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My preop diet is 2 weeks LONG! and I am doing Optifast (which pretty well tells you what to do in the booklet that is handed out with it) I only like the Optifast chocolate shake or the berry bar, I think the soup is disgusting! :cry_smile: SO it basically involves three optifast products per day, 1 fruit and 2 cups of Vegies in Total! Breakfast: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup Morning Tea: Approved Fruit, ie Apple, Orange (NO BANANA) Lunch: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup Afternoon Tea: 1 cup of approved vegies OR Opifast Shake, Bar or soup Dinner: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup OR your 2 cups of approved vegies (i.e as a soup) Approved Vegies only, No Potato, pumpkin, Sweet potato, Carrot Approved fruit only, NO banana As much diet Jello as you want Tea coffee, Diet soft drink, diet cordial, (NO FRUIT JUICE) I am actually starting on Saturday (5 days early)

Hey Emily, Welcome. I'm getting banded the day after you!! I find this a great place to vent, learn and educate oneself!

Hope you are feeling better today guys!! Congrats on the start of your journey!

GOALS - To LISTEN to my band and work with it! - To make healthy food choices - To excercise at least 4 times a week between 1/2 an hour and an hour no excuses!! (even if I have to build up to it, I have the weights and the treadmill (though i am too heavy to use it currently...wish I'd read that on the label before I bought it!!) (Maybe I'll even restart swimming laps again when I feel happy enough to wear a swimsuit :cry_smile: ) - To feel better about myself REWARDS - To buy some trendy clothes when i have lost enough weight to be able to walk into the stores I want to shop in and buy off the rack! - To buy some cute underwear! - To go out and enjoy life happy in myself!! (and find myself a man!)

Welcome Julie! I am very glad I found this place it has provided me with hours of reading that has informed me a lot better about living with the band than anywhere else!! And has made me certain I am making the perfect choice.

Snarf, that is cool Kristen!! Glad to hear you have come out ok! You too Accountess!!

Thanks Leknigh, Moe and Kristen... hearing these stories makes it all the more exciting and less stressful for me...I am definitely focusing on the positives :cry_smile:

Hey Hope I think that Lellow has a good take on it!! It won't be forever and it could also be a good time to retrain your brain!! And that article Lanakila was talking about is an interesting read. I think that a big part of our battle for us all will be to stop that 'brain hunger' and given that you currently dont' feel that hunger (and that will most likely change and be harder whilst you are trying to get the right fill level), it could be a good time to retrain that brain. I guess I'm thinking that being away from the family and missing out are you still focusing on the food because it is the reason you are not with the family anyway? If you are it could be just as damaging to the psyche and you may continue to feel that 'brain hunger' anyway.. (well I know for me it would be, I can just think about a food type and crave it or feel hungry even though I'm not...) So as I was saying, it could be a good time to try and retrain your brain to being around food that smells good and looks good but that you currently can't eat. Also would it be really unbearable do you think if you tried to sit with them and sip something? You could maybe give it a whirl and see how you feel and if it does cause you too much difficulty then stop and concentrate on the fact it won't be too much longer before you will feel up to eating with the family! I hope you are feeling better soon!

It is good that you have tried the drinks at least because you'll know what you like!! :cry_smile: Especially if you are going to use the Protein shakes post surgery for your protein requirements :drool: OMG just saw the weather they think it might snow on the hills near me on Sunday!! I hope that changes!! (P.S Just for the record, It Very Rarely snows near me)

Good luck to ShelbyD, Surgery4me, beautiful swan, Celnun, CherylWhite, Cutie, dairydawg, eazes, felminld, FutrlittlDebi, half2bwhole, innotu, Katie59, Krislyn, latrice,MaryD and mooster and any others being banded on the 6th!! Hope you get at least some sleep tonight and recover well!!

hehehe....I say ya'll should start this Friday!! And people can join in as we go!! I start my preop this weekend though I am supposed to be concreting so I may be way too hungry to be extra vigilant (I technically don't have to start til the Wed) but given it will be 11 deg C here and possibly raining, I don't know if the concrete will happen :thumbup: CRAP I really should be in bed since it is 11:21PM on a school night!!! But I started watching Threshold... :cool2:

I hear you Lanakila, I just wish it was band day tomorrow!! When are you starting your preop??

Hey brad, Glad to hear you are doing well!! You have confirmed one belief about police officers being coffee drinkers but I guess now you'll dispell the one about the donut eating :cool2:

Good luck Memom!!!

I had to see one...it is part of the appt process with getting the band done with Lapsurgery Australia. You basically just discuss what your expectations are and what eating habits you may have and how you will cope with the band. It was a psychologist and she was very nice. No insurance requirements I think they just like to make sure that the people getting banded are across what is going to happen and assess their belief of your ability to cope post surgery and who might need extra support!!

Good luck krtork!! not long now!

Cutie that sucks about the surgery costs!! Glad though that you are still able to go ahead!!! Not long now and then onwards and upwards!!

Hey Cassie not long now at all!! I think it is cool you are doing this with your fiance and I can understand about the wedding :cool2: Good luck to you both! Hey Momma and welcome! I HATE it when people make you feel worse about your weight by trying to apologise for something happening related to your weight! I mean really do you need it emphasised??!! I think not!!

Conrats Pumpkin and Good luck tomorrow Shelby!

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Hey Heather Welcome!! I am getting done on the 27th AUG. It seems so far away being at the tail end of August!! I think once I start the pre op diet it will become more real!!!

Fo Sho!! Lana I think you are awesome too :cool2: Thank you so much! I appreciate the motivational and supportive posts you have provided!

Thanks Lellow!! Cutie, I am not sure now that you mention it...I searched you tube on 'lap band photos' and came across it so ... I thought Lap band

That is a good walk! Yay!

Hey Fee!! Welcome!! Lellow I keep watching your slider go down! :cool2: That is so cool!