Its hard to believe my banding is only one week away now. I've been working on this ALL YEAR, literally. I decided in early December last year that I was going to pursue getting WLS and after 6 months nutrition visits, two denials, two appeals, and finally one APPROVAL, I am scheduled for Lapband surgery in exactly one week, 12/17!!!

Ever since my approval, I have been feeling more optimistic about my whole life and have been making healthy changes to my lifestyle. My surgeon does not require a pre-op diet, though, so I haven't really buckled down or made any real rules for myself. The only exception being that I cut out alcohol last week. I love my wine and gin and it just doesn't seem healthy to keep that up going straight into surgery. And, this week, I want to really buckle down and be as healthy as I can without actually restricting calories or being hungry. So, I've decided on a few rules for this week. Here goes...

Diet:

• drink at least 8 big glasses of water per day
  
• cut out rice, pasta, bread, and potatoes (focus on protein and non-starchy vegies instead)
  
• replace b-fast w/a protein shake
  
• minimize sweets (eat yogurt or jello if I want a dessert)
  
• continue w/no alcohol
  

Exercise:

• 45 minutes/day either walking outside or on the treadmill (normally I prefer to do Jazzercise, but I'm not supposed to for at least one month after surgery so I gotta get used to walking instead)
  

Other:

• use my CPAP machine every night (I haven't been and my surgeon wants me to)
  
• practice using the spirometer gadget they gave us in pre-op class
  

I think if I do all this I will be in good shape for sugery in a week. Wish me luck! :sneaky:

I LOVE Jazzercise! I haven't been able to do it lately because my feet hurt. One of my biggest reasons for doing this is so I can get back to Jazzercising with my friends!

I don't get banded until Jan 27th. Best of luck to you next week!!

Jazzercise is the best! I really dislike almost all forms of exercise, but Jazzercise is the one exercise I genuinely enjoy. I love the music and the dancing. When I went for my pre-op appointment, I was feeling bad that I had gained weight, but my surgeon actually congratulated me cause she could see that I had gained 8 pounds of lean body mass and had lost body fat (they use one of those Tanita scales that breaks it all out). Well, I have to credit all that to Jazzercise because I never kept up w/the diet changes after my insurance denials.

you def. have a great diet set up pre op...bread is def. something your gonna wanna avoid post op.... i would also recommend when eating jello or pudding get the sugar free...its really good and you can't tell the differece its so much better for you...also i drink a lot of juice/milk/water since the post op.... i dunno if your big on soda but thats def. something your gonna have to cut out also...its not really not bad once you get banded though... at this point i can eat anything i want obviously with restrictions but in general i don't really have to watch what i eat! Good Luck!