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hi Cathy glad your surgery went well can you believe its been 4 weeks i th same solids start tommorow am starting to get hungry first fill on the 14th July hope your fill comes soon as well.Take care

hi all hope everyone is recovering well form June surgeries .I am feeling good my first fill is 14th July i hve been on mushies tommorw is week 4 and i cant start solids apparantly havnt been sick from any mushies eaten so far which is great .Am starting to get my hunger back not a patch on what i would consume prior to surgery .good luck for th enext stage of our journey cant believe ive had th eband for 4 weeks i still got lots of bruises to show for it though

that would be great ah well i best go to sleep as tommorow i am off to the hospital i dont have to be there until 10am but will take an hour or so to get there best of luck heres to our new lives

hi Cathy good luck for the 6th June i cant wait only 2 more sleeps best of luck for surgery

hi all i am also being banded 6th June across the other side of the world Sydney Australia only 3 sleeps to go good luck to all fellow banders for surgery

hope everyone is doing well not long to go Friday 6th June cant wait am so over the pre op diet stage i have lost 5 kilos hope to drop another 1- kilos by Friday .Hope my liver is nice and tiny .Only 5 sleeps to go ,hope everyone is doing well look out new life here we come

i know how everyone is feeling day 11 of my pre op diet and i feel so tired as drained i cant wait only 7 days to go of opifast ,which is making me feel sick in the belly in more ways than one.Be glad when i dont have to see a shake or a bar for a very long time,keep strong everyone we will banded soon good luck to all

i am glad you doing well ,you are right nothing tastes as good as thin feels.Only 7 days for you that is great i have 9 cant wait.

how are you going on your protein shakes ,the optifast is horriblle.I can stonach the shake and bar i have my cup of salad or veggies ,can have clear broth anfd low fat jelly and nothing else it is getting very boring .Good luck for your surgery day

hi all I know the feeling started Optifast on the 19th has been 8 days feels like forever.Optifast is certainly not the nicest tasting thing its amazing how i look forward to my salad and cucumber an carrot at night .I must say that the first week is the hardest .Whoever said this was going to be the worst part i definlety agree.I have lost 3 kilos so far so am more than happy .Hope i can loose at least another 3 before the the 6th June Lap band day/Good luck to all on their pre op diets.

hi all Well June 6th only two weeks away girls finished day 5 op Optifast cant say its been enjoyable so far .Hope you are all doing well .Let the countown begin

hi all dont worry you get used to it i am on day 5 tommorow of Optifast the only thing that tastes ok is the optifast bar the shakes and dessert i cant stomach but i try to get that shake down in the morning.I look at it that every kilo we loose now is a kilo we will never see again and just think how much easier the surgery and recovery will be so it is worth all the hunger pains ,i just keep telling myself this.Only 14 more days of optifast not that im counting.Take care and good luck everyone in their journey

eveyone was definatley correct about optifast .My first day of optifast over and its certainly an acquired taste only 17 days to go

hi all started Optifast first day today only 18 to go .I must say that it was hard getting that shake down for Breakfast it is definatley an acquired taste.Ah well this must be what hunger pains feel like.The one thing i missed the most today was my morning coffee with milk. Ah well one day down good luck to all

hi al i have just finshed consumong my many last suppers.Fish chips calamari and scallops and an icecream.Optifast starts tommorow surgery 6th June i will definatley be going to bed with hunger pains tommorow Good luck to all

Hi Nuali I know what you mean i start mine Monday going for dinner tonight i am sure going to enjoy it .Optifast is what i will be having on Monday.I dont have to have a pre op visit my surgeon said but if i have any questions i can call them .I will be having the shakes in the morning ,the bar for lunch and the low fat jelly because he said i can have that and i will have my vegetable portion and make that into a serving of veg Soup because i dont want to eat the Optifast ones as pople have said they are yuck ,i will add some stock and have my low joule jelly for desert.I will alternate my dinner and either make a soup or my salad portion with low fat dressing.The only things i can have extra is the jelly i am not allowed any meat ,chicken,fish or fruit .I can have diet coke and apparently i have to drink lots of Water .Sounds very boring all the best

hi girls i its nearly time the 6th June is coming up qucikly 3 weeks tommorow and we will be banded i just cant wait ,hope the next few weeks doesnt go too slow .Not looking forward to Monday my optifast starts .Good luck and roll on surgery day

thanks Cathy cant wait just to start so i can get my head around it i am sure i will have a few withdrawals nerver try to give up smoking and food at the same time very difficult i must say good luck to you

hi Roni Hope you had a great mothers day and hope you are doing well .All the best

hey Susanm So your doctor trained in Australia .I will be having my surgery in Sydney .I know what you mean about the tiny liver i was wrong i will be starting my Optifast on Monday the 19th I must say our diet sounds he same my suregon says he likes to do it the extreme no fruit or anything else added other than the optifast products salad,allowed vegies ,low joule jelly ,tea,coffee,no at no sugar .I make myself tired just thinking about it ah well be worth it come surgery day .Best of luck to you

good luck everyone with whichever diet your surgeon has reccomended.I am sure i am going to find it hard but will be well worth to have my liver become more slender for surgery .Best of luck

hi Cathy that would be hard for you .A lot of people do say chicken is too dry after surgery ,you can always cook your chicken with a tomato base sauce .I dont really eat a lot of fish , but i suppose you can steam it or put it in the oven with tomato based sauce or a lemon sauce.ITuna always good easy to go eat ,ts hard i know i didnt eat wheat or dairy for 2 years as i would break out in hives everywhere i lived off rice noodles was very boring.i will makes sure i eat something yummy on Sunday as for the next 18 days following that its Optifast and not much else.Good luck with findinf some recipes you can always have google recipes for after lap band [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Life-After-Weight-Loss-Surgery/dp/1592332269]Amazon.com: Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You (Healthy Living Cookbooks): Margaret Furtado, Lynette Schultz: Books[/ame] At this link is a book about Recipes after weight loss suregy your surgeon should also be able to give you some ideas as well Good luck

hi girls i cant believe how quicly the time is passing June 6th is coming mighty close for us it will be here before we know it .Well one more week unitl i start my Optifast have you girls started yet?

Hope everything goes well for you congratulations on your weight los you should be very proud i cant wait for suregery 4 weeks today for me

hi Ronni How ar eyou going with your optifast hope its going well you must be getting excited and countng down the days my op is 4 weeks today.