Hi Angela, I am having lap RNY on April 17th here in northern New York. I am so ready for this and I can't wait for Thursday to get here. Are you currently on a liquid diet? I have been on one since Tuesday, April 8th. It's not so bad. Anyway, good luck to you on Friday! Everything will go perfectly, I'm sure!! Stay strong and look forward to your new and improved life on the other side!! Kathy

Linda, Two shakes a day doesn't sound like enough to sustain your body. My liquid diet consists of 4 protein shakes per day. I usually plan them at the same times every day to make it easier to stick to it. (8:00 am, Noon, 4:00pm and 8:00pm). You might want to try having more than 2. Also, to supplement them, I am allowed one of the following per day: 1 c. 1% or fat-free milk or 8 oz of fat free yogurt or 1/2 c low fat cottage cheese I usually eat the yogurt or the cottage cheese around 6:00pm to simulate dinner. Mid morning I have 1 c. grapefruit juice. It seems to be just enough to get me through to lunch. The other option is 2 c. veggie juice which could be split, 1 c in the morning and 1 c in the afternoon. I am finding that having "something" every couple of hours is working for me. My biggest problem is in the evening. I want to eat more. By then, the only things I'm allowed are s/f popsicles, s/f jello, broth, water, diet soda, etc. I usually have some of all of them each evening to get me through. Also, so you don't think I'm not human (LOL) I have cheated a little. I am allowed only broth, but on Day 2 I ate chicken noodle soup and I did eat the noodles. Also, I cheat by having a second helping of cottage cheese if I'm still hungry or I have both cottage cheese and yogurt in the same day. I figure if I'm at least eating what I'm supposed to eat, I should be ok. It's just the calories that are higher than they should be. I hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Kathy

I am getting the Realize band on the 21st so I am wondering how you are doing now and feeling? I hope you are getting things down better. Keep us updated.

Hi my date is April 17th. Im not scared Im actually anxious.

My date is April 16th. I'm so excited and nevous all the same time. Let me know how you make out.