IT is hard! But the first 5 -7 days are the worst, I think. I went cold turkey on carbs, soda, sugar...major withdrawl. But after that weekend I felt GREAT! More energy than I ever had! So stick it out. You can do it!

My husband said "I can't believe you did it, I am so proud of you" I was shocked. But I could do it because I knew if I didn't I would never get to have the surgery.

My secret...was if I were hungry...I would eat unlimited amounts of free stuff on my list. As I am re-reading your post, I am wondering if you are on a liquid diet only?? hmmm...could be. And in that case I can imagine it is even harder.

In the end it will be worth it. This was the best thing I ever did for myself. Down 40, 2 sizes, and more importantly feel so much better than 5 months ago!

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your kind words... Yes, I am now liquids only. Surgery is Thursday! I am doing my best!!! Cant wait til this is all over!!!!!

Hope everything went well for you. Welcome to the band world....Belive me it will get better...I guess for me want to loose weight so bad....I ate everything prior to my surgery...Now I'm ready to Eat To Live....Sometimes I have so much energy from what eat...I can't sleep at night or I'm to excited about my accomplishments. I was banded on 3/28/10 and now lost 35lbs...It will get better...Good Luck!

Hang in there! I too was on the liquid diet for 2 weeks prior to surgery, it was so awful and I feel your pain. I was banded on the 24th of May. To make matters worse, my surgery was scheduled for 2:30 PM and that was pushed back to 5:30 and I eventually got into surgery at 7:00 PM. I had nothing to eat or drink since midnight the night before. OMG, was I cranky. I made it through it all and I know you can too. My thoughts and prayers are with you. You can do it!!