Mana561

OK, my surgery date is August 18th. Last time I was at the gym I weighed myself and turned out being 312. I think when I went in for my first weigh in I was about 309. They told me I need to lose about 15 pounds. So I have a month to make about 20 pounds fall off. I have been eating Breakfast. Small portions though, and high in Protein. For lunch I usually grab a lean cuisine or something light. At dinner I eat a well balanced meal. Does anyone have any tips for me for dropping the 20 pounds. That sounds like so much to me. I dont know if I can do it in that amount of time unless I go on some liquid diet for the whole month. Ew! Thanks in advance! -Mana

Thank you all for the replies! I will try the protein shake thing. I still haven't added that to my diet yet. Here is hoping this works. I am kind of excited to see what I weigh in at when I go to the gym. I try to weigh myself only once a week. Praying for the best!

August 18th here. I still have to lose about 10-14 pounds but I know I can do it! Any suggestions on losing this extra weight. This seems like the hardest part. I have already knocked down about 5 pounds. It's kind of a relief to finally have a date but at the same time I am scared because I have never had any kind of surgery before. Wewt!

Thank you both for your replies. This makes it easier for me to get it. I mean, I am scared. I havent ever had surgery at all. Just got the pre-op butterflies. I wouldnt want this to ruin my chances to travel the world.

Hello Everyone! I have a question and would really love it if I could get peoples opinions on it. Ok, so I am finally scheduled to get my surgery! Yay! I am really really interested in international work. For instance I really want to go to Europe or Asia and work as a teacher, or possibly as a live in worker for families or something along those lines. So I was wondering if that is alright with having Lap-Band. I mean im not planning on doing any of this till maybe like Late-Summer or Fall of 2012. I was just wondering about that. Thank you all for your input ahead of time. -Mana