I am a new guy here so bear with me.....

I am day 8 into the liquid diet. It sucks big time.:thumbup: Oh well that is the way things goe it seems. i confess i just cheated---i ate 3 slices of cucumber and onions and 4 carrotts. big deal (i hope)i started this journey when i stepped on the scales and saw the numbers 460 lbs. i said to myself that i was gonna die, be crippled or loose weight. started working out at a gym and got on the Lap Band program. i am down to 399--never thought a 3 would look sooooo good. i feel so much better and heck--i am sill a jolly, happy guy. There is just less of me. the band is gonna be "installed" on the 16th. the surgery does not bother me as much as the "what if i cant hang " thoughts. i know i can do it but it is just hard to think of success given a lifelong struggle with the weight. reading these posts has given me a bit of support and i hope i can be of support to others.

BTW i can spell. it is my keyboard that cant spell and does not always(usually) use that caps/shift key. sorry if anyone gets offended. havent looked at enuff posts to see if the grammar/spelling police are alive and well on this blog. if they are, we might not get along too well unless they have a good sense of humor.:redface:

Congratulations on losing 60 lbs pre-band. That's fantastic! Best of luck to you on the 16th!

Buddy you are blogging and that is cool. No one really cares we can figure out what you are saying! Good luck to you and the LB will change your life you have the right attitude. I was banded June 29 and have lost fifty pounds. I have another fifty to go and then some but I am working on Fifty at a time. Setting goals is good. 60 must Feel good and will help you in long run. Keep us posted. Best wishes, imaluckydog Kathy

Congratulations buddy, i also lost 50 lbs before surgery with a good diet and gym , then another 15lbs w the liquids pre op and another 15lbs after 3 weeks post op, so far 78 lbs lost in 5 1/2 months and just got banded (08/17) 3 weeks ago, not fills yet in the band.

Keep the hard work, i know is tough sometimes but we can do it. Best of Luck in your surgery.

You only had qcumber and onion... instead of what you would usually chow down on.... Small changes make big changes. I always say I didn't have my brain banded. Goodluck on the 16th. no spelnlg police here. lol

cheers Chooky

YOU ROCK! This will so change your life, like it has for everyone else. Men are so lucky! You guys loose so much weight a lot easier than us women! Be grateful, and good luck!!!

I am sick of slimfast and bullion and jello!!!! i made what my kids called "slap it in your pocket jello"--add a couple of packets of plain gelitanto the jello and it gets like gumy bears--to have something to chew on. i so badly miss chewing on a piece of meat!!! all the stuff i am supposed to eat is sweet. now i love sweets but give me a hunk of cake or a half a pie or a dinner plate sized cinnamon roll and i am in.lol anyway...i am so glad i found this site.you guys rock!!! thanks for the kind words and encouragement.