hey all, i am getting so nervous.. I am scheduled for surgery on tuesday at 11:45 a.m.. I am on my 2 week pre op diet now, i have done pretty well so far. i promise that chicken broth has to be the most boring food ever. i have been having it between lunch and dinner with a couple of crackers. i have lost about 14 lbs so far! yeah for me!!! i ran into the nurse from my clinic in the store the other day just as i was going to try to find something to eat! LOL she told me to have the hot dog without the bread--god i love bread and buns!!!:smile2: she said it i have lost 15lbs by tuesday, i would have done well.. i have a couple of days left and i will loose either 15 lbs or more than that. i have been getting used to eating less.. i kinda find myself talking about my husband because he eats so much... is this normal??:redface: i don't want to be to critical of him because he is already self concious about his weight. anyway the next couple of days are all about me - going to a labor day bbq tomorrow.. i am going to have a small plate of food , but not too much - then monday i will be back to jello and broth - Tuesday is my big day! i am so excited.. my mother and husband will be my support team. Actually my mother is going to stay with me for a week. i have 2weeks and 3 days scheduled off from work - wanted to be back in time for employee appreciation party.:thumbup: i am really anticipating getting rid of my blood pressure meds and this cpap machine. it feels so good to get on the scale and be down from 283 to 268. Alrighty, i am rambling - going to eat my chicken breast and spinach... i will check in wednesday when i get home from the hospital....

you've only just begun your journey! Congrats! You will NEVER, EVER, EVER regret it!

Best wishes to you. It is by far the best tool I have ever used for WL. Good luck and keep us posted. imaluckydog

I am about to go to my first consultation meeting in 48 hours...I was gungu ho about the lap band after the seminar, but then I went on you tube and saw a bunch of videos about how the lap band did not work for people...and they went with bariatric, etc.

I did not watch the videos but only saw there were alot of them there. I am a little worried about the fact that most of what I have binged on and liked over the 20 years I have been this heavy, are soft foods, like ice cream and dairy products and cheese and such. I am watching what I eat and find that I do not eat very many things I have to chew...isn;t this an odd realization??? (Being facetious.)

I startedf thinking maybe I need to ask the doctor about sleeve gastrectomy, since I am going to be 64 in Dec and once I am 65 Medicare (which I will be forced onto) absolutely never covers any type of bariatric surgery other than the lap band.

Any ideas about this? Abd please tell me someone something of the types of food you eat now with the band...are they all to be chewable foods, pretty much? That's OK I just would like to know.