Hi Marci, You are soooo close! I am very proud of you for having the courage to change your life like this. I too will miss my old friends, peanut butter & jelly on toast with a HUGE bowl of Cheerios, Milky Ways, buttered popcorn, and the BIGGY for me is a couple gulps of milk after each bite! I can't imagine not drinking milk with each bite. BUT, I am giving up all those negative friends because they are killing me. You are addicted to food as I am and it will take some time to reprogram our thinking. But you can do this! I will say a prayer for your surgeon and you and remember you are not alone! BIG HUGS! Carol Percel