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Hi I made it!! 1 week on liquids... I thought it was going to be impossible. I would have to honestly say.... this has been one of the most emotionally draining weeks of my life. Getting used to not having food to make me feel better, getting used to the 'morning tightness' from the band, having to mentally deal with my house holding eating usual dinners, forcing myself to go for a walk even when I am not feeling 100%, and not being at work (I am a workaholic). I would have to say that I have some very supportive colleagues, family members and friends :wub: I did although have a little cry on Friday night, just out of feeling sorry for myself. I quickly snapped out of it and felt better after weighing myself... 14lb down... Even though a lot of it must be Water, it still felt good ........ 100lb to go lol I also started taking vitamins; Multivitamins with Iron (from boots), Vitamin d3 25mg (holland and barretts) and b12 1000mg (holland and barretts), just to support my general health. They are also tiny tablets... so it is a bonus... easy to swallow. I have also finished my Fraxiparine 0.6ml today, a daily injection that I have been taking to prevent blood clots, which burns AF!! I will still be wearing my night socks for another 5 days and walking for at least 15/20 minutes a day. In general, I am starting to feel better. I have 4 ports, 4 lots of stitches. I had one lot taken out yesterday as it got tight. 3 left...The nurse said my wounds are healing well but just not ready to be taken out yet. I cannot wait to wash my hair properly and have a proper shower. Please feel free to comment, and leave notes on your experience so far. Also....... Can someone recommend some tasty low calorie cold and hot liquids in the UK please? I have a blender if it is home made. I would REALLY appreciate it. Elisa x

Thank you Gav!I am going to start Maxitone, Sculptress Diet 209 calories with green tea extracts and 33.3g of protein per 100g. What is Herbalife like? I have heard of it, but no one has explained it....

brilliant, how are you finding the weight loss so far? Is it as quick as you wished? Are you exercising?

OMG thank you so much Stephanie, that is HUGE help, I have been liking everyones comments just so they know that I have replied lol

He said the exact same thing to me to be honest... it is so true 4 weeks really does seem like a long time thats why I wondered who has actually done it. I am in my second week (just about) and cannot WAIT for the third week just so i can taste some sort of texture. How are you finding your band so far?

Hi Steph, I have a 10cc band, no fill. I have to wait around 4-6 weeks before my first fill it really depends if I need it. I have been reading peoples posts and mine does seem tight, not sure if I am just swollen still or its psychological to be honest.

Thank you Gav! I am going to start Maxitone, Sculptress Diet 209 calories with green tea extracts and 33.3g of protein per 100g. What is Heralife like? I have heard of it, but no one has explained it....

Wow you are back already!? do you still have your stitches in?

You will wake up to a new life......Good luck!

Hi I am 1 week post op, going onto my 2nd week liquid post op stage. Typically in a day I will wake up and have some Water, my Vitamins that really tiny and easy to swallow. Then at around 11am... I would have one or two small rusks (soft like crackers) that I chew until they are mushy in my mouth with light Philadelphia cheese or I might have a low fat yogurt instead (probably half). Also, sometimes for Breakfast I might have a few sips of a cup of tea and I am full. It really depends on how I feel. For lunch, I will have a yogurt or a frozen yogurt or some thin Soup, it depends how hungry I feel and what I am in the mood for. For dinner a thin soup, and from the soup I can only probably eat 5/6 small spoon fulls, sometimes more... Throughout the day I sip on water and low fat fruit juices. The first few weeks is recovery period and just learning to adapt to your band...

WOW! that is amazing, well done on your loss so far!!!!! I was banded on the 3rd of June... I go back to work on the 17th I cannot wait for that day to come.......just to go back to work and to be able to move on the 3rd week phase. WELL DONE AGAIN!

brilliant, how are you finding the weight loss so far? Is it as quick as you wished? Are you exercising?

Thank you Steph When did you have your GB?