Looking for friends-Pre Op

WOW Heather!! 53 pounds, congrats  I wanna be just like you when I grow up...lol
Kidding, but really you should be proud. If I am anywhere near 53 pounds lost at time of surgery I will be a happy camper!
How are you feeling your date is just around the corner, I hope everything goes smoothly for you!

Nice to meet you too!

**Edit-I forgot to ask you what you did to loose the weight? And what was the time period you lost it?

I lost the weight so far by going on a 1200 calorie per day diet. As part of that I have cut out all concentrated sweets and I drink a lot of water. I started that as my 3 month medically supervised diet for insurance and then just continued for another 2 months to see how much I could lose. The last month, my weight loss has slowed quite a bit, this is a familiar pattern for me as a pre-op. I know the regain would be just around the corner if I wasn't having surgery.

Today is my surgery day. I am very nervous about the pain but very excited to get my sleeve!

 Hello Christine I'm Jen from Dallas, GA lol sorry not TX but.. I'm 31 and was just approved this week for surgery looking at a date in April and doing all my pre op testing this week. I would love to be your friend :) best of luck!

Hi Jen, Congrats on approval!! What kind of Pre op testing is your doctor having you do? Hopefully you get your April Date!

 I had to get an upper GI today and have to have cardio and pulmonary clearance for surgery. I will be done with all three by next week then its just a waiting game till the surgery. I should know the date by tomorrow hopefully. 

How did the upper GI go? I did one before and I almost lost my cookies, but I have a high gag reflex.

Michelle from the Central TX area very pre-op. Started my 90 day medically supervised weight management program. would love to be buddies!

Hi Michelle, what part of texas are you in? We are pretty much in the same place, I completed the supervised weight management before so I am doing it again on my own. So far I am 2 weeks in and 11 pounds down, how are things going for you so far?
BTW Dr. Ganta is also my surgeon

Hey Christine! I'm from Austin as well. Kati just started me out on the 90 day program this monday 3/5. That metabolism test was killer. I had to do it 2x since there was a misunderstanding about her saying it took 15 minutes and her not hearing the beep from the machine. So at 16:23 I stopped and got her only to be told I'd have to repeat since the machine was still going :-( I'm on a 1500 cal/day regular food intake. I'd kill for a soda right now but otherwise managing my meals. She also had me start eating smaller bites, longer chews, and no drinking with meals or 30 min after. Hopefully late June early-mid July I will have a surgery date.

I haven't had the chance to meet Katy yet, though we have talked on the phone. I completed the 3 month program a little over a year ago when I was preparing for DS but my insurance didn't fully cover the surgery. We long story short (basically after I gained the 60 pounds I lost back) I decided again I needed a change. So Ins. Approved me and I will meet with Kati in April.
once you start seeing the weight come off its gets easier, how has the diet been going?