah the Water that goes into the shakes and soups counts towards the 64 ounces of fluids a day. I hope that helps.