Moonlitedi

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I kinda felt something on fill 3 but really once I got fill 4 I was able to go for 5+ hours of feeling full. So really just go by feel and be patient. You will get there! Good Luck!

The key is to eat slowly. If you eat fast and only junk it will hurt and fail. Remember protein first. Lean meats and veggies. Sugar free stuff if you want somethign sweet. Eating fast may cause you to feel like you swallowed a golf ball and have to wait it out until it passes. If you follow the guildlines you will be fine. Working out more is a bonus to kick start and help lose faster. Its a tool not a magical cure. You work with it and it will greatly reward you down the road. Good Luck to you and if you have any qustions ask me. I'm always happy to share my experiences.

Try fat free greek yogurts they are a bit more dense and very filling. One of those babys and you will be good to go!

I'm sure it will pass. It might be from anxiety. Makes drinking or eating harder and more restricting.

Took me about an hour to get down a sugar-free jello. Only been banded 3 days. Kinda feels like my throat is tight. It maybe from me being anxious. I'm anxious from the pain but trying to keep it managed. My stomach is constantly gargling but I don't feel hungry. Thirsty yes and have been taking 1 oz every 15 mins. But do I still have to wait an hour after jello before I can drink again?

Any one else feel like their throat has been banded too. So hard to take fluids

Mine is April 4th Tomorrow!!!!! So excited

I highly recomend YOGA. Its slow movements that make you sweat balls. I have been doing it on thursday at work for an hour and I have become more flexable and feel really good after.

I'm on the 4th as well. Good luck to you! As to what's next after the seminars it varies from where you go. I had to do a bunch of pre op requirements and my insurance paid for the whole thing. Took 3 months total for insurance approval and requirements completed.

I'm finding I'm having so many stomach aches in the evening due to being hungry and take a pepsid and drink fluids but the feeling won't go way. I'm fine after my one meal at lunch but after 9 so uncomfortable. Also if I don't take a stool softner I find myself hurting out the other end the next day. Sorry for the tmi. But I guess it comes with the pre op. I'm making sure to get a bunch of veggies in me to help. Less than a week till my surgery. I can hold out but this sucks

What exactly is different from regular chicken broth in flavor difference. Is it bland or have a weird smell or what?

Has anyone tired the UNJURY Chicken Soup Single-Serve Packet with 20 grams of Protein? I just order 20 of them and wanted to know if they are tasty? Any thoughts would be appreciated

I tried calling the pre-op diet lady and she hasn't returned my call. All last week i was snacking on veggies at night cuz i was super hungry and now kinda scared that I wont do it any more. My surgery is a week and a half away so until i hear back from her i guess i won't snack on them anymore at night and just double up on water, sugar free drinks, and thicker protein shakes with fruits. So far in that week i dropped 7lbs so hopefully I'm still on track and won't have any problems. I'm a worrier and can't get it out of my head. Arrrrg

So far my pre-op diet is going fine. Its really hard fighting temptations. My doc has me doing protein shake for breakfast, a light lunch with low fat/sugar and protein shake for dinner. I know im suppose to stick to that but at night i get a little hungry so i snake on no fat yogurt with 20g of protein with slices of mango or snack on radishes, bell peppers, tomatoes, or celery. I'm thinking they have no fat and fill me up. Is this considered cheating? Other than that im sticking to my diet and lost a few pounds. 10 more days till my surgery April 4th.

Im on day 8 of my pre-op diet. My doctor told me Protein Shake for breakfast, small low sugar/fat lunch, and protein shake for dinner. I've been getting hungry at night so eat I eat a few veggies like radishes, bellpeppers and tomatoes as a healthy snack. Im sure it wont affect my diet right? So far lost 7lbs so i think i'm doing ok for now. I have another 10 more days until my surgery. Its getting so close im so excited.

Mine is April 4th and the doc said 2 week before and to start on Protein shake for Breakfast, Small Low sugar/fat lunch, and Protein shake for dinner. So far its going ok its just the no smoking and no caffeein thats killin me =P . The doc also told me to avoid blood thinners as well.

I had half a bag of popchips today. Is that bad? My banding is April 4th so I hope to have time to recover if I did do anything non preop diet. I hope its not bad. I want this surgery more than anything. Otherwise I have been really good protein shake for breakfast light lunch and protein shake for dinner

Hey Ladies just wanted to start a post for people who are getting their band in April. Mine is scheduled for April 4th in LA. I'm trying to get it moved closer to my home in San jose ca. They offered to drive me to and from but I don't care where it is I just want it done! Lol So excited!

Did anyone have to travel 6 hours to get banded? The offered to take me to and from there but I'm worried about traveling right after to go back home.

For my stress test it was a fast walk, the point just before running, for about 8 mins. Slow then faster. I had a bunch of wires attached to my chest for monitoring connected to a computer that printed my heart results. I passed with flying colors. Not as bad as I thought it would be. Good luck

Hey ladies anyone else like me at least twice the size of your husband! Love my skinny man. I have fattened him up some since being together but still pertty darn slender. Sometimes I use my weight against him when playing around lol... hopfully soon we will be eqully matched ~_^. He is pretty strong mind you but I have some crazy balance he lacks. Ha!