mrsmyers2010

I know there's a special section for this, but it doesn't seem to be too popular so I'll give it a whirl here.. Anyone here to be banded in February besides me? My surgery date is February 15th. Feel free to add me on Facebook for support, etc. =] http://www.facebook.com/DakotaRaeBanded2012

HI, Just wondering if anyone is out there from around my area. I just moved here from Louisiana and don't know anyone! Been struggling with my weight-loss..i've lost 42 pounds since I was banded February 15th of this year and I am 22 MSG me if you'd like or add me to Facebook! DakotaRae Banded

I noticed most people say Muscle Milk Light was their protein drink of choice...and most really preferred the cookies n cream flavor. So that's the first one i bought to try out, it was on sale at my local GNC (normally $45 and on sale for $27!!) so I went ahead and bought a big tub of it...and I hate it! I actually don't like how thin it is..it taste like a candy bar melted into water to me, and it leaves this chalky weird taste in mouth, similar to the after taste of slim fast...How can I thicken this up/or make this taste better, really don't want it to go to waste.. My husband thinks it taste like a milkshake and I just can't believe it! lol

I used/use GNC's Lean shakes, they're the best tasting out of everything I tried. They have the powder but, I bought the premade bottled ones. It's only like $6 for a 4 pack I think or $14 for a 12 pack. They have vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. IMO the strawberry is amazinggggg and the vanilla is pretty good too! They only have 170 calories, 2 gm sugar, and 25 gm protein! And they smell like a milkshake unlike the other things I tried Goodluck!

Had surgery yesterday, everything went great, ended up not even having to spend the night in the hospital! I'm in a lot of pain but this too shall pass! And idk how any of y'all woke up hungry because I feel no hunger whatsoever! Just pretty thirsty but I get pains in my tummy when I drink..so just taking the liquids slow also.. Mrsmyers2010

Soo..Tomorrow I will be joining the other side! The nerves are finally hitting me, especially since I woke up sick this morning.

I'm being banded February 15th (next Wednesday!!) and i've been on a clear liquid diet since February 7th..I've been really struggling with this and not doing so well..but now it's just getting unbearable. I'm only allowed jello, broths and isopure. I'm suppose to be getting atleast 2-2 1/2 bottles of isopure down a day and the last couple days i've only been able to get down 1/2 a bottle..it dries my mouth out SO bad and my throat to the point it feels like I'm choking, it's so wierd. Everytime I go to drink isopure, sip some broth or have some jello I feel on the verge of gagging I'm so sick of it. So I've yet to eat anything today, I don't think I'm ever going to want to see this stuff ever again and what really upsets me is lots of people only had to do clear liquids the day before surgery and me doing it for a week and I'm already sick of it, and I have to do it another week after surgery? I am so hungry right now but i'd rather starve right now than eat/drink anymore of that crap. I hate sounding so weak and pitiful but this has got to be one of the hardest things i've ever done...

This is standard pre-op procedure for them supposedly. As far as I know there's nothing wrong with me or anything, unless it's due to my size? I'm 300, well I was now I'm down 12 pounds...

Ever since I started working Protein shakes into my diet (official pre-op diet starts next Wednesday..!) I've had some serious stomach upset issues. I'm wondering if this is normal/ happens a lot, or no? I'm really worried considering I'm only having it as 1 Meal Replacement right now, I can't even imagine what next week will bring when I'm having them 3+ times a day! Please tell me this is normal and my tummy will adjust =/ (Sorry for the TMI!)

I bought whey Protein dissolvable powder from GNC to mix into my foods but it is a lie, it is not dissolvable! Lol All it does is clump up and turns almost spongy when it hits any liquid And it's not tasteless either, that's another lie lol Did I buy the wrong thing or does anyone have any better suggestions?

So I started me pre-op diet today, already starving, lol. I know I can have my protein shakes, popsicles, jello, pudding, juice, broths and tomato soup. Anything I'm missing or does anyone have any cream soup ideas? This broth and tomato soup is going to get real old real fast!

Yeah..I use a blender bottle and room temperature water, lol Oh well also tried to add it to hot Soup, that didn't go so well either

I'm on my 3rd day of the pre-op diet and I thought I was going to die to 1st and 2nd day but today things have gotten alot better. For Breakfast I have a pudding (I warm it up in the microwave, wierd I know but it feels so much filling that way for some reason) followed by a Protein shake. For lunch I have a Jello followed by a Protein Shake When I get home I'll sip on some broth and have a creamy Soup (tomato, cream of broccoli or Dumplin' broth) I also suck on sugar free hard candies all day and popsicles

Holy cow that's crazy! I feel bad now for whining about my diet lol that sucks, goodluck to you!

Thanks girl! I'm actually not allowed to have anything fruit, or fruit based with the exception of popsicles and Jello. So this cream of broccoli soup you speak of has no solid food pieces in it?

I will have to look for these, I couldn't find anything cream w/o any chunky food peices in it,,

I start my pre-op diet tomorrow, nervous but excited also! I'm ready to start dropping some weight finally and this means my surgery is only 2 weeks away! Can't believe it's getting so close, lets hope these next two weeks fly by! Oh, and I finally found a protein shake that I love! It only has 170 calories, 2 sugars and 25 protein and they taste AMAZING! (IMO) If anyone wants to try them out it's GNC Total Lean, Lean Shakes. They come in chocolate, vanilla bean, and strawberries & cream. They're fairly cheaper than all the other stuff I tried also. $6 for a 4-pack here.

Not sure why but today after I signed all the official paperwork for my surgery and got my surgery time I started feeling really anxious. Now I'm completely doubting I can do this, I've been so optimistic and ready to get this done and now I'm nervous wreck! It's like I did a total 360. Hope this is normal and I get back to the attitude I need for this..

Nope, never have before anyways. I was doing muscle milk lite but I thought it was really gross and it had too much sugar so I've now switched to GNC Lean shakes but no change, had the same trouble with muscle milk as I do now with the new shakes.

I see that a lot people are going through the "what if, scared, doubting themselves" stage right now, including me and I'm thinking some before and after pics will greatly raise our spirits, if anyone wants to contribute, thanks!

You look awesome, thanks for sharing! Mrsmyers2010

February 15th is my date! I'm sure I'm going to go through with it, I've come too far to give it up now Mrsmyers2010

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