One Week To Go.... Week 1 Pre-Op Diet Complete.

Awesome keep it up!!

How much did you lose with the lap-band overall?

On day 10 of my 14 day diet and I also have stuck on mine. Thankfully I was allowed a small meal in the evenings too.

I will start my pre op diet soon. Mine is only liquids. Besides straining canned soups can ya'll think of any other fun ideas I could use to keep my diet interesting??? Anly suggestions are welcome.

LOL - nothing interesting about it! Sugar free jello and popsicles are nice and they are a little solid. Bullion is good too, there are different flavors of that, just make sure you get extra water to flush out the salt.

Sorry faddisc but I have not had to be on all fluids yet -- I will be next week for the first few days after surgery though. I've already stocked up on sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles and chicken and beef broth for when I return home. I think I will appreciate the sf jello the most since at least it has some consistency to it and even now on my pre-op diet if I get hungry at night I have a few spoonfuls and it seems to do the trick.

Search the boards here because this is a frequent topic and I know a lot of people are on all liquids for pre-op so you're bound to find some more good ideas - I'll be doing the same to prepare for next week.

Much success and best wishes to you!!!

Liberated Sleeve - congrats on completing Day 10 - it's my Day 10 today so you are one day ahead of me.

I lost a total of 44 lbs with the LapBand. One of the things that helped even get me that far was I was part of an Awesome support group (since disbanded - we're talking six years ago mind you). The leader had gastric bypass and went on to do marathons so she encouraged us and I ended up training and completing a half marathon in 2007. That was when I hit the most lost but even that was shortly after my one year anniversary with the Band.

I look forward to celebrating many successes with you - my fellow March 2012 Sleeve Sister

I will start my pre-op diet March 13th and I hope I can stick to it. I understand the importance. Congrats to those of you who have. My surgery is March 27th. I am very excited and nervous at the sametime.

lovelylirpa - I really have found the Pre-Op diet to be a great experience. It has given me time to fully prepare - both mentally and physically. For the most part I have not even been hungry on it - I have followed it pretty religiously. Mine is not all liquid though which I think really helps and for the few times I was hungry I ate sugar free jello which helped. I can't believe I only have 2 more days to go then surgery.

Just follow your instructions completely and be well prepared - go shopping, etc. That is definitely the best advice I can give you to plan for success. Expect the first 3 days to be the toughest which is about how long it will take your body to adjust; just knowing that helped me get through them.

Best wishes for much success!!!