pre-op

[weightlossblues 0]

Hi, all. I'm having pre-op tomorrow! Surgery is December 12. I, too, am getting nervous, asking myself alot of questions (like did I REALLY try to diet???; is this REALLY necessary????). My head says this is the smart thing to do; my heart says I'm committed; and my gut is nervous as hell!

[Frisky1 0]

I understand exactly what you mean. Sometimes I think "Why couldn't I have done this on my own?" etc. I stop and think about all the times I lost weight....just to regain it again. I think maybe the $ have a lot to do with it. I don't have to pay for the entire lapband but 30% of it. I feel guilty about having to spend this money when my family could use it. I'm hoping that the lapband will help me to stop overeating or restrict me when I'm feeling emotional, stressed, etc. Now I seem to be able to eat enough for a family of 5....

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[Frisky1 0]

Hi Kelly!

Setting up a thread for 12/18 bandits sounds great! We can support each other and we'll all be at the same place in our journey! This is the first time I've ever even joined a thread.

Are you going to be on a liquid diet before your surgery? I'm suppose to be on Clear Liquids for 3 days before and then full liquids for 1-2 wks.

What foods give your husband problems? I've heard some people can eat anything and others have trouble with lots of things.

[aimee 0]

Hi,

I'm also getting banded on the 18th. I've been using whey powder from the Vitamen shoppe. I've used the chocolate and found that its good without being very sweet. I always mix it with skim milk so it's a total of 32grams of Protein.< /p>

Aimee

[MissMom24 2]

Hi There~

I am being banded on the 12th! I am really nervous (espically because of Christmas)...but it was now or never.

I ordered Protein powder from Jarrow, because I heard that it was decent and it was fairly inexpensive.

Good luck to everyone! We can do this!!!

Brandy

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[Ellisa 6]

Frisky,

I have to be on liquids for two weeks prior, not fun.

The day after surgery I go to pureed foods for two weeks. My sister's doc was like yours.

The only thing my husband has trouble with is grilled (beef) steak. But he wants his meat cooked very well done, so therefore dry. Yuck. He can eat ground beef. He doesn't eat much white bread.

He tries to eat his Protein first and veggies, and keeps starchy and sugary foods to a minimum. But he can eat just about everything. If we go to Texas Roadhouse for example, he'll order the appetizer ribs, it comes with fries, but he substitutes a salad or baked sweet potato without the sweet butter. He usually doesn't finish the side. That's the same man that used to order an appetizer and eat most of it, a full meal, and a lot of peanuts and rolls. Only once in two years have I heard him say "I wish I didn't have the band today." That was at a family reunion this summer when he looked at all the tons of food and knew he couldn't sample everything. LOL

[Ellisa 6]

Okay, I started a thread under lapband support for December 2007 banders to come in.

See ya there!