parker62

I am right there with you all. I will be banded on March 8th. I am pretty calm, have not told anyone, this forum is my support and i love it. Best wishes to everyone and i will post right from my notebook soon as i wake up.

All the best to you on your journey.

Monitor you Carbs intake: Stay strong.

Its a pleasure having you on this forum. Welcome and best of luck to you.

Thanks Amanda you said it just right. I will be banded on 3\8\2011 not happy that i have to do it but i need help. I have tried losing weight over and over again just cant keep it off. The prejudice that is dished out at people who are over weight is just too much. We all need each other let us be supportive.

Wish you well on your journey. I will be banded on 3\8\2011 and i will be right there with you.

I will be banded on March 8th, 2011 four days after you and honestly i cant wait. Let me advise you to read the sucess stories. I have kept this from everyone even the person who will be taking me to the hospital and bringing me back home. I am tired of been overweight and will not wait another day to get some help with it. There is so much prejuidice againt the overweight and some of us like me who has PCOS a disease that makes it practically impossible to lose weight wish there was more understanding to people struggling with their weight . Best wishes tomorrow and you certainly will do just fine. Best of luck.

Call your surgeon

LMAO I agree, call it anything as long as you are working it and it is getting the job done. LOL

I am on the pre-op diet my surgery is 3\8\11, The doctor gave me Optifast , the cost was 225.00 for two weeks supply. The problem is that when i read the label it has 20gms of carbs per box and i have to drink 5 boxes each day. I know my body, i have PCOS and i will not lose any weight taking in100gm of carbs daily. So i am drinking the crystal lite, diet Jello and Muscle milk (Lactose free). I am scheduled to weigh the day before surgery and i am expected to lose 14lbs. So far i have lost 9lbs. I am very hungry but i try hard to bear it. I did have a few bites of meat, however absolutely no carbs. This is just what i am dong and hope i will be successful in meeting my weight loss goals. Even when i get my band i will be having limited amount of carbs for a while. Just to let you know i have not exceeded the 800 calories per day that the Optifast would have provided.

You are doing well keep up the good work.

Keep on going you are doing well. Best wishes

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

I will be banded on March 8th also. I feel pretty good. Yesterday i saw the Anesthesiologist and got my medical clearance. I started on my pre-op diet on 2\22 Optifast but i had to take another supplement with less carbs, Each carton contains 20gms of carbs and i will have to drink 5 for the day = 100gms of carbs. I have pcos and will nevwr lose weight on 100gms of carbs daily. I had to make my own adjusments. 40gms of carbs if i am ever going to lose any weight pre op. I am down 9 lbs so far. Its very hard , im struggling. Best wishes to all and all the best on the 8th.

Let me add here that i am not yet Banded. I have done my fair share of research and have decided that i will have the Band. My surgery date is March 8th. Today i started my 14 days of Optifast shakes. Shakes are five times daily. WLS is not the same for everyone.I now weigh 269 lbs, if i am blessed to lose the 69 pounds i would be very happy. All wls poses risks and the possibility of not working. I accept that i have a lot of work to do and my band will only be a tool to help me get the job done. Thats all it is a tool. i will have to use it to get any result. Its up to me and me alone. Not the band, not the surgeon, me, me, me.

I'm sorry to say, but i have known quite a few Bypass clients who have gained a significant amount of their weight back, What do they do at this point go on a diet? Lap band is a tool thats all it is. You will have to use your tool to get the job done. Good luck on your JOURNEY.

Great i am happy for you. I will be having my surgery on March 8 and i am looking forward to my new life.

I am also schedule for 3\8\2011. My Optifast diet for two weeks starts on 2\22\2011. I am ready to get this done. All the best to the March Bandsters and i will be praying for us. Let us not forget our band is a tool that will help us to get better results since all of us have been working hard for a long time.

You go girl you have encouraged me.