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Sounds like you are doing amazing!! The sadness over the loss of food is considered normal. We all will take some time realizing we can't eat as much as we used to. 26 pounds is amazing!! How long ago did you weigh in at 350? A month?? I am curious. You are going to be in the 200's in no time at all!!

9 Days till surgery and I am down 11 pounds since Nov 1st. I am so happy about this!! That is about 1/2 a pound a day!! Woot Woot!! I am getting a little sick of the shakes though. Do you think adding some instant coffee to a chocolate shake to make a mocha is a bad idea?? We went to my husband's Christmas party on Saturday, I did well with eating (yes, I cheated) I had some turkey, house salad, and broccoli. And 3 glasses of red wine.... No one from his work knows what I am doing so I had to play "normal" for a night. The next morning I was up 3 pounds... Oops, but after a day of shakes and water I was down 4!! Woot Woot!!! I have a nasty cough that I hope will be gone b4 surgery or my belly is going to be hurting after surgery with the coughing... I am drinking hot water and lemon, tea, and tons of water to try and loosen up whatever is causing this horribleness. My goal for the next 9 days is another 5 pounds down. Wish me luck!!!! PS: Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers!!! <3

Where did you start? weight wise? I am 220 and hoping to get to 150..

Just wondering what you bandsters eat in a day, I am scheduled for November 30th and I am making a list of foods for each meal of the day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Snacks... Thanks!!!

Check out the Sergical Weight Loss Centre!! That is who I am going through. I have not been banded yet but the support is amazing!!! It cost $17000 out of pocket. To lose 120 pounds with the band is a great reason to get it. I am hoping to lose 80.

Get a fill!! Write down some goals regarding eating healthy, getting your water in and go one day at a time! You can do it!!!

Dr. Mitchell is my lapband doc. His office is in calgary but he does the surgerys in Vancouver.

Yay for the green zone!!!

can you blend them with ice. they taste much better really cold. Or add a few strawberries and blend to give a better taste?

I am from alberta too!! I think we chatted b4, we have the same surgon too... I didn't go through insurance cause I didn't want to deal with the hoopla... I hope you get some of the costs covered! When is your date?? I am November 30th!!

Way to go!! How long have you been banded??

Well if you have been following my blog you will know that I have started a "pre" pre-op diet. Well I did great for a week and lost 4 pounds, then my husband's granny died... We had to go out of town to stay at my mother in laws place. She does not cook at all... I thought for sure I would gain every pound back and then some due to eating out 3 meals a day every freakin day for a week. Well I made the best choices I could and I lost another 3 pounds!!! WOOT!!! My husband asked her to buy some cereal, eggs, sandwich stuff, but nope... BAH!! She claims to be so healthy... BS if you ask me... Anywhoooo, I have 3 more days till my real pre-op diet starts. I am sad that I could of lost more weight, but due to the situation I am happy with where I am. Now to get my 7 month old to go to sleep on his own again.............. It never ends around here!!!

I am getting the "oh, you don't need WLS" comments from a lot of peeps. My mother who is 4'11'' and 120 pounds is saying she would never do it. Well she has never been 5'5'' and 225 pounds... Do what you want to do, it is your body, your future, your health, and your piece of mind.

Your turnaround and new light on food intake is awesome!!! This totally proves that the lapband will be a great success for you!! One step at a time right!? We are all going to haave slips with or without the band, but now we know what to do to get back on track. We know what it feels like to eat healthy, have energy, and feel "good" Keep it up!! And congrats on 13 years of marrage!!!

Way to go!!

The diet I am on now is NOT my surgeons pre-op diet assigned to me. I choose to do a 2 week diet b4 my surgeons assigned diet just to get the ball rolling. I did not want to be starving and craving when I had no wiggle room. I do not have to start that until the 15th of November. When I start the actual pre-op diet I will be eating 3 protien shakes, and 250 calories of low glycemic veggies. I am sure every surgeon decides what has worked best for them and their clients and goes from there.

anyone who wants to be apart of our amazingly supportive facebook (private) group is more than welcome (as long as you will be banded in November) add me stacey diederich-speager then send me a private facebook message and I will add you to the group.

46 pounds is fantastic!! Keep that positive attitude!!

It is normal to retain water/gain weight when first starting to work out. Give it a week and your body will catch up and start losing again. Make sure you are getting 8-10 cups of water in to replenish what your sweating out. Water will help a ton!