LadyLeigh2012

At the hospital for my final round of pre-op tests! Surgery a week from today. Starting to get nervous... little fears and anxieties sneaking in... Ugh!!! On a good note, I'm down 18 pounds with the pre-op diet! Pretty sure I can hit 20 pounds lost before next week...a good start I'd say!! How is everyone else doing?

Day 14 of the pre-op diet and 15 pounds down!!!! Seeing those numbers go down make this pre-op phase a bit easier … another week and 2 days to go! How are all the newly banded doing this weekend??

CORRECTION: 3 weeks … not 2 weeks … by time I go to the dinner I will have been on my pre-op diet for 3 weeks!

Welcome to all newbies!!! How are all the newly banded ladies doing this morning? Day 13 of the pre-op diet … 11 days to go! Here is my problem … and question …. The Assistant Superintendent invites a small group of us out dinner just before Christmas each year. Our dinner will be on the 11th … a week before surgery. I have done VERY well thus far, down 13 pounds … shakes, water, tea, sugar-free popsicles …. will one carefully planned, light, and chosen meal be a bad idea? Even after the dinner there is a week before surgery … some folks only have a 2-3 day pre-diet … by time this dinner comes I will have been on it for more than two weeks! I am thinking a piece of broiled fish, salad with oil and vinegar, and a steamed veggie instead of rice or a potato. No wine, just water or unsweetened ice tea. No bread either. Thoughts???

You are so right! I have had numerous surgeries, but never have I heard such a fuss about blood clots until now. Ugh! I plan on getting up and walking every hour … I already warned my husband NOT to baby me … let me walk around!!! They also said that while sitting, our fee should be reclined … soooo then he can baby me!! Oh and I told him that LOTS of foot massages would be helpful, too!!! Hahah!!!! :wub:

YEAH!!! So excited for you girls!!! The rest of us are not far behind you … pave the way girls … this is the BEST gift we could give ourselves … health, happiness, and a fantastic new wardrobe for 2013!! Woot!!!!

As I sit here reading all of these posts I can't help but feel really excited for all of us! We're really doing it … it's here … this is OUR month! I don't feel very nervous, but more excited then anything! After surgery I'll be a little nervous while things adjust, but I will stalk this page so I can put my mind at rest with reading all the post-op adventures!

Down 13 pounds on pre-op! Less than 2 weeks to go! The protein shakes from the doc are pretty good, but a bit on the thick side. I had to attend a pre-op class yesterday and they talked all about preventing blood clots. Did anyone else got this?

Went for my pre-op group meeting … looks like my pre-op diet will be a bit diff. the next 2 weeks. Conflicting information. Ugh! On the bright side … two weeks from today I shall be banded!!! Woot!!!

It's odd how we're all told different things. I was told to be on 'full liquids' w/ my Protein Shakes from the doctor as my pre-op diet. He said to start 2-3 weeks pre-op and I decided to bite the bullet and do the 3 weeks. Tomorrow will be the start of week 2 and I am down 11 pounds! In a week!! I know it's mostly bloaty Water and toxins …but I do feel better and my clothes are not as tight or snug today as they were last weekend! Anyhoo …. the pre-op diet would be the same type of diet I would be on post-op, too, so I may as well get use to it beforehand and lose some weight (shrink my liver) before surgery. It was my understanding that as long as it can 'fit through a straw' + low/no sugar + non-carbonated + low fat + nonalcoholic = I can have it! Having Soups this time of year is great … I made a Cream of Avocado the other night and it was awesome!!

This is awesome!!! Inspiring! I started at 230, size 20, 1-2X … I can't wait to slide into a pair of 'skinny jeans' and the whole sleep apnea thing came at me as a total shock w/ pre-op testing! I am trying to lose as much as possible w/ pre-op so that post-op will be easier (or so I am told). I look forward to getting back on track w/ 'normal' foods, but with a 'new-normal' approach to how and what I eat. I hear a lot of mixed words about soda. I have never been much of a soda drinker, but every now and then I like a Diet Coke or Ginger Ale … some threads and doctors and nutritionalists say NEVER AGAIN … but then others say, once we're past week 6, a little bit every now and then is ok … as long as it is diet and we don't over do it. What is everyone else hearing? Thanks again for the post … your words are encouraging!!! C'mon December 18th … !!! Yeah!!!

Wow! This looks awesome … gives me something to look forward to once I reach that stage! Please let us know how it tastes and if you found any other modifications were needed.

Success!!! I posted my Cream of Avocado soup recipe on my blog! If anyone tries it out let me know what you think! I drizzled a little bit of low-fat sour cream on top and it added an additional light and creamy flavor. Yum!

Surgery is set for the 18th of December! I started the pre-op diet a week early because procrastination has yet to do anything for me … LOL! Today is day 2 of the pre-op and I'm reading through the diet guidelines my doc has given me. It starts with today and goes all the way to week 20 of post-op! The most exciting thing I saw for early on menu options is soup! I love, love, love Soup and this is the PEFECT time of year for soups! What kind of Soups hit the spot for you!?!? Did you buy canned versions or go homemade? Last night my hubby heated up a can of beef broth and it was terrible … the poor guy took one look at my face and we both laughed … total fail! LOL! An hour later my Mom stopped by to visit and said she was on her way to pick up Chinese food for her and my Dad … yeah, thanks mom … anyway … she returned 15 minutes later w/ a big quart of wonton free wonton soup … just the broth! I enjoyed a cup of it and saved the rest. Yeah! Now, I'm curious what others have done and/or are doing … if you have recipes, please share!!!! I'm thinking of making a cream of avocado soup … smooth, thin, and healthy! Thoughts!?!

I had heard 1-2 pounds a week is expected and/or about 10 pounds per month … so either way you are right on target!

I am betting banded on 12/18 … I told my hubby that if I get all 95 pounds off by next Christmas I want new boobies! LOL!! I don't know how much excess skin I'll have, but I am pretty sure my 42Ds will shrink and sag. Thank goodness for all these options! I think talking to surgeons once you are within 10 pounds of your goal would help to motivate that final loss of 10 pounds.

I had a creamed, butternut squash soup for lunch today and I save the other half for dinner ... delicious!! I'm looking up recipes and inventing some of my own so I can start a collection on my blog ... I love to cook so this will help keep me in the kitchen as a 'good girl' ...

My Protein is up … Water intake good … even had some yummy broth! There are some things I will not do when I have no energy and a killer headache (which is very rare for me) … 1) Invite people over 2) Exercise (going out for a walk) 3) Sex 4) Shopping 5) Cleaning Soooooo tonight I will not being doing any of the above … tomorrow can and will be another story.