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stopped drinking diet pepsi 2 weeks pre-op, I've been DietPepsi Sober for over 6 months! I had a sip of 7up, 4months ago, hated it.

After 6 months of being banded, I know what to eat, and how to eat it - Most of the time. I do get carried away sometimes, eating too fast, not chewing enough. I can't handle any kind of steak (except for one!!! which I discovered this month). My wife and mother always try to give me Water when something is stuck, which I almost always refuse. This week I forgot to check where the nearest toilet is since I haven't PBed in a while, and guess what?

coolcrystal, I feel the same way about lbs. and I am stumped when the british talk about stones and pounds. Google is good for you, type 80kg in lbs 200lbs in kg I just typed typed 143-116, got 27 typed 27 kg in lbs, got 27 kilograms = 59.5248108 pounds I lost almost 60 lbs!!! (seems much nicer than 27kg)

Anything that's dry... Most types of bread and cakes... and when I eat fast, or swallow food without a few "rounds" of teeth action!

6 weeks, 3cc in a 10cc band.

most of us are now banded...:Banane45::Banane44::biggrin2::Banane34:

it's good to have a sense of humor, the good thing is that this will not be how your body will look like in a few months, so it's not you, it's the fat version of you. I have a mental idea, I like to think that I live in a future where I am thin, I'm just wearing a fat suit and I'll be taking it off soon.

It's funny how a mind works... When I first went to the hospital I was told there were no vacant beds, and that I had to reschedule the appointment. I have been on a 2 week pre-op diet but the first thing that went through my mind was Burger King...a huge Meal. After not accepting that and waiting a few hours, they found one, and in I went. My operation was 30 minutes long, but I took 2 hours in the OT area... waiting before and after the operation. Now it's a liquid-only diet for 4 weeks ( They've been giving me Jello, juice and Water in the hospital ). It's not as painful as I expected but the staples on my port side(yes, just like a boat it's on the left) hurt a little when I laugh or cough. I'm feeling happy!

A really big difference, you look like two sisters! :tt2: I hope you all the good luck and patience to continue doing what you do. :thumbup: Any tips? :tt1:

I think many of us feel it's impossible, some doubts are prepostrous (as in all the photos in this site are photoshopped)... I don't remember not being fat, I think that was when I had a single digit age.:tt1: What you said (wrote) above shows that you crave and love food... forget about the doubts, all aboard, full steam ahead. :confused: and remember to smile!

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When i saw this thread's title I thought you meant scared by the surgery, but scared of not succeeding this time is probably the most common fear of all of us. All of us have experience highs and lows that on average over the years seem to increase, I'm sure I could easily lose 10lbs in a week if I wanted to, but what good does that do? (I'm almost 330lbs).

Hi! I'm a 34 year old computer geek from the Middle East, I am married to the best and most beautiful woman in the world, with children, I currently weigh 149kg (328lbs) and my current target weight is a two-digit kg weight (99kg or 218lbs). For the last 3 months I was saying goodbye to all the food around me, by eating a last meal of everything, a last chocolate bar of every kind ...etc. (sort of a reverse pre-op diet) I have been drinking diet pepsi instead of Water for the last few years :eek: Now i feel ready to deprive myself of everything :frown: I did all the tests (thank god they're all good) and I have a date of Feb 18 set for surgery, just a week before our anniversary. :frown: