SMOKEY2112

I can't believe it either...well, at least I sure hope my surgery is on friday...cuz I've eaten some meat and eggs.. seriously, a completely liquid diet for 2 weeks...I feel like I'm in a concentration camp.. I just couldn't take it! My pre-op is today at 2 so hopefully it goes well!! Come on over to the February 2011 banders board.. it will be easier for us to communicate!! http://www.lapbandta...2011-bandsters/

Otay..so after we get to point where we are eating normal food after the surgery... we're supposed to do high protein and low carb.. is anyone gonna kinda do atkins and if so.. is it gonna be like the original one where you eat however much cheese, meat, etc... or are you gonna do a "lighter" version where you are watching the calories more?? Just curious what everyone is gonna do...

Good girl for exercising!!! ROCK ON!!!

You've really lost a lot of weight! You're doing really good hon! I bet you are so proud of yourself!!!

Tom you are so funny! You have my kind of personality..that crack about the Involuntary Bulemia...:lol: LOL Have you tried those Patches behind the ear or those C-bands at all?? @Readi4anewme What an AWESOME goal...to teach Zumba some day..that's AWESOME girl.. I don't doubt you will do it. I joined a workout place...I haven't gone yet... but they have a ton of classes including Zumba... did you get really winded the first time you did it??

Come on over to the February 2011 banders board.. it will be easier for us to communicate!! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/2478-february-2011-bandsters/

I'm dying to try Zumba.. I hear it's awesome.. you guys are making me feel so bad for not starting to exercise yet.. and I have an elliptical in my room lol

Hey does everyone have a scale at home?? Mine broke years ago and I never got another one.. do you think I should get another one or does that make people become too obsessed with weighing themselves?

Yah, that was smart to do! I guess I'll take my picture before Friday... Hopefully the camera doesn't have a heart attack from it!

Otay..I think this is it what you were talking about hon.. I made the first post... "KICKING FAT'S ASS" http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/2478-february-2011-bandsters/

Who else is with me?

I didn't know that there was something like that on here.. hmmm... I wonder how we find it on here or set it up? That would be so much easier than this! I'm uncomfortable and unhappy with my appearance also. Can't wait to not look in the mirror and think "GROSS" LOL Congrats to everyone else with their new dates and getting approved!! SOOOOO EXCITING!!

Awesome! It's getting really close!! ROCK ON!!!

Congrats girl! THat is funny to make sure you don't lose weight.. but after being on this sucky liquid diet.. YOU GO GIRL! We could create our own Yahoo Group does Google do groups too? That way we could just get them via email and respond right from our emails? What do you guys think? I could set it up... or does anyone have any other ideas? LMK @Polly...welcome to the group hon!!

Hopefully he will give you a fill! I have a friend who just moved here who needs to get fills so I'm trying to find a doc for her to do her fills..hopefully I will find someone because I heard my doc doesn't give very many fills...so I'll go elsewhere if I need too! I can't wait to hear what he says at your appt!!

I'm seeing this late...but what did you wind up doing? Personally, if my doc didn't require it.. I sure as hell wouldn't have done it! Goodl luck with surgery tomorrow hon!!

Seriously...I'm on day like 6 and I just couldn't take it anymore... I'm cold all the time, I'm hardly drinking any Water..whereas before I drank water all the time.. I'm miserable..and it just sucks.. period! So I feel ya sister girl! So...I did a ton of research myself... read about everyone else's pre op diets on here and another site and googled "liver shrinking diet", etc... at the end of the day..the main focus of the diet is to shrink your liver...and the what of the diets have are high Protein, no carb, no sugars, etc... I even found some post where a woman's husband had the surgery a week after hers so he was on whatever day of the liquid diet when she had her surgery and he or she told the doc that he hated the liquid diet and then the doc said that he could cheat but don't eat any cheeseburgers..lol The woman said after that.. her husband had tuna sandwiches with mayo and cream of chicken Soup everyday until the last 2 days before surgery...he did only liquids for those..and he was just fine... So you know what.. after reading all that.. You do whatever you think is best for yourself.. but I'm not gonna lie.. I'm still doing my Protein shakes but I've also been having a few slices of ham and a few slices of cheese.. for the last 2 days. I'm sure I'll still be fine.. 2 days before the surgery.. I'll do just liquids... I understand why we have to do it.. but it just sucks when you see other people that their docs let them at least just do a low carb diet for 2 weeks or some only 2 days of a liquid diet..ya know. I feel better I got that off my chest..LOL

WOW you're doing really good hon! Doctors sure do require different diets all for the same outcome...ya know? I wonder if anyone was supposed to do one diet..but from doing alot of research..just did something else and was okay?? Keep up the good work Lori!

LOL You're funny! Hopefully they will call you soon... that sucks waiting to hear when you are expecting to hear! @duffy777 Glad they found your blod clots before you had the surgery. THat's really scary..but glad to hear you are okay hon!

That does suck!! But at least afterwards you might not want to eat as much anyway.

I am! I would love to have someone else to chat with who is also a patient of Dr. Rosett's. Have you had surgery yet?? My psych eval is tomorrow!

Thanks hon! I'm actually a patient at Mercy but she was looking for somewhere different... I have heard that they are really conservative with people getting fills and I told her that I had read about people leaving that program so she wants to go somewhere else because of the information I had found lol So I'm trying to find her somewhere else to go...she doesn't have internet access right now

Hey hon! First of all congrats on the Sx date! My pre-op is on the 24th and my Sx date is the same as yours....the 28th. My first appt. was on Jan 3rd. Honestly, you don't have to tell anyone who you don't want to tell. I've told like 4 close friends and that's it. My p's will never know and I probably won't tell my kids for quite a while. What's the whole dark liquid thing?

Those German ancestors will do it that's for sure!! I have a sibling who is the same height as you..and my son who is 15 is about 6ft tall now and wears a size 16 shoe so I always wonder how tall he will be. LOL I hope you get your date oon...I'm sure you will! Thanks and by next year or sooner we WILL be skinny...shit..I'm gonna be a size 4 or 6! ROCK ON!!! @blondeej That's my surgery date...the one you had to cancel..and I live in Chicago...LOL Lots of good food here..LOL @SashaFierce.. we are about the same weight..but I want to lose 125. I'm not a teacher..but I'm an old student! @Shalimar Congrats on getting a date...and wasn't that a band/group back in the day? @getitgirl Glad the gall bladder surgery went well!!!

You can also use sphagetti squash instead of cabbage!