☠carolinagirl☠

please note that the pre liquid diet (is not about losing weight). it is getting your body/liver ready for surgery. its only Water weight. but it is a loss. please think healthy and do not even worry about losing weight until your surgery is over and you are healed. you can do this. its for your own well being. my dr if the liver is too large, they wont operate. so i did not cheat. for that reason alone.

well, if have saggy skin, its better than being obese? id take the saggy stuff anyday. and if you lose slower, it may not sag much.

def a mental thing. just keep in mind all you are doing (prior to surgery) too much drama to just screw it up. eat good. but eat good healthy choices. its not a starvation thing. you are not (banned from eating food). you just make better choices. the band will help us eat (less). the rest is up to us. do what works for YOU.

thats great news. i dont think i will ever see onederland again. right now hoping for twoderland myself.

my heart is with you at this time. if this will make you feel better, then you do it. you are not disgusting. you are a charming and beautiful young lady. this surgery is not easy. you get stabbed in tummy 5 times, you have nearly 4 weeks liquids and sometimes pain after surgery. that to me is not easy. eating high fat/junk food is easy. its easy for anyone to say you are taking the easy way out. i have had friends who said that to me. (oh well). everyone is allowed their opinion. it doesnt have to be yours. this decision is yours and yours alone. I wish you all the luck in the world. he may come around. he may not. who is to say. but you being depressed and made to feel bad because you want to be healthy is not a way to live. i wish you all the luck/best in the world. you are not alone on this forum. we got your back.

yes, i had one last harrah the day before i started my liquid diet stuff. i ate burger king whopper w/cheese. it was delish. i dont regret it. glad i did it. hang in there. per the vets on here, we can eat what we want, once we are healed up, but in smaller amounts.

hey lemm, welcome to the forum and to the banded world. anytime you need to talk/vent or whatever, pm me or you can email me. We are all in there together. have a great day down under. all the best

hi angel, it will be here before you know it

((((yea to you)))) congrats to you. i am 4 weeks today myself.

you dont think this has anything to do with the band do you? what if i throw up?? can this hurt me? i may go to my reg dr tomorrow if i dont feel better. what meds cant i take? will they give me something i cant have? how does my fellow banders handle getting sick?

yes, i have alot of those meds left. i ended up putting one on my tongue and feel better. i have a 1st month follow up on friday. def will ask about meds i can take and ones i cant thanks for the response

i am only 4 wks post op and scared of hurting my band....have you thrown up? i have those anti nas med that u put on your tongue....will that help

i asked my dr 2 weeks ago if i could take midol, he said no, just stick to liquid tylenol (but best to check with your dr)

am trying to do this but its hard today. i so appreciate all your posts.

good to hear you are ok alex. go home, rest and get your fluids and take meds if you need to. dont worry aboyt losing weight, just focus on healing. (gas x, heating pad, hot shower, rest is cure alls). all the best hon

congrats on getting your band. i love your attitude. do this for you and no one else. iv only hurts a smidge of a second all the best hon

i think some people should reconsider the surgery for all the reasons you stated. hurts my heart to see/read people (eating food days after surgery). that is so dangerous. to have a band is only a tool. to be successful, you have to change what you think and how you eat.

whey isolate at walmart with Cookies and creme or chocolate. use with ff milk or Water. mix and put in freezer. just like drinking a milkshake. it is important to find one you like and will drink. this will nourish you and keep you full on your liquid. i did 4 weeks all liquids. this is important. the kind i use has 30 grams per scoop + you milk Protein. hang in there. you can do it. all the best