bluescooby14

Good luck to you ! My Surgery is on the 12th 7 days into preop diet now and loving and hating it at the same time hahahaha.

:bananapartyhat: :Banane03: :Banane01: :Banane04: :Banane05: :Banane06: :Banane07: Congratulations!!!! So very happy for you . Cannot wait for my surgery it is a week from today ! Hope I make it through with minimal pain lol but am sure it is worth it in the end .

:bananajump: Good Luck !!!!!!!:bananapowerslide:

That is just what I thought "I'll never make it" So far I have 5 days under my belt ! I think the first day I was looking forward to I had been eating all the chocolate I saw around lol and was ready . I had some intense wanna cheat moments this first weekend but I put off that last shake till I got really hungry and with ice and 1/2 bananna and lil bit Peanut Butter damn like an Ice cream sunday Hahaha but it quieted the roar. Do you get to have a meal or is it strict all liquid? I get to have the small meal plus some veggies in case of hunger . Lots of Broccoli and bell pepper and cucumbers lettuce carrots shredded in my salad and I got the packets of homemade italian dressing and subbed the Water for the oil ( got that idea on here ) makes a tasty diet . Good luck and keep us posted on your success .

Mine also said no but on the recipes In my pamphlet the paper said frozen berries and 1/2 bananna in them when I looked up the negative calorie diet berries and some veggies were on them so maybe it is because your body works more than the calorie in take to digest that they approve berries and not apples or oranges ???? who knows I did use the bananna and peanut butter recipe this weekend and made for a more filling shake .

Here it is day five and I made it through the first weekend without cheating my liquid diet :D ! Really wasn't sure I would thought I'd cheat super bad . How many trips to the fridge and cupboards looking and craving god only knows but I'm sure I got alot of exercise back and forth lol. But I saw the progress on day two when I'd lost 2 lbs. I was like hell yea :bananajump: . I can do this . We all can ! I almost think If i could just eat like this always except on special occasions but I know its wishful thinking If I break once that will be it . So bottoms up protien shake and soon to be a "Bandita" hahaha . 9 days to go!!!!

Hello all I'm sure this has been covered but any thing anyone can mentioned that helped them is appreciated?

Thank you seems walking is the best thing anyone know what the gas is from? You'd think they would tell you about this lol .

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/negative-calorie-foods.html Here is the link I'm not sure if it lists all the foods that have negative calories but its a good start my nutritionist told me I should stay away from fruits tho . I crave for something sweet thats not a Protein fix hahaha . But someone said they put splenda on there veggies. Maybe I'll try that .

Well day one is over thank goodness up till 10 last night with my 19 month old daughter by then I was hungry again. I had a protien shake So that made 3 shakes is that cheating? Also around 4 pm yesterday I was a little lite headed I made a cup of broth and had a stick of celery then had to go grocery shop for some stuff for the rest of the family . They wanted some chips and stuff for Cheeseburgers , Cheeseburgers are my downfall I love them . I ended up having a salad with "cheater dressing" (Italian with no oil ) 4 crowns of broccoli and a piece of cod and broth again. I hope the extra broth and cerery are ok . Does anyone know if we are allowed hard boiled eggs on our salads they are high in Protein or would that count as the meat part of our small meal ? I think I did pretty well as usually during the day at work I eat all day sitting on my butt so I know I didn't get even a third of the calories I normally get and I walked my hill yesterday on the way home . I started day two about an hour earlier (230am) than yesterday I'm a little optimistic hopefully get to bed earlier and sleep a little longer as there isn't any work for me again till monday , but you know kids they always seem to do the oppisite of what youd like them to do lol. I have to figure out if there is some way to put this on my cell as sometimes just checking in here is such an Inspiration to me that helps me through the hunger spells Imaginary or not . Thank you all for being on here and sharing like you do . Georgia

Good morning all ! Started my liquids this morning 4 am first protien shake mmmm hahaha find myself humming "let your new life begin" constantly sure by 12 pm I'll be hungry hahaha brought cucumber and bell pepper for snacking on just in case stocked up on Water yesterday seems crazy its 14 days from today , closer it gets the better i'm feeling . Hoping to loose even 10 lbs on this pre diet . Wish me luck Soon to be banded Georgia

When I went to my reg. Dr. she also didn't seem to hear anything said go to nutritionist(sp) and when I requested help with my lack of desire for sex she said go to therapy . my good ness its not all in my head I called the 1-800-get-thin . But I didn't have to go through my reg. dr for anything and they will get you through all if you like them . They have clinics for everything and anything sleep study and endoscopy stress tests and will take what the insurance will pay for all except the actual surgery my copay for that is $400 I think is what they told me and will be doing that on payments . Hopefully they don't repo it on me hahaha.

