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So pre banders have any of you prepaired your eating habits for this huge transition that is going to take place for you soon?

Meaning have any of you before the surgery started eating the way you will be eating after the fact?

I really would like some input on this please. I love food and this is something I have thought about doing it just to get my mind and body ready for the huge change in eating habits.

Get back to me when you all can and please be honest it will be a big help.

Miichele

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I haven't tried to do any liquid diet or anything like that. I have to weight till June 6th to see the surgeon, so for the next month I can't lose any weight. I am 103 lbs over weight and can't go below 100 lbs. Insurance doesn't go by BMI. Anyway, what I have done though is like taken really tiny bites and chewed the crap out of them. It is actually hard because I really wanna swallow them before they are ready to be swallowed. I have also been trying not to drink so much when I eat. I know that will be the biggest problem I will have post-op.

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This is a great idea, IMO. I When I finally made up my mind to do this back on Nov. 17th I started to make changes. I kwen I had to learn how to do this. First I gave up sweet tea and soda, replaced with Crystal Lite type drink. I lost 4lbs. the first week, I had to work hard to get in more fluids. Next I changed some food choices, then worked on portions and using a smaller plate. I then added a slim fast meal daily. By Feb. 29 I was down from a size 20/22 jean to an 18. By the time I started my liver shrink diet at the end of the month I had learned to eat yogurt and cottage cheese (not often)and had tried out some Protein drinks; and I had given up the pop corn I had been chowing down on nightly. Surgery day I had lost 19lbs., the most ever without being on a diet and working my body really hard. With the surgery I picked up about 6lbs. and it took some work to get it off. I think it's the gas they pump in but it didn't just go away; adding food back in I think the body holds onto it more because it doesn't know what you just did to it. Two weeks of a high protein diet (for me) then a week of full liquids (slim fast & protein shakes) week of soft food. I did a little treadmill time, but nothing regular. I am now almost 2 months post-op and have lost a total of 39lbs. and can wear a size 14 jeans. I still can't get myself to the gym but I am working on it. I have not been hungry and now that I can have "regurlar" food, the big deal is to chew well and eat slowly. Had a couple of bad episods with that, still learning.:thumbsup: The lesson is a hard one but I tend to just do things to quickly.

Good luck to you, yes it is worth it all.

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The only thing I've really tried to do is chewing heaps, it's kinda gross when you mush the food thru and have to chew it like a million times but I just think that I don't want to get something stuck or end up pb'ing so I have to get used to chewing heaps, I've trialed drinking 15-30 minutes before eating which I can do as I just drink before that time and then wait but I find waiting 30 minutes after eating is really hard. I think I might have to stick something on the fridge for after I'm banded saying "Don't forget - Don't drink until 30 minutes after" otherwise I'm going to be in pain lol.

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