Megan9463

Congrats!!

Hmm...September Slimstars?? I guess the star inclusion is contagious! :w00t:

I WILL stick to this diet. I WILL never again be afraid that I won't fit into a seat (be it on a plane or in Fenway Park!). I WILL never again be afraid that I will break a seat or that I need to be seated at a table instead of a booth because I won't fit. I WILL lean on my loving husband without bringing him down. I WILL be supportive of my husband in his own weight loss journey, recognizing that he needs to create a plan that works for him. I WILL ask for help when I'm doubting myself. I WILL lean on my supportive family and friends, recognizing that I won't have to go through this alone. I WILL do my best every single day, knowing that this is a long process. I WILL be proud of myself. I WILL put myself first by leaving work on time and ignoring negativity. I WILL not die early. I WILL not get diabetes. I WILL start a family when the time is right. I WILL be healthy and happy. I WILL no longer be a slave to the scale....it's not the numbers on the scale but how I feel. I WILL keep making promises to myself and will work hard to keep them. :thumbup:

Hi, everyone!! Sorry I've been MIA, I had visitors in town so I didn't have time to post! How is everyone doing? I can't believe that I'm having surgery in 5 days!! How many other Sept 2nd people are here now? My first day of the pre-op (8/19) was AWFUL! I drank the EAS shakes and basically had to chug them down (I guess some things learned in college really do help in real life!). I've gotten into a rhythm with my shakes and food and am feeling really good about everything! My mom's coming into town on Tuesday night to help out with my hubby and then my in-laws and brother-in-law are coming from Ireland 4 days post op for 2 weeks...can you say full house?! Thankfully I love my in-laws so I think the visit will be good! Anyway, I'll be much better about posting and checking in with everybody! Hope everyone's doing OK!! PS...do we Sept Bandsters have a nick-name? I think it's cute that other groups do! Suggestions??:frown:

So I talked to the nutritionist and she said it was fine to move my meals around. I had the lunch and actually found it very easy!! Thanks, all!!:frown:

I start my preop diet on 8/19 for my 9/2 surgery. I work in sales and have 2 high level meetings during my preop. The first meeting is on 8/19, but I think I'll be ok to just have a Protein shake then because lunch is being brought in. My problem is that I have a lunch meeting on 8/27 and there's no way of getting out of it. It will be at a restaurant and with a client I've never met so I don't really want to get into my diet. So my question is...is there a way that (for that day only) that I can eat my "dinner" for lunch and just have a Protein Shake for dinner? Will it ruin the whole preop if I do that?? Any answers would be great! Thanks!!

I'm struggling eating all of the protein shakes...do I have to have all of them?? Any advice?

This has been a tough week! I have inlaws in from Ireland and all I wanna do is be bad!! I start pre-op tommorrow and I feel like could burst into tears at any moment!! I just keep doubting myself, then reassuring myself, then getting scared I'll fail. I feel like I'm all over the place emotionally, which is new for me...am I the only one?

Yeah, I start my pre-op on Wednesday and have visitors in town for 10 days. I really hope it's not going to be as hard as I think it's going to be! I'm getting banded 5 days after they go home and my in laws and brother in law come 2 days post-op and are here for 2 weeks!! I need strength!!!

Thank you for your input! It was very helpful!!

I'm 32 years old with a starting weight of 287 (I'm 5'4"). I'm nervous, excited, ecstatic and terrified!! I'm doing a lot of self-doubts and could benefit from a buddy! Thanks!

I've been on weight watchers since May to get my head in the game and I'm used to tracking what I'm eating. I'm sure I'll be way under my points so I have to quit the weight watchers online program. Any suggestions for online calorie tracking sites?

I would absolutely call them and keep calling. Even if you feel like a pain in the ass, it will move things along so much faster. My surgeon's office "sent" everything on 7/5 and I called my insurance every day for 3 weeks to confirm that it was being processed. I followed up with my doctor's office 1-2 times per day as well. They kept saying that they hadn't gotten my package yet and the doc's office kept telling me that they sent it (SO frustrating!!). Because I kept pushing, the insurance people (United Healthcare) started getting aggressive with my doc's office. I went on vacation and kept checking but no word. When I got back, the insurance said that if my doc didn't get back to them on that day with the clinical information that I'd have to start the entire process over. I got the direct number for the case worker and called my doctor to make sure they were communicating. I followed up about 30 minutes later and once they *finally* spoke, the doctor's assistant was able to get approval!! Come to find out, United had my SS# under my maiden name but the doc's office sent everything under my married name. Had I not called, I wouldn't have gotten approved!! I still haven't gotten the letter from my insurance!! LOL!! Really we need to be our best advocates. Call, call and call again! Best of luck to you!!

