jennifer1

yeah!!!! glad everything went well!

i'm glad to hear your surgery went well, you handled it like a champ. you will beat me to get banded by 2 days! so it's nice to see someone who will be so close to my actualy surgery date. praying tomorrow goes well in your recovery as welll.

day 3 and i'm still good.

hey livingmylife4me....hope everything went as planned...cant wait to hear how ur doing

praying every thing went well!!!

day 2 and no casulties!!!lol!

praying for a successful drama free surgery!!! and speedy painfree recovery!!! i'll be in your footsteps in 10 days!!! OMG!!!!!

i'm sooo happy for your success, you just put a smile on my face! yes i will take inches over pounds any day! I wish you continued success!

Thanks lemonchick...my surgery is may 20th! i'm soooo excited and cant wait. When were you banded?

<br>Thin and crispy crust pizza works for me! <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif"> I can't eat very much of it (can't eat very much of anything really lol) but it works for a pizza fix if you need one! <br><br><br><br>Good luck on your pre-op liquids! REMEMBER ~ It's WORTH IT!! <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif"><br>

Hey, I totally feel you. I had a triple patty Wendy's burger with a large fries and a milkshake as a last meal. I never had the triple...ever, until that day. You will be able to eat pizza again, I'm sure. Just with small bites and chewing well. It totally sucks and I completely understand, but know it's for a good reason and keep that goal in mind. The point of the surgery is to be able to eat normal food, not protein shakes (which I am SICK of) and cottage cheese for the rest of my life.

i think the thought of food getting "stuck" scared the crap out of me and i my dietician said for me to not eat bread unless it was hard like toast. I love pizza but not at the chance of getting stuck, maybe once i hit goal i'll be more comfortable with the band and will try but not when i'm first allowed solids. thanks!

even though i live in Chicago i just wanted to wish you well on your journey!!!

sounds like you're on your way! keep it up!

Good luck-- I'm in day 4 of my pre op diet--getting banded on May 10

Day 4!!!! i'm so jealous! I have to do 2 weeks!!!!! I start monday and get banded on the 20th! so excited for you..So since you go first you know i'll be bugging you about what to actually expect!!! LOL! Have a good weekend and happy mother's day if you are a mother!

I really know how you feel with the emotions......Im super excited as well.....tomorrow I will do my pysch eval then await for approval. Hopefully the approval process will be speedy. When is your surgery date?

My surgery date is may 20th!!! Good luck with the psych eval( that sounds weird, not really sure what to say)!!! LOL!

OH WOW!!!!!!!!!THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVE SUPPORT AND COMPLIMENTS GUYS! I want to start journaling through my pics and take one on monday when i start my pre-op diet and the day of surgery and go on from there. Hard to take a good pic when i live alone, but i'll figure it out. Last nite I went through the before and after pics and was inspired even the more. I 'm so excited and cant wait to start my journey, well i guess i kinda already have! LOL

Thanks again everyone for your support. Please those of you who havent been banded yet if you ever wanna email me more private questions i willl be an open book.

i hear you on the eat things you know you wont be able to eat again. i get banded on the 20th and start my pre-op liquid diet on the 9th. So it's pizza this weekend. I have been tryn to stay in the gym at least doing some cardio, and have actually started to feel guiilty about the food i've been eating. i'm praying that a good sign that i finally have a mental change that i know i'm going to need to be successful with the band. Best wishes!