Excited for so many great things to come - Surgery is just a bit over a month away, OK its a month and 3 weeks but whos counting. Summer if flying by, I have to admit I havent been working very hard on losing the weight I need to before surgery...I realllllyyyyyyy need to work on it and commit myself before surgery. Dr Baranov said between 30 and 50 lbs and 2 months later I have lost 30 but, as pattern dictates I slip. I dont want to risk him changing surgery so I intend to blast thru the next 20 lbs and keep it off until surgery so nothing stands in my way. I have started picking up samples here and there as funds allow- Got a good deal on wellesse multi, sublingual b12, vit d3 and calcium and iron- tried some celebrate vitamins too,so far not loving the syntrax nectars but that could change after sday- also have my matrix mint cookie,click and vitasport se7ven. Would like to get some more little spoons/cups/dishes in 2 and 4 oz sizes so it makes things easier post op- With surgery so close to school starting andcubscouts restarting in October.plus my 4 boys and daycare keeping me busy, I know IM going to be busy and will need to be mindful to stay on track :) Last week of the month I have an appointment every single day(beggining with PreOp assessment the 23rd) for my surgery, labwork,nutritionist, pycsh eval,and a final meeting with the DR-eeeeppp

Met with dr Baranov last wednesday after my weight loss seminar. He was very direct and to the point(which Ive come to appreciate with dr's ). I have to loss 30-50 lbs, It will mean less time on the table, less risk of complications, easier recovery and it will help me down the path to better eating. He put e on a very restrictive diet- toast/bread with a slice of lunchmeat or an egg for breakfast- and a smart ones type meal(more meat and vegi,less pasta) for lunch and dinner- as many raw veggies as Id like- I learned the first day(thursday) I didnt need butter on the bread(or the massive calories that goes along with it) 3 days and I down 7 lbs already...but sadly Ive cheated a bit each day :< I have to learn to stop eating my feelings!! But its a start and so much better than the (estimating) 3000 plus calories a day I used to eat, Although Dr B said eh thinks I probably ate closer to 10000, who knows??My next appt is June 1st and I am hoping to be down 30 lbs...Is that unrealistic?? I have no idea, Ive never done this before!!