I start the pre-op diet on 8/19. I'm a bit nervous because my hubby's sister, our bro-in-law and our nephew are staying with us from the UK from the 15th to 7/27. I can't wait for them to come over, but it's going to be hard watching everyone have beers and yummy foods. We're spending a night in NY on the 26th BUT postponing diets for other people has been my forte, so I'm trying to remain strong! I ordered some unjury shakes to try and I hope they're as good as people think they are! What type of pre-op are you doing? How much time is everyone taking off work?

Thanks for your reply! WOW!!! 250 pounds is amazing!! I have a bunch of concerns, any advice is appreciated!! Can I find a shake that I won't gag drinking? Can I get the strength to follow through will all that is needed? Is my life going to be so different that I won't be happy? Will my loving hubby be annoyed that we'll never again eat the same meal? How am I going to get through work lunches and dinners? When people ask how I lost the weight, do I tell them I had surgery? I have a pretty high level job, so I'm not sure how understanding people will be. I'm so lucky that I have the unending support of my husband, family and close friends, but it's the work questions that are kind of haunting me. I hope that I can find the answers before surgery, but what if I can't? I guess I'll be abandoning the organized planner side to my personality and start living in the world of "TBD"!

After waiting on pins and needles since May, I am approved for surgery. The call for approval was far less dramatic than I thought it would be, but I was happy for the good news. It's kind of weird, because the first reaction I had was "Whoah...what did I do???". I think that's a natural reaction, at least I hope it is!! Now I have a bunch of things on my "to do" list. Can I find a shake that I won't gag drinking? Can I get the strength to follow through will all that is needed? Is my life going to be so different that I won't be happy? Will my loving hubby be annoyed that we'll never again eat the same meal? How am I going to get through work lunches and dinners? When people ask how I lost the weight, do I tell them I had surgery? Will I be a success story or a failure story? I hope that I can find the answers before surgery, but what if I can't? I guess I'll be abandoning the organized planner side to my personality and start living in the world of "TBD"...any advice would be appreciated!!:thumbup:

THANK YOU all for your insights!!

Thanks, Grey and Hopeful! Best of luck when you start your pre-op on Tuesday, hopeful I'd love to hear how it's going for you...I start my pre-op 8 days after you!

I tried EAS, but couldn't drink the whole shake! I just ordered samples of unjury, maybe that will work! I know that I'm going to stick with the pre and post op diets...I just HAVE to!! I'm totally a "teller", too! I've told all of my family and most of my friends, it's more just clients and customers that I'm worried about. I'm in a senior position in sales, so lunches and dinners are commonplace. In fact, the first day of my pre-op diet there's a work lunch with a high level executive in my company. If the "tell or not tell" issue is the only one I have, I'll be in very good shape, LOL!!

I'm getting banded on Sept. 2nd and I think what we're (yep, me too!) feeling is normal. I've been on weight watchers for 3 months and am down 21 pounds. It would be easy to cancel the surgery and think I can do it on my own, but I know I can't sustain a diet long term. I know because I've gotten to this point before and just end up giving up for one reason or another (always gaining more than when the diet started). At the end of the day, I just really know that I need more help....still I go from excited to terrified about every 10 minutes!!

I'm getting banded on September 2nd...I'm feeling the same feelings!! I know this is what needs to be done and I'm making a huge life change. We'll be OK!!

Thank you for your reply! I've tried a couple of Protein Shakes but haven't found one I liked...any suggestions? You're done such a great job with weight loss! Any secrets you can share? Did you tell people when you had the surgery? All of my family and close friends have been VERY supportive, so it may not be a big deal...I guess I just have to wait and see!!

So this is my first (of hopefully many) blog posts. After waiting on pins and needles, I am approved for surgery. The call for approval was far less dramatic than I thought it would be, but I was happy for the good news. It's kind of weird, because the first reaction I had was "Whoah...what did I do???". I think that's a natural reaction, at least I hope it is!! Now I have a bunch of things on my "to do" list. Can I find a shake that I won't gag drinking? Can I get the strength to follow through will all that is needed? Is my life going to be so different that I won't be happy? Will my loving hubby be annoyed that we'll never again eat the same meal? How am I going to get through work lunches and dinners? When people ask how I lost the weight, do I tell them I had surgery? Will I be a success story or a failure story? I hope that I can find the answers before surgery, but what if I can't? I guess I'll be abandoning the organized planner side to my personality and start living in the world of "TBD"... Hopefully this blog will help me find some answers. Until next time...

Glad to find this group! I just found out that I am approved and I'm scheduled for September 2nd!! I'd love to stay in touch with all of you! Best of luck to all of us on this crazy journey!!