mstiffanyd

I was banded by Dr. Ren also! Aug26!

I cant believe I made it to day 14 of my pre-op diet! I slipped a couple times, but I am ready to start the rest of my life. It took me 3 yrs of contemplating (and steadily gaining weight) before finally deciding lapband was the right choice for me. If u are having your band tomorrow or the near future, good luck!!! Feel free to find me for support and I'll do the same. I've not said my weight, but when I get on the scale tomorrow morning before leaving for surgery I'll post it here. Off to the market to stock up on broth and Soup for post-op life (not looking fwd, but nothing is worse than the pre-op lol). Talk to u later! Tiff

I am re-training my brain ro coordinate with my stomach. I am not hungry, not a soup girl, and 4 days post-op which is liquid only right now. I was in a weird space and wanted something good on my tongue. I in-turn made the biggest boo-boo yet, having ice cream I'm not even a sweets girl either! Bad move. Currently sending this post via my bathroom. Cramps are worse than the surgery. Lesson learned.

So i decided to do a youtube channel. I will record a video every week for 52 weeks documenting this amazing journey. If u get bored, feel free to watch lol http://youtu.be/CEA6TVBJDbk

Oh my weight before surgery was 263. My highest was 276. Never seeing these numbers again!

Hello, how is everyone! I am so happy surgery day is over and I'm on to recovery. I did my research so i'm not surprised at any of the discomfort, and this liquid vicodin is the bees knees! Im currently laying on my chaise bc sitting up is the most comfortable for me right now. Not hungry at all, but i am enjoying this v8 splash mango peach juice. Hope u all are well and I'm so ready to get my (health) life in order. And to know that there are ppl like me out there. Let me know how u are:-) Tiff

Don't worry, just get back on track. Im on day 13 of my 14 day and I had mozzarella stix last nite. It was my last hurrah, until my sister (who already has lapband) told me she can still eat them. Oops. Protein shakes alllll day!!

Band day coming up! 8/26, and i am still doing 4-5 shakes a day and salad for dinner. Since tuesday i've incorporated tuna on my salad. Today i had 2 salads (only one with tuna). Not really a question, just a confession... ???¬???‡

I'm on the 26th too!!!

Yay!! Congrats:-) It was all worth it. The new u starts today (well yesterday lol).

I'm also an 8/26 lapbander! I slipped last nite with wine & cheese. But I didn't dwell and got back on it today. Good luck!! I keep dreaming of my first 'mushy' meal. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I literally think about it everyday. It keeps me motivated to get through lol.

I am now on day 7 of my 14 day pre-op liquid/veggie diet. I had 2 glasses of wine last nite. And string cheese. Im not beating myself up about it, it happened and i had to move on. I woke up today and am back on the protein shakes/salad. Why does the high protein diet have to be liquid protein for some and lean protein (meat) for others? This blows. I want meat!! 7 more days til surgery. And another liquid diet. Shoot me!

Thank u so much! Good luck!!! We are almost on the other side:-)

Im on day 5 of a 14 day pre-op diet of 5-6 protein shakes, 2 cups of veggies, and diet soda sugar free popsicles/gelatin. It sucks. I cheated so far in that I do more than 2 cups of veggies and i HAD to get cheese on my salad today. I feel like i just had steak! Lol

Congrats!! I'm Aug 26 and can't wait:-) let's do this!

Lol! There is a burger king around the corner from me! And a popeye's. and a McDonald's. so much food. My pre-op allows for 2 cups of veggies per day. I am 100% certain i probably had 6-8 cups tonite for dinner:-( but i stayed stong and only ate steamed veggies. My pot at the end of the rainbow is sept 6- puree day! i've been dreaming of pureed meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Literally, dreaming!

Most of u are probably on to your week two, congrats. Im on day 3 tomorrow. My head. This sucks. But I can do it!

Good luck!! Day 2 of my pre-op down. my head feels like i've been hit with a brick. But im pushing thru

I am on day 2 tomorrow. Today was ok until the afternoon. I felt exhausted and took a 2 hr nap. My cravings weren't horrible and I tolerated a friend eating chicken tenders/fries. Pretty sure my mouth watered though lol. Every day brings me one step closer. We can do it.

First day almost done. Im going to sauté some veggies. I was ok until about 4pm. Headache, chicken withdrawal, tummy ache. 13 more days of this until surgery:-/

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie. After 3 yrs of back and forth (and weight gain), I decided to make a change. The insurance approval finally came, and the surgery date happened so fast! My liquid pre-op diet starts tomorrow, surgery 8/26. I'm getting a little nervous bc I'be tried EVERY diet known to man, but never a liquid diet for 2 wks. Im going to get dressed now and pick up some shakes/vitamins. Just wanted to say hi and that I'm happy there is a forum of ppl who understand the weightloss struggle. Im def anxious to start my new healthy way of life :-) Tiff

Thanks! Will do!!