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I think you might be right. I think it is hard when someone is watching your kids for you, I feel responsible to help but that is what she is coming for. I need to let go of control of that and just let myself rest.

I know, I cant believe it is happening tomorrow! I have to get a few more things in order here to get ready for when I come home and my mother is flying in tonight so that will be a distraction, at the very least! Only one more day of this crappy liquid diet PITA. I think thhat is my fvorite part of it, lol!

I will Shirley. I plan to keep my laptop in my bedroom with me just to have contact with the outside world!

Of course you can do it! I keep reminding myself that I will never, in my life, have to diet AGAIN. I can change my lifestyle and eat better with the help of the band. I feel loads better knowing that when I wear down and have a bad day I wont stumble off the giant hill I had already climbed!

LOL, good idea!

Thanks Doddie! Hey, you are almost half way there, btw, way to go!

Really good idea, where does one get one of these and what should it say?

Hi! I live in the houston area too! Welcome!

I plan on telling people I made a lifestyle change. If they press further or seem soncerned about how much I am or am not eating I plan to tell them I am beingmedically surpervised on the diet and have the support of a doc and a nutritionist. Then I dont plan to say andything else! Let them wonder.

wow, omly four more days to go and they will be busy days. My husband is leaving for work sometime tomorrow or the next day and my mom is flying in on tuesday to help me with the kiddos for the week. As miserable as the preop diet is I have become numb to the misery of it. I do wish I could just close my eyes and wake up wednesday morning!

I think it almost gets to the point where there is only one direction to go and that is forward. Forward to something better. That is what I keep tellingn myself, anyway!

That is how I describe childbirth! LOL

Michelle!! Inspiring post! Thank you!

Welcome, glad you are here!

That is awesome, every pound lost means more time we have to live a healthy life. Good for you!!

Just curious!

yea, the pre op diet is no picnic. No pun intended! LOL

I ended going to bed a couple of hours early lasst night beauses I was so hungry and now this day is just DRAGGING by. 7 more days 7 more days 7 more days.....

Seriously, if you are worried about it, get yourself some of the industrial strenght colon cleaner about 2 days before the surgury. You will drop 5 pounds overnight, easy. I know, nice post, huh? Oh well! Very best of luck to you! I just noticed it is after 5pm - I am almost over half way through the pre-op diet!:whoo:

my pre-op is 2 protien shakes, 1 or two means a day of 4 oz lean meat and all the green veggies I want. Good times...good times..

Ok, I dont like taking pictures of myself but here goes...these are from within the last year

Hello, I am half way through my preop diet and it is tough, but doable. I keep telling myself I am half way there. I have enough energy I am just hungry so I am really looking forward to the band taking away the hunger part. I guess that is the point, though! Hang in there. It is only a couple of weeks!

Hello, well, I have no comorbidities. Iam one of those healthy obese people, for some reason. I am about 5'11 and am starting at 284 with a goal of 180 or so. I am not too worried as long as I am under 200 but 180 would be nice!

I have to do a low calorie high protien low carb diet. Two shakes a day, unlimited non calorie beverages, 1 or 2 meals a day that include lean protien and as much green veggies as I want. No sugar at all. I actually went to bed last night early because I was hungry but I did not know if I am hungry because I usually eat after the kiddos go to bed or if I was actually hungry. I woke up today not starving so I suspect it was head hunger. What does your dietician say? (picking your brain, here!)

HI! How is your pre-op diet going?