New Here :)

[lolawaiting 83]

Welcome agirlo!! Good luck to you. If anyone uses my fitness pal I'm lolawaiting. Just joined

[agirlofaith 71]

I'm agirlofaith on my fitnesspal!

We've been making Soups with beans- like ham and Beans, split pea with ham... My husband has been blending them up and freezing 3oz servings for me for when surgery comes along!! I hope it's the first of February I want to be stocked up on things that are of good Protein and ready so I can be successful.

Glad you are here, can't wait to hear your story!!!

[Teka2011 73]

Hi everyone! So' date=' I'm a 30 something, single, female waiting to find out about insurance approval- my clinic said probably by Friday... I have diabetes and high cholesterol so I hope it'll go through. I'm anxious and nervous and worried lol I'm so ready to start and feel like I'm going thru some kind of "goodbye" to favorite foods. I've been researching and reading everything I can find. I feel confident this is right for me and think I'm ready to make those changes I need to... Just ready to stop waiting and go! Looking for a good support team- I want to do this right and use it as the tool that it is to becoming healthy... So just an intro... good to meet everyone [/quote']

Welcome! I am also new =] I can really identify with the parting ways with old food! I still have a few days before doing 2 weeks of liquid! Can't wait to go! And happy for this site/app!

[lolawaiting 83]

When's your surgery date Teka? I go in 12/29 and start my liquid diet Saturday. Honestly I think it's going to be soooo hard, especially with Christmas coming too! I wonder if sugar free Jell-O shots count as liquid diet? lolol

[lolawaiting 83]

Good idea on freezing girl... Maybe I should try that too. Are you using a blender or something special? Have y'all check out eggface? I LOVE her blog. Such good ideas

[Teka2011 73]

When's your surgery date Teka? I go in 12/29 and start my liquid diet Saturday. Honestly I think it's going to be soooo hard' date=' especially with Christmas coming too! I wonder if sugar free Jell-O shots count as liquid diet? lolol[/quote']

Lol! I know right?! My date is 1/9

Good luck! We are all here, I know I'm going to need luck and prayers when I start. Are you doing a 'last supper'? Lol I've heard of that.

[vickilynn1973 1]

I am new as well! Start my liquid diet on Dec.21st with surgery scheduled for January 4, 2013....and i'm almost more worried about no solids than I am the actual surgery! There are so many different tales of woe here on the site..... I cant decide if I should be scared or excited! I would love to hear some actual ideas of what you eat/drink throughout your day!

What was your day like before the surgery on the liquid diet, and what is a typical day of meals for you now?

I'm extremely worried about how much I'm going to grieve for food. Thank you all for being here!

[lsb77 5]

Welcome! Im fairly new as well. My surgery is the 27th! I have diabetes and hypertension and so looking forward to feeling better as well!

[lolawaiting 83]

Lolol yes I think I'll have to have a last meal, but you know, I'm just not sure of what yet! It's getting close though!! 3 days till liquid diet. Omg I'm so nervous for that.

Vicki I'd love to know what someone's daily meal plan looks like too. Might be a good question for the postop boards.

Ibs I have diabetes and high cholesterol so I think sometimes I don't even recognize the way I feel isn't "good", it's been that way for so long. I'm really excited to feel good again.

Confession time- I eat so much at a setting I feel sick and horrible- and exhausted- after. I don't even know why I do it. So ready to say bye to that!

[lolawaiting 83]

Oh actually I hadn't thought about it before, but google eggface. Her blog is something like "the world according to eggface" and she has a part called "a day in my pouch" that shows numerous days of meals she eats all the time. She's years out, but her food looks good!