Calling all June '16 sleevers!

[sandlsmum 7]

Pipergurl - my surgery is June 13 also.

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[njdb71 7]

My tentative date is June 9! Anybody else getting sleeved in June?

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June 15th

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[sleeverv 43]

My date is June 9th in Mexico with Dr. Liza Pompa!!!

[Seastars 175]

I still don't have a surgery date. Doing all the prepwork though: finished blood tests and EKG, psych visit #1, dietician visit #1. The dietician isn't asking for much - just two weeks' of food logs showing more Protein than carbs each day (plus at least 100g Protein per day, but I already do that), to show that I can manage to do similarly post-op. Once I show that, they will schedule surgery.

My surgeon's "liver diet" limits carbs to 20g/day (yikes!) but otherwise I get to eat. Two weeks of that is coming up soon!

So all's well for me, except that I was disappointed by my dietician's opinion on a goal weight range for me: 164-178#! She says that will incorporate my existing 125# of lean mass, plus 30% body fat (I'm currently 41.3% fat). She doesn't like using BMI. Her suggested weight seems too high for me. We will see... I want more like 150#, 20% fat, as my goal!

[Pipergurl 34]

Teacher here!! 10 days of school left!!! Whoop whoop!!! Surgery is June 10th. Really looking forward to being smaller in August!!! This is a revision for me.

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I'm a teacher too. I'm in NJ so we finish June 10. That's why going the 20th!!! Less than a month left!!!!!!!!!!

[Pipergurl 34]

Pipergurl - my surgery is June 13 also.

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I had to move mine to the 20th because he's not in the hospital my hematologist is out of on the 13 Having had pulmonary embolisms, I didn't want to risk not having my doctor available.

[Pipergurl 34]

June 20th here...I am so excited and anxious! Good luck everyone!

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I'm the same day!!!

June 20th here...I am so excited and anxious! Good luck everyone!

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I'm the same day!!!

[AmberMc03 59]

Should have approval around 6/2. Got a river float trip and then I take my kids to grandma's so I can recover better! Hoping for June 21 or 22.

[BMV2 7]

I just got my date of June 17th, now I am getting nervous...

[becomingmandikaye 262]

Mine is supposed to be June 15th! Less than 3 weeks away!

[Seastars 175]

How are you guys (who are getting very close) doing on the liver diet? Are you drinking a lot of Protein shakes, or real food? I am newly appreciating no-carb foods like mackerel, herring, tuna that are so portable for lunch at work and camping.

I've been taste-testing various shakes and am gagging at all the chemicals and sucralose! Any suggestions? Maybe after surgery I'll start a line of shakes with savory flavors: nacho cheese, potato/broccoli, curry, miso, blue cheese, buttered popcorn, tomato/spinach, ranch, carrot... Not really kidding!

[becomingmandikaye 262]

I've been taste-testing various shakes and am gagging at all the chemicals and sucralose! Any suggestions? Maybe after surgery I'll start a line of shakes with savory flavors: nacho cheese, potato/broccoli, curry, miso, blue cheese, buttered popcorn, tomato/spinach, ranch, carrot... Not really kidding!

My favorite ready to drink shake (so far) is Premier Protein in chocolate. It's also delicious if mixed with a bit of cold brew coffee concentrate.

I'm making my way through some Syntrax nectar samples, and so far I've discovered that mixing vanilla with fuzzy navel in milk with a few ice cubes blended in is pretty amazing. (Conversely, Unjury's strawberry Sorbet is disgusting)

I also don't mind the Isopure Zero Carb drink in Grape or Alpine Punch

[Seastars 175]

Thank you! I like the Premier Protein Cholocalate and vanilla both (haven't tried strawberry - I've heard that's gritty). Ordered the Necter Variety Sampler today too, and picked up some other brands' individual packets at Whole Foods to try. But I think a coupla weeks straight of chocolate and vanilla shakes will drive me bonkers!

[becomingmandikaye 262]

The World According to Eggface also has TONS of Protein shake recipes that sound super yummy and way better than just Protein powder mixed with Water.

https://www.pinterest.com/eggface/protein-shakes-and-smoothies/

[Susan Michelle Autry 10]

Getting real now...surgery next Wednesday June 1st