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Hey I got this finally setup! I thought it was automatic but this is cool! It's our own forum for our group!:lol:

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I'm scheduled for surgery today at 11:40am et. I'll be leaving the house in about a half hour YAY!!! Sooooo excited. Please say a prayer for me if you remember. I'll write when I get back!!!

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I'm scheduled for surgery today at 11:40am et. I'll be leaving the house in about a half hour YAY!!! Sooooo excited. Please say a prayer for me if you remember. I'll write when I get back!!!

Good luck to you today! You will do well I am sure! I am at post op day 6 and doing really well. Day 3 back to work too! Let us know when your back how your doing!

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I was banded on the 4th :wink: the first couple of days were rough but today I really don't have much pain I feel pretty good....although I will say that for some reason I'm having some twinges of guilt about starting the mushies phase tomorrow ...I know its tarded but I'm worried that starting back on carbs that I'm not going to be as successful ( as the last three weeks have been) at losing weight. Anyone else had thoughts like this???:)

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That has crossed my mind a few times. Before being banded it was all about low carb and I know that was to shrink the liver but when the doc went over what he wants us to do after surgery it was turning to low fat and no longer about low carb. Before getting banded on the Pre-op diet I had lost 23 lbs on that diet. So it does make me wonder how well I will do once not worrying about the carbs any more. I seem to have a tendency to still be watching the carbs.

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I'm glad I'm not the only one....Low carb works for me!!!It keeps my sugar cravings at bay and keeps me from binging . and I feel like I just don't want to mess with it.

I did scrambled egg last night for dinner may be i'll just stick to that for this week....we shall see:blush:

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I lost 11 pounds on the pre-op detoxification diet which was basically low-fat, no carbs, no sugar.

It crossed my mind, and at least three of my friends asked, that if I was doing so well on this, why did I need a lapband.

My answer was that I've always been able to sustain a diet for a short period of time - and do well - but, at some point my systems breakdown and I go back to my old bad ways.

In order to lose the weight I need to lose I have to stay on a diet for a longer period of time. And, of course, above all else, I need to learn -- once-and-for-all -- the habits that will keep me from regaining what I've lost.

This is what I want the lapband to help me with, not just the short term goal of losing weight, but the long term of keeping it off forever.

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I had my surgery on Dec. 8th and am looking forward to the mushy food. I planned on keeping it low-carb. I love cottage cheese, which I hear is the world's perfect Protein, and I know there is a recipe which makes mashed cauliflower taste like mashed potatoes. When I find it, I'll share.

How do you make those ticker things?

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How do you make those ticker things?

Go to Graphical Tickers and Trackers: Weight Loss, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy... and follow the steps to make your own ticker. Then copy the BB code and on this site go to the "User CP" link in the upper left and edit your signature. From then paste the BB code and bahda bing bahda boom your signature has a ticker! :)

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Thanks for the lesson on how to do the tickers & trackers. i was having such a hard time with it last night. lol I guess I'm not as computer savvy as I thought. lol :)

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Hi Guys!! I will also be banded on Dec. 19th. I've been on the pre op diet for 1 week and realized today I havent been doing it right!! Arrrggghhh. So, today I will make sure I follow it to the "T" I hope I havent messed anything up. Is there a certain amount a weight you need to lose before surgery?? Does anyone know??

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Hi Scorpio, I' don't think they weigh you before surgery or if they do, if it matters at that point. My surgery is tomorrow-I've lost 8 lbs on the liquid this week. Hope all goes good for you on Fri!

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Hi Guys!! I will also be banded on Dec. 19th. I've been on the pre op diet for 1 week and realized today I havent been doing it right!! Arrrggghhh. So, today I will make sure I follow it to the "T" I hope I havent messed anything up. Is there a certain amount a weight you need to lose before surgery?? Does anyone know??
Hi Scorpio, I' don't think they weigh you before surgery or if they do, if it matters at that point. My surgery is tomorrow-I've lost 8 lbs on the liquid this week. Hope all goes good for you on Fri!

In most cases the pre-op diet is all about shrinking your liver and not about "losing" weight before surgery. Your liver is a very large organ in your body and is right next to your stomach. So doctors put people on a pre-op diet to shrink the liver giving them more space to work around your stomach. I have seen a couple of people who have been told to lose a certain amount of weight before surgery but that often times has more to do with insurance then it does the surgery itself.

Good luck to you both!

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