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I was given a specific Protein mix. The taste isnt what gets me, I am just not hungry, so it makes me feel sick. 7 days and they are gone forever! I can do this!

So I am about to start week 2 of my pre-op diet and I am having a hard time drinking all 5 shakes. I am getting to the point where they are hard to stomach. I am good with drinking the first three of the days then around 4 I am forcing them down, which is making me sick. I am not even hungry past 4pm. Should I just force them down? I was told that I need 60g of protein a day, I reach that after 4 shakes. I am just starting to get sick forcing them down? Any advice/suggestions?

Mine are: 20lbs- Get my nails done 30lbs- Perfume I want 50lbs- Family pictures 75lbs- Michael Kors bag 100lbs- New clothes I was told by the psychologist to make this list and have goals not to far apart.

I wish I could have broth! I would kill for some! Sad huh? I am on 5 protein shakes with water in between. I am on Day 5. I am never starving, but I am starting to get rather cranky because I am wanting to chew something!!!

My first goal is to loose 20 lbs. This is a milestone for me because I always loose 20 lbs, and thats it. I am currently down 15 lbs, when I loose the next 5 lbs, I am getting my nails done. I actually made a list of what I am rewarding myself at different pounds lost.

I never thought of that. Being patient sucks sometimes! Thank you!

I am on day 4 of my 2 week liquid diet. Previous to this I was on the "Plate" diet (3oz Protein, 1cup of veggies, 1/2cup of carbs). I lost 15 lbs in two weeks on the "plate" diet. When I had my final pre-op visit, they said I was definitely going to loose weight within the next two weeks, espically if I exercised. So I joined a gym and have been drinking my 5 shakes and just Water. I haven't lost a damn pound! When I was eating food, I was 5lbs less at this point. I hate complaining, which I know is what I am doing, but I am starting to freak out, because in all my diet attempts, throughout my life, I have hit 15lbs, and that was it! I could never loose more than 15lbs. I hope this is just some stall in the weight loss. I have been busting my ass at the gym and fighting hunger and cravings, and not seeing the scale go past 15lbs is kinda freaking me out, and making me a little mad ! I need some encouragement please.

You are lucky that you get to eat stuff other than the shakes. I get 5 Protein shakes a day, with some Water in between! I would kill for some tomato soup or broth!

I am on HMR 800 shakes now (www.hmrprogram.com), 5 times a day. I will be on these until the day before my surgery. After my surgery I was given a list of different shakes I can try. I will more than likely do the GNC Pro Performance powder, and I am on that, three times a day for about 2-3 weeks post op. I just had my first shake, and it tastes good. Taste just like Carnation. I tried using the blender, and it made it too foamy for my taste. I am going to try and use the Blender Bottle for my next one.

Good luck to you too!!! Keep us all posted!!

She is great. She keeps tellling me I am going to be her motivation to change her life, and that she is jealous of my committment! It feels good to have her support! I will defintely keep you posted!

My two week liquid pre-op diet starts tomorrow. I always told myself that when I hit this spot, I would consider this the beginning of my journey. I have struggled with my weight, tried all kinds of weight loss ideas, felt uncomfortable in certain situations, been the fat funny friend, and tonight, as I look back on my past years being overweight, I feel almost sad. I feel like I am saying goodbye to that Amanda. That Amanda always felt awful about herself, and never comfortable. Tomorrow I am a new Amanda. I will be stronger, confident, healthy and happy. So when I wake up tomorrow morning, I will "mourn" the past Amanda very breifly, because I am dying to be the new Amanda! I know there probably isn't much to comment on this, but I just needed to express my feelings at the moment. I just never felt so ready for change. I found this quote tonight: “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.” -Anatole France This sums it up. I hope everyone has an awesome night. Good night past Amanda!

My pre-op diet is 2 weeks prior to surgery, 5 Protein Shakes made with Water a day...thats it. I agree with Kristen, I am kinda excited to not think about what to make and plan for meals for the next two weeks. I start on Monday. The shakes are pricey, but I am determined to follow everything the doctors give me! Have a good one!

I just had my post-op class last night, and I have to follow a weekly schedule. Week 1 clear liquids, Week 2 introducing creamy soups, yogurt, anything that doesnt require chewing, Week 3 &4 are kinda blended into what I can tolerate for solids, eventually getting to three meals a day, and weaning off the protein shakes. I guess every doctor is different.

So....after 7 days of sticking to the post-op diet that I was given by my nutrionist (the whole plate thing), I lost 10lbs!!! I am so pumped! My NP said 6lbs by 1/24, and I did her 4lbs more! I still have 3 days until weigh in but I am so excited so far. That day I will just have Protein shakes and Water until my weigh-in! I have to say, this past week has been very eye-opening. I realized that I can totally do this. All the doubts I had are gone. I went out to dinner twice, stuck to the plan, exercised everyday, no Snacks, no caffeine, just water. I have to say I am so ready for this! WOOO!! Thanks for all your support!

I am 2/13 as well!!!

That is what I was thinking. Doing Protein Shakes the day of my appointment!

I love it so far. They require 1 night stay.

I went to the NP yesterday for a follow-up, and I gained 6 lbs! I was devasted. She was so annoyed. She was saying how I needed to reach 260lbs by surgery, blah blah. So I mentioned how the surgeon told me not to loose anything, granted he didn't say gain, but he told me not too. She quickly cut me off and said that I had to loose 6 pounds by 1/24. I feel confident that this will happen, but I am so aggrevated that my surgeon tells me one thing, and the NP tells me another. The surgeon told me that I don't need to get an apena machine before surgery, she says I do. It is very confusing. Also...has anyone else noticed when you get weighed in the afternoon you weigh more? All my appointments are in the afternoon, and I am so nervous that I will loose the 6 lbs but then when I get weighed, I am 3 pounds more. I am just frustrated. I did great today. I stuck to the Post-Op lapband diet I was given, and worked out, so I guess I just need to work it until 1/24. Just so annoying!

Sadly...mine is fast food. I love it. On the a bad day, the one thing I want is greasy food! I have been using my last 5 weeks before the band, to kinda have a last meal, and they have all been pretty bad, so hopefully I won't crave them as much once I am banded. I will just think of how gross it was the last time I ate it!

I feel your pain. All my clothes are so tight, and I find I am gaining more weight while I wait my 5 weeks as well. I am feel like subconciously I am telling myself, "Eat it now, because soon you shouldn't." or "If I loose the weight now, then what will I loose when I have the band?" Crazy I know, but that has been my thinking. I have been refusing to buy clothes lately too. I have been wearing the same two pairs of pants and shirts to work, and I can't wait for my two week diet. I am one of those people that need to be told what to do and when to do it. So when Jan 30 hits, I will be good. But until then, I am with you! It sucks!

Love this! Thank you! We seem to be pretty close with our dates! Keep me posted with things!

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He was fine with it. He was suppostive of anything. He said he just needed to go over every surgery with me before I made my final decision. He suggested the sleeve for me, but my insurance won't cover it. He said he is very confident I will be successful, but I am my worst critic!

Thank you everyone! I think I am just so nervous that I am putting my eggs in one basket, and have no results! But I am determined to drastically change my life, and be super strict on myself! It is about time I did so!