I also have Aetna , I went to the seminar in Dec and got my approval in April having the surgery on May 12th , I was told to be in for a long wait but they sent in my paper work and was approved within a week not sure why was so quick my bmi isn't very high but I do have moderate to severe apnea so maybe that but who knows I'm not going to argue . I wasn't told to stay under any calorie levels but some of the veggies are negative calories to so check on those maybe will help stay on the diet easier . Good luck to us .

Cool I am not sure what kind I got as I am on a tight budget it was the cheapest with the right numbers and as luck would have it Henrys was having a great sale on veggies and albertsons had chicken breasts boneless and skinless for 1.99 lb and cod so between that and tuna my meals are set for at least a week or two . Ive never heard of rice vinegar before can I use regular white distilled?

I was just wondering if you saw on here in the nutrition area theres a link for negative calorie foods? and if we eat them do we actually count them?

Second shake down and plenty of coffee lol . Thank goodness I was already using the fat free creamer or man I'd be hating life .

Yea? I hadn't even heard anything about it at all either till reading on here I'm sure I would have been frightend that something was wrong. So at least I am prepared to know it is going to happen will be trying the walking thing thank you for the advice .

I am going here to have my lap band done and was referred (sp) by 1-800-get-thin of course its my insurance that is making me go there to have this done its ridiculous to me but I just read some terrible thing online that 2 people have died after having their bands from there . I am really troubled I've been through all the stuff to get this done and its my where my insurance will pay to have it done . do I refuse and not go through it or cross my fingers and hope for the best? I cannot wait another year my kids are waiting for me to play and jump and run and I am too. But secretly and now to you who have all been here or are here or going to be here I am frightned and excited .

Good luck to us all on May 12 ,2011. My Surgery date as well !:bananajump:

Hi I'm Georgia my surgery is going to be on the 12th I go from scared to excited and back again . So I know where you are coming from , I started my pre-op diet and man I was dreading this last week but as the day is drawing nearer I can see the light and hope its going to be my new begining with my family I guess you have to find your light at the begining and decide if its worth it and my kids and fiancee are my light . I wanna get out there and play without the pains in my knees and ankles and lack of breath I wanna wear those skimpy outfits hahaha . I want to see the me thats under all this winter blubber . Good luck finding your light and heres to seeing the new us !

I have not told anyone in my family Just my fiancee and a few coworkers none of my family live near me nor would I guess they care if I did tell them , I cannot understand how it should even matter to her unless that is her only way of showing she has any feelings whats so ever toward you . If she constantly ridicules you about your weight and embarasses you maybe you should tell her how you've been eating your feelings of resentment for the treatment she's been giving you , I know alot about that I'm the second chance kid 1st was a girl so try again for the boy failed at it again so stuck with 2 girls second hand clothes second hand shoes second hand love . That is how I felt all my life my fiancee is the only one that hasn't made me feel this way and when he met my sister told me he was the lucky one out of him and her husband . I was afraid once he met her he'd be disapointed in what he had so I never talked much about her nor the way I felt about her and my mom and dad . I'm doing this lap band for my kids myself and for him and our future I want to be with him happy and healthy for a long long time and I hope to make him even a bit of how happy hes made me. Sorry I guess I'm running on but anyway lifes to short to hang with downers even if they are family look up look out world cuz us banners are coming .

Are you having any of the gas that I have been reading about?

Yea I got a stomache when I read the article I know complications can happen , But after speaking with Jess, she is the Nutrionist at the SD office, I felt alot better about going again. Maybe her stiches ripped who knows ? I am praying that the temptation to do the same doesn't happen to me . As I have eaten things this last week I have been saying good bye to them weird huh? And I was singing to myself in the shower this morning I have been in a really good place this morning looking forward to this 2 week diet and life after . 7 weeks after banding will be my 38th Birthday hoping to have a lil real food by then and being about 20 lbs lighter . That is my first goal .

I spoke with the Nutrionist at the San Diego office she is a wonderful person and without her I am not so sure i'd still be going through with this she has assured me that Dr. Shin is no longer with them and all should be good to go I do have to go and get some blood work and ekg but other wise still set for the 12th and starting pre-op diet tomorrow .