We were taught to always say Grace before we ate..something I would have done well to observe. I have found that if I truly give a problem to G-d, that He solves it for me...including the food. I am not denying HIs ability by getting a band, I am doing my part in the rpocess: cutting off theat which offends....I have not been willing to give this problem to Him and allow Him to dictate when and what I would eat... That is the curse.

I am hoping to employ a greater tool now to assist my will: the band will slow me down, and will remind me that I have a problem that needs attention. Am I lying to myself? I surely hope this is one of the benefits of the band...It is difficult with the band to forget that I have taken action to restrict my eating.:redface:

I am about to go to my first consultation meeting in 48 hours...I was gung-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 started 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.

Well, here I am two days away from getting the band...I got all my Rx's and got all my ducks in a row.

I have lost 15 lb on the pre-op liquid phase and today is the eleventh day....I have had no problem at all with the liquid part. I just ordered some Isopure powder off Amazon [cookies and cream flavor, no less!!!] and I mix it with water and some cremora...either coconut cream or irish cream...love it. The carbs stay under 30 per day, and almost all of those come from the cremora.

I add 64 oz. of water, and though it is thin consistency, it is sorta likemilk. I work on it at the gym, and coming home, and make sure I get in the 64 oz of water. I got some Hood milk but have not used it yet...I even dropped using the cremora yesterday, as I really want my liver to be reduced to make this easier. I am probably getting way under 30 carbs a day.

Am getting excited...

usually don't pack until the night before a long trip...now I am cleaning house and doing all of those little projects around the house to stay on my feet and not relax...when I get back from the hospital, I am sure I will appreciate coming to a clean place.