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LOL I am on my preop diet so sure wont be any of those things for me. I am having my 2nd protien shake (saving it for dinner) and my cup of carrots with some italaian dressing, also got 2 more dairys and 2 cups of milk so going to do some sugar free pudding in there somewhere and maybe a yougut. I also have one more no sugar added fudge sycle left for the day. I have yet to eat my first popsycle. I did have chicken broth ( drained progresso low sodium soup 2 xs today. For lunch i had that a cup of lettuce and my 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1/2 cup peaches and actually enjoyed it. For any of you who are drinking crystal light i found the BEST flavor this week. Its appletina and it tastes just like one sooo YUMMY. I also got a margirita one but not tried it yet.

Only 15 lbs?? lol you do relize thats like 5 lbs a week.. pretty dang exciting if you ask me!! Way to go!

The surgeons phone call took all of 2 mins today. He said my labs was all great and that as far as he is concerned he will see me next week bright and early for my band to be placed. I am now though all the hurdles. And so far today the diet has not been bad at all...

HI Mendy!! Welcome to our group. I think you will do fanstastic I am having mine May 2. I am so ready for this move.

Yes Elizabeth i did get the clerance today and faxed it to my drs office. Today is the day the surgeon calls me. I am waiting for that and i started my preop diet. I had half a banana and a slim fast 1 2 3 for breakfest gotta say tasted good and i am pretty satisfied.

HI everyone. I sure hope everyone in our group is having a great day!. I am on pins and needles today. I am 2 days out from starting my preop diet. Went to the store last night and 180.00 later walked out with everything i could need including my vitamins and stuff. I am ready to get moving but also a bit nervous bout it. It helps so much to come on here and touch base with all you guys.

Hello All. I am waiting for my date for my band but sure hoping its in April but if not then it will be in May. We started a group on here of ppl who are looking for support that are having a Spring 2012 banding. Its named Springsters. Would love to have more people who are going though this at the same time as I am to help along this wonderfull journey.

Yay!!!! doing a little happy dance for you. Everytime i read something like this i know i am on the right path to happiness and health.

This morning before i went to work (after seeing my primary MD and getting the medical clearnance i needed for my surgery related to my Blood Pressure) I went by the store and got some itlaian ices sugar free.. I love the lemon ones... Yea i am ready to jump on this thing.

lol besides 3.5 lbs in 4 days is more then the 2 lbs a week they suggested we will lose your doing great.

I read that the gas and gurgling is normal. Have you tried gasx .. I was told by my surgeon to be sure to have gasx melts on hand that i would want them after surgery. As for not much weight loss yet as someone pointed out (not sure with my medical background why i didnt think of it) we are starving a system that is use to alot of food so its in shock and thus slowing down our metablosim but when it relizes that hey this is what we have then it will start using the stores of fat we have for energy...

Judy i think those will be my lifesaver as i was told i could have as many sugar free popsicles as i want. So everytime i get hungry or a craving one is going in my mouth... lol i may slosh by time i am done with the week but my liver will shrink.

No not on them yet. I was told that if i get them very very cold and put them in a container i cant smell they are good.. I sure hope so.. lol I did buy some sugar free yougut as i was told i could have some of it. And i bought enough popsicles for a whole school... I am going to eat them and eat them and eat them... lol

I have to do one week. I start wenesday and i have my surgery the following Wenesday. I am ready to go. lol now in a few days i may be on here yelling how i cant drink one more cup of soup broth but for now i am ready.

Hey Charda I guess i should be scared but i am not really. I am more scared something will come up to stop my band or more scared I will be stuck living in this body the rest of my life. WHen i climb staris i have started promising my Knees to just withstand the pain a few more weeks and that they will get relief. I dont want to die of heart diease or DM. I am more scared of whats going to happen to me if i dont Get the band then if i get it.

Ok Sue now take a deep deep breath. You learned that the chicken strip at this time is a NO NO. And you feel discouraged but think your not having fills yet and you have lost 25lbs adn i know some of that was before surgery. The heartburn will improve with time. In a year you will be looking back and thinking how happy you are that you did the lapband. We all have pitfalls and we all have down days. But this is going to work for you just keep telling yourself that. I know i am not one to talk since i have not had my band yet but when i do and i have these feelings ( i think everyone does ) then you can repeat what i have said to you and tell me how good its going to be when we are all skinny and healthy.. So smile and keep pushing forward you have to blaze a path for all of us following you.

Glad i saw this i knew there was something i wanted to get i had not yet. I start my preop diet wensday and i have been meaning to buy some biotin. I did get centrum chewable vitimins, Yea i am not quiet 50 yet but figured i was closer to that then the kids for flintstones lol,

I would check out surgeons you think you may want to use. THen i would call and find out if they have a seminar coming up you could attend.

I start my week of liquids wen. I have bought my protien shakes and I can have some juice, I also got tons of sugar free popsicles as well as sugar free jello. I also bought a ton of low sodium progresso soups so i can drain the broth of them. I am ready to tackle this.

Way to go Mike. Sure makes us who are getting close to our surgery date feel more at ease. My surgeon does not even give pain meds for home. So got some liquid tylnol but sure hoping like you i dont need it.

My surgeon does not even prescribe pain meds. I have a very high tolerance for pain. When i had my hys i had 20 staples and i only took a couple of pain pills did not even finish the bottle same with my fx shoulder last yr. . Going to stock up on tylnol liquid.

Wow now thats what i call a Victory. I mean a life long fight with DM that causes so much other damages to be gone!!! It lowers your risks of so many things... I am way excited for you.

Totally understand the cold feet. I have not started on my preop diet yet. lucky i just have to do one week of it. I start wen. Yes i am even though in the healthfield is a bit scared but I also know that i have tried everything and nothing has worked for me This is my chance to get ME back. I am as excited as i am scared. Everyone has to make their own decision but think of this as like a pregnancy everyone dont have the same results and everyone has a horror story of so and so etc... but yet it dont stop us from taking the chance to have a child. This is to me like that.

Vacation is over and i had a BLAST. But the house i rented was great except no internet. Not that i really missed it as i was to busy to be on much. We ran from daylight to Dark. I did 7 amusement parks as well as the beach WOw talk bout sore. But i rode every ride I wanted to but 2. One i wouldnt fit in the seat the other the line was way to long and i was way to tired to stand in another line. I had great family time and enjoyed everything. Figured i would have lost a ton of weight. I didnt eat alot and walked my buns off but hmmm didnt lose much. Oh well This thur is my preop then next wen is my dr appt then May 2 wow just 2 1/2 weeks is my surgery. I am so far behind on what has been happening here on the board. I only have 65 notifications to try to read... LOL

Ok time is passing and a few have already been banded. Julz i know your day was yesterday. How is it going for you all. How did the procedure go etc.. How sore are you? What should us waiting for our day know or need? LOL yea i know alot of questions but for now we are living vicarosly though you guys. So lets hear from everyone.