JLW

It amazes me the amount of people I have came across that do not agrree with the lap-band..My favorite is "you're taking the easy way out" ... but 9 times out of ten..those are the people who have never had an issue with thier weight! Best Wishes!

My doctor advised that if I wasn't going to quit 8weeks prior, to not quit until after surgery, he said you don't want you lungs to be in distress during surgery.

I cheated to day on my pre-op diet....I'm 6 days from surgery, and have done GREAT so far..until today! 800 calories a day..5 shakes and 1 Protein bar..that's it! I called myself "substituting"....so I did that twice today...both times with items high in protein and low in calories...Is my doctor going to know? Please tell me if you had weak moments...and what did you cheat with?

On day 5 of my 2 week diet... very few substitutions (hard boiled egg)..Optifast.. Only lost 2 lbs...still have 9 more days to go..substitution week over! It's soooo going to be worth it!

Hello! My surgery date is 4/11/11! 2 weeks away! I am so excited! I'm currently on the Optifast diet..day 2. Not starving yet...