DebHart71

I get the pressure in the chest and the food at the back of my throat that no amount of swallowing will get rid of. I learn fast not to do that again.

I just dont see the point of not telling him your going to have surgery. What if your really not up to going? I dont see why be dishonest with someone if your planning on a long term relationship. How will you explain the scars or even if your out and something gets stuck or even if there are problems after surgery. I dont agree with dishonesty with anyone. It always comes back to bite you.

Agree

I have an aunt who thinks I'm taking the easy way out too. He mother was an alcoholic, who beat her addiction after 30 years, and she thinks that being overweight is the same as being an addict. I love her to death, but she just doesn't understand weight issues, because she watches everything she eats and works out. It's a part of her life and always has been.
I am huge because I eat the wrong things, and I eat too much of everything. I know what I'm doing, but I don't have the control to do this on my own, and I don't understand how the choices I make that lead me to be fat have a negative impact on others. I told my aunt that the band is a tool that I am using to help me lose weight and that I owed it to myself to try it, but she insists that I should do it my own. I asked her why anyone would buy a cordless drill, when a screwdriver got the job done just fine, and she didn't quite know how to answer that one. She wants me to get into a 12 step program to deal with my weight, and she is "praying" that I can have the band removed some day and keep the weight off. She told me all I had to do was to avoid "all bad food" for the rest of my life.
I get so frustrated with our society, because we help and treat all other addictions as a disease, at the same time we legally discriminate and ridicule those of us with weight problems. I hope I'm not coming across as unsympathetic to those with addictions, I don't intend to. We can and should help everyone to the full extent of our ability. I'm just wanting to understand why enjoying food and being overweight should be considered some kind of personality flaw, that deserves to be ridiculed instead of getting the same kinds of treatment options as those available to addicts of any kind.

My surgeon does not have this recommendation but I have heard that it makes the surgery go a lot easier. I have a co-worker who has been banded and I got a copy of her pre-op diet.
This meal plan consists of consuming 4 Protein drinks and 1 meal at regularly spaced intervals throughout the day. For example:
7:30 am - Protein Bar or shake
10:30 am - protein bar or shake
1:30 pm - protein bar or shake
4:30 pm - protein bar or shake
7:30 pm - meal/TV-dinner (Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones, etc)
Note: if you still have calories available and are still hungry you can add lean meat to your dinner; such as boneless, skinless chicken
Women 5'4" and below: 1100 calories and at least 60 grams of protein daily
Women above 5'4": 1200 calories and at least 65 grams of protein daily
Men 5'9" and below: 1300 calories and at least 70 grams of protein daily
Men above 5'9": 1400 calories and at least 75 grams of protein daily
Do NOT consume more than your calorie limit and get at least your protein minimum every day for two weeks.
I have been using the EAS Protein Bars and shakes - specifically the carb control bars and shakes. You can get these at Walmart.
Debora