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thanks for sharing your day with us. I hope it continues to go well.Keep up the good work!

very encouraging to us still waiting to be banded. Keep moving!

oh wow what a predicament. Best of luck to you.

OK today is a new day. Instead of thinking of what I cannot have on this diet, I have changed my mind to be grateful for the things I can have. I am able to drink 4 protein shakes that allot me 680 calories a day, more than enough to survive. I am also able to have veggies while some can only have liquids and dream of being able to chew something. I've been drinking tons of water with sugar free wylers shakers (taste much better than crystal lite) and I can have decaffinated tea with splenda. Everytime I think that I am suffering by not being able to eat what I want, I think about Job and all the suffering he endured. There are 40 chapters in the bible detailing Job's suffering in which he didn't know when it would end, yet I know mine will be over in 12 days. I can say its getting better as the days go by, and in combination to the workouts I've had this week, I'm losing 2 pounds per day, so really what do I have to compain about? As a man thinketh, so is he. So I am changing my mind to one of greatefuless for what I can have and knowing it is temporal, and that afterwards a new life awaits. Be blessed!

Thanks Loseit, I am looking to all the bandstars for motivation, and Fool4Dance you can definitely use the strategy but its not mine, it's God's. We should always try to look at the glass half full instead of half empty.

OK so I made it through day 1 of the liquid diet. I must admit i was a little perterbed to learn that others could have broth, jello, and other sugar free treats while on their liquid diet but my doctor says no to all of that. I took a bootcamp class last night at the gym and made it through OK, but I could tell my energy level wasn't the same. Tonight is hip hop so we'll see how we do.

Hey, don't leave me out. I'm banded on the 29th so we're all in the same boat. Good to know I have som conrads through it. i will say i've found a good treat. A fresh tomato with a little Ms Dash on it is awesome!

You mentioned prayer, so I would encouarge that you have a serious talk with God. Verbalize your weakness and that you need his help. Ask for a clear mind to write your vision and make it plain. Take the emotion out of it for a moment and decided what you need to do to get the results you want. Then find local support. I would really encourage you to find counseling either through a support group, a pastor, a doctor, someone to help you through it all. Its not over until God says its over.

Never apologize for being you. Something you say may be just what another person needs that day. A little encouragment goes a long way!

Is anyone else starving on this liquid diet? I know I am and I don't know how I am expected to continue to work out when I burn more calories in a half hour than they allow me to have all day! I emialed my surgical team to see if I can have broth or something?

OK today is the start of the liquid diet. I don't know how i'm going to make it but i am determined to do so. I have a variety of raw veggies to chew on throughout the day and a variety of water shakers to help me get through it. I do have one question: did anyone exercise during their liquid fast? I am an advid exerciser and with the classes I take I don't know how in the world I will have the energy to do it with just these liquids and a few veggies...any suggestions?

Hello All Well today's my last day of food for a while. I have been very good so far. No binges, no day full of sweets, chips, and fried foods (all my favorites). I don't want to shock my system by having so much and immediately going into a liquid diet. I know the next two weeks will be trying but with determination and prayer I'm sure I can make it through. Any tips on raw veggies I should try? I have cucumbers, squash, carrots, celery and bell peppers anything else? Thanks

wow how inspiring.I can't wait to say I'm below 300 again. Then 250, then 225, etc, etc

I am allowed raw veggies if I get hungry but that's it. Can't cook them. No frozen, or canned, only raw.

OK today's a better day. I apologize for my temper tantrum yesterday but I was just frustrated. Anyhoo my mom and grannie are coming and wouldnt have it any other way. I begin my liquid diet on Tuesday so until then I'm just watching what I eat and trying to prepare myself. The official countdown has begun, 20 days and counting. :wink:

thanks a lot I will let you know how it goes. I start the liquid diet tomorrow so I'm sure the pounds will begin to fall.

Ok as the days tick away and I am now 19 days away from changing my life, I am beginning to become excited. I can't stop thinking about getting off of blood pressure pills, or going shopping to NY and Co and being able to buy more than the jewelry! Someone tell me, how long before you started dropping dress sizes?

I am really sorry that you feel that way, especially at 20. No matter your size, you should know that you are a person of beauty and worth if for no other reason than God saw fit to make you. I pray that you use this waiting period to really get to know yourself, appreciate yourself, and love yourself. If you do that it will make the wait that much more easier as well as your recovery afterwards. I would suggest that you get back out and enjoy your life. hang out with friends, take the time to make new ones, get moving, and get ready for your improved life.

Best of luck and continued success.

Wow I can't wait!

I am scheduled for 9/29 so the countdown has begun! BTW Danide I'm glad things went smoothly. Happy healing!

Well I'm not scheduled for my procedure on the 29th but all the support that was there before hand is now lost at sea. My mom is going to try and make it but she has to care for my elderly grandmother whose wheel chair bound herself. My sister who was supposed to come is now unable becuase she starts school 2 days prior. I tell you as soon as there's a little bit of joy, there's always something or someone to try and steal it away. I refuse to allow it to happen. If i have to ask a friend or my pastory, I will make it on 9/29/10.

We definitely can. I need a band buddy to track my results with. I dn't now how to "friend"someone on this site so if you know how let me know.

OK I was ordered to have an upper GI done to make sure there aren't any ulcers or tears in my esophogus or stomach. I must say it was the most difficult portion of this process to date. Not that the procedure hurt or anything (i didn't feel a thing) but the liquids they make you drink to get the images leave quite a bit to be desired of!! All I can say is bare through it. How aweful to have to do that all over again. :smile: