July 14 (or close )Sleeve Date Friends

[HotATL73 24]

I have done turkey burgers and replace the bun with lettuce

[HotATL73 24]

I start my liquid diet on the 8th and end onthe 9th at midnight then I have my surgery on the 10th I am more excited then ever!

[harley_quinn25 80]

July 15th date here.

Today is my first day of pre-op. So far so good.

Nice to see so many surgery buddies in the middle of the month.

Hey congrats to all of us for making it this far!! ???????????????????????????? now only 1 week and 2 days for me, 3 for some. We can do this! And when it happens we shall make a thread about it!

[AvalonNeeCee 127]

Yes I am excited for everyone and happy to have this thread to talk to people at the same point as I am. I don't know about turkey burgers but are you limited on the weight of meat you can eat? If so I imagine it would be ok to have that. I can have turkey 3oz as part of my meal. Turkey burger sounds yummy. I have my pre surgery class wednesday....nervious excitement.

[kjsweigart 15]

July 15th surgery date.

[AvalonNeeCee 127]

Nice. Welcome to the group.

[heleneval 23]

For those of you on Facebook, I just started a PRIVATE Facebook group for July 2015 sleevers. Since it's private, your friends will not be able to see that you are a member of this group, for those of you who are keeping it secret. It is not searchable, so the only way to join is to send me a friend request and I will add you. You can find me at www.facebook.com/heleneval

[kazy298 15]

As of today I lost just shy of 18 lbs!!!!! My surgery is in one week!!!! Monday the 13th and I am sooo excited! My doctor did say I can have a treat day on the 4th so I had hibachi and just ate the veggies, half of my chicken and a bite of rice. Then just a bite of cherry pie that was a very nice break from nothing lol but my dad is in from st. Croix and we've been having a lot of family get togethers this week so lots of food around is definitely making me stronger at my will power, definitely testing me I'm proud to say I have been really good can't wait!

I started at 287 on June 29th and now July 6 I'm 269.1

[nikkiblueyes 25]

For those of you on Facebook, I just started a PRIVATE Facebook group for July 2015 sleevers. Since it's private, your friends will not be able to see that you are a member of this group, for those of you who are keeping it secret. It is not searchable, so the only way to join is to send me a friend request and I will add you. You can find me at www.facebook.com/heleneval

Just sent you a friend request!

I'm under Nicole Marie

[nikkiblueyes 25]

So I am on my pre-op diet day 1 - so far I have had 2 shakes and 24oz of Water with crystal light. 2 questions..

* should I be eating even if I'm not hungry? 8am shake 11am shake and I'm not hungry.

* if you check out the pic attached it shows my intake. Should I be concerned with the carbs?

[sleevenv 483]

Drink the shakes! They stave off the hunger that's soon to show up if you don't. Once the hunger shows, you're more apt to eat (spelled cheat)! If your doctor prescribed the shakes you're eating, then I would not worry about carbs. If you purchased the kind you "like" and they're full of sugar (bad type of carb), then you may want to read labels for carb content. Carbs, especially from sugar, make you hungrier sooner and stronger. If it's a doctor prescribed and recommended brand, then try to follow his rules the best you can! Good luck! I found the first 48 hours of carb withdrawal suck and then it slowly got better. But each of us is unique and we have to do our best with what we've got.

Edited July 6, 2015 by sleevenv

[Daisy0818 20]

July 13 is my big day !!

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

The trick to being able to stick to a low calorie diet, is to never let yourself get hungry. You need to have 3 shakes a day. You also need to keep your body built up. Protein is the building block of the body, make sure you are getting it in! It will help you with recovery!

So I am on my pre-op diet day 1 - so far I have had 2 shakes and 24oz of Water with crystal light. 2 questions..
* should I be eating even if I'm not hungry? 8am shake 11am shake and I'm not hungry.
* if you check out the pic attached it shows my intake. Should I be concerned with the carbs? ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1436206604.766320.jpg

[brr 17]

@@heleneval I sent you a friend request too

[AvalonNeeCee 127]

Nikkiblueeyes:

For comparison my shake instructions are 15 grams of Protein minimum and no more than 10 grams of carbs per serving, plus my one healthy meal which is 3 oz lean cooked Protein, 1 fat serving, 1 whole grain (like slice bread, Beans, or 1/2 cup cottage cheese), 1 piece fruit, 1 cup veggies. I think the carbs matter. I was given a list of appropriate Protein Shakes and the one I am having has only 4 grams carbs per serving. I guess it all depends on what your doctor says, but for comparison sake this is what I was told. Plus I am supposed to do 64 oz of Water a day.

I could share the shake list with you if you want to give me an email or fb or something to send it to.

Edited July 6, 2015 by AvalonNeeCee