trishfish

has anyone made their own low carb crackers? or do you have any recomendations for some low carb crackers? i am hving a hard time eating my tuna salad and egg salad and chicken salad just with a fork, and would love something a little crunchy? if you do eat crackers, how do they go down for you? thanks!

I'm 5 days post-op and have not vommited once...even after taking vicodin on my empty/filled with water pouch. I would not be worried at all...i would say you are just lucky! hope you are enjoying banded life!:biggrin:

i would try the morning star veggie chicken patties, chopped up. They taste just like chicken patties...and they are low carb, low calorie...cant beat that! :tongue2: i cant wait till i can have 'real' food...i'm on my fourth day of post op diet...looking forward to something solid!

this sounds yummy...my only question is where and how do i get and prepare spaghetti squash? i am on full liquids for another week...then mushies and so forth...i am REALLY looking forward to some real food!

Well, I am banded! :thumbup: I did it...and i am so happy and 100% confident in my decison... My surgery was about 45 minutes, i was in recovery for aabout 30 minutes and up in my room resting by three o'clock. i slept for about three hours...then got up and visited with my amazing support system. Walked the halls a few times and then watched the most intense episode of grey's anatomy ever! and then got no sleep at all last night... i'm a little sore today...and a little tired...but feeling so good about my decision... i cannot believe it is the day after my surgery! :smile:

I cannot believe that tomorrow is the big day (may 20th)....i'm mildly freaking out...haha I won't lie...i've sorta freaked myself out a little bit today...and I have to wait till 11:30 to even go to the hospital! ahhh... hope all you other 5/20 bandsters have an amazing day!!! :laugh:

YOU CAN DO IT!!! it is hard...and not fun at all...but the end result is so worth it! just keep focused on the goal...and the two we:thumbup:eks will fly by!

I know the main reason for giving up the caffeine is becasue its an appetite stimulant...so during the pre-op diet that's the last thing you need! haha the caffeine wasn't too hard to give up, it was the diet coke! its been two weeks, and I still crave one....oh well I'm getting banded in three days so its totally worth it!

i cannot believe that my surgery is in FIVE DAYS!!!! :lol:I have been doing my two week clear liquid only pre-op diet and i thought by now i wouldnt want food...but man, am i wrong! all i can think about is FOOD!!! haha BUT i can say, very proudly, that i have not cheated one time!!:smile2: i am looking forward to putting something in my mouth that i can chew...and that isnt clear...haha hope all you guys are doing well this wekeend :redface:

ok, i'm annoyed! did anyone else start their period becasue of the pre-op? that's all I can think it is...i am on BC and so I am very regular...but two days after starting the pre-op diet I started! and its usually on 3 days...and we are on day 5 now...i'm so annoyed!

hi friends! I am on day 5 of my 14 day pre-op.....and i'm miserable! my stomach is not tolerating all the liquids very well...anyone else deal with this? i haven't cheated once though...so I am very proud of myself so far...and i've lost 7 lbs....so you can't beat that. I do have a question though....i have NEVER been this tired in my life! anyone else struggling with exhaustion?? iall I did yesterday was fold and put away 6 loads of laundry....and then slept for like 11 hours! this is crazy.... I hope I am not a lone on this.... happy mothers day to all you mothers out there!!!!

the psych my doctor uses didn't accept insurance either I payed cash up front then submitted it to my insurance and got reimbursed....i would see if the psych is covered under your insurance and the submit it...i wanted to stay within my doctors practice...good luck!!

hello all! today is day two of my 2 week pre-op diet...and i really really want to bake something...and i'm already bored with my two flavors of Protein shakes (vanilla and strawberry) i am using Bariatric Advantage from the doctor... anyway...i wanted to share my shake recipe with all of you on the pre op...i didnt even think about what i was drinking... RECIPE: I found caffeine free chai tea bags at the grocery (0 calories, 0 sugar) i brewed a very strong cup of chai tea and cooled it with eight ice cubes. I then put 2 scoop of my vanilla Protein Shake powder and two scoops of the unflavored protein. (makes a double batch, because of all the ice cubes...so i doubled up on the protein...) I then blended it all together in a blender with about a tsp of cinnamon. This made two 8 oz servings of the protein shake...and so i put the other cup in the freezer for later. I served with a dash of cinnamon on top... i tell you, tastes just like its from starbucks! :thumbup: (love chai tea lattes!) i will share some more of my shake recipes...this is actually fun! all day at work i was trying to figure out what kind of shake i was going to make when i got home! If anyone else has some yummy recipes lets share! :thumbup:

So i started my pre-op diet today...which consists of 6 protein shakes, sugar free jello, sugar free popscicles, and broth. Also 100 oz of water or so a day! i was super nervous about today...thinking today would be the worse day ever with being hungry.. well had to go to the dentist this morning to get what i thought would be a root canal...and ended up having to get the whole tooth extracted!!! :bored:...i am in SO much pain! so eating is not even anything i want to do... so i guess it all worked out in the end! not really hungry and probably wont get all six shakes in! and i've lost two lbs...just today...haha hope all my other may bandsters are doing well :glare:

I have the same insurance...i was approved in 7 days with only three years of medical history! goodluck! :thumbup:

mine happened in 36 days....and i'm chalking it up to....we are the lucky ones!!! I thought about this and researched it months before I even mentioned it to my hubby or pcp....so by the time I had my first visit with the surgeon I would have been cool with having surgery that day! haha good luck on wednesday!!!

I just found out today I am approved for surgery!!!!!! :thumbup: I am sooooo happy! and it only took 9 days for my approval...i couldn't believe it...i am so ready to start the next chapter of my life!!! :thumbup:

well the date has been set! May 20, 2010 is the day where I will no longer be looking back...but looking forward to the new me! I can't believe this is happening...having a date makes it seem so real!! :thumbup:

my dr office suggested I call my insurance to light a fir under their tush hahaha what do I say? I hate when I call people/places and sound like a blabbering idiot cuz I have no idea....soooo any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks! :thumbup:

I just have to throw this out there... I CANNOT WAIT TO WEAR SHORTS!!!! for so many summers I have sweated to death in the dead heat of summer because I refused to wear shorts...but bo this summer.... I should be getting my surgery date any day now so hopefully by august and september I will let the legs go free! :thumbdown: (what brought this on? window shopping at old navy and all the cute spring clothes) have a fantastic day friends! :thumbup: