This is my 6th great day!! I was nervous about being able to do it, especially after reading about some people experiencing problems and reading about them crying with hunger. It has been , dare I say not bad & jinx myself?!? lol! I teach 2nd grade & was nervous about having to "go" all the time. I had a talk with my students about me drinking a lot of water & having to be out of the room a couple of times. As a rule elementary teachers train their bladder to go: 1. right before the 1st bell 2. at their PE time 3. at lunch & 4. After the last bell. If you're out of the room & something happens....liability issues not to mention your principal and parents bringing the wrath of God because John stabbed Sally with a pencil while you were ...out of the room..they don't care if you have to tinkle or not!!! Anyway that has been fine...no kids on the floor tussling when I come back. I thought I'd list what I'm drinking & when because it has been SO EASY. I had bee at 250# for about 15 years. Then about 280-290 for the last couple of years. Knowing that I was going to get banded I've not even cared one little bit about what I had been eating, or how much. I went in to get weighed on the 5th & I as 311.5# I thought I was going to faint! I started the liquid diet this past Monday. I've lost weight every day, naturally since I'm not eating!! This morning I was down 12#. But the morst important thing is that 90% of the time I have not been hungry, I have had no problems & I have been happy. Here's what I've been doing. PS Not sure if it's 100% right or "legal" but here it is:

5:30 - 6:30am 2 huge cups of coffee with a little skim milk (this is normal for me)

9:30 a bottle of water with Slim Shots appetite suppressent powder I got from Wal-Mart.

12:00 1 box prepared of sf Jello 1 container of Muscle Milk 110 calories, 35% protein..absolutely delicious

3:15 1 can of a chocolate protein 110 cal. 35% protein

6:00ish another box of prepared jello & a Muscle Milk, then a little while later a couple of sugar free fudgiscles

I hope this may help some of you getting ready to go pre-op. I can't do broths ugh & I of course love chocolate. Good luck to all of you getting ready to begin this!

Good luck to you!