dhales

I am actually drink in the EAS shakes as well. I was drinking the Atkins shakes but the EAS is a little cheaper. I had a cookies n'cream. So yummy and I was actually full until lunch time.

Wow - lost of good information!

Swadley - I am a high protein/low carb as well. The recommend two shakes and high protein lunch and dinner. This morning instead of a shake I had a protein bar. It is an Atkins meal replacement with 180 calories and 15g protein. It tastes so good...I feel like I am cheating! However 48 hours before surgery it is just liquids.

I hope today is going better for you. only 13 more days until you get banded...you can do this!

Ready - how did day one of your diet go?

Congratulations!

Awesome job and inspirational!

Me too....day one or pre-op already ate dinner and about to much on a fig newton. not really hungry just snacky.

Scorpiolady...if I add up all of the diets and gimmicks that I have tried...I could have afforded a whole new body transplant! lol

Mmmmm cookies and cream...sounds heavenly!

Just wondering - if there is a leak does the doctor comp the surgery to replace?

What True Results are you going through? I am going through True Results in Houston and they have a hernia/lap band program. If you qualify the insurance will pay for a portion and you will just be responsible food $5500 which can be in house financed. I think it comes out to $270 a month for 2 years. I didn't really have symptoms of a hernia but paid $80 for the EGD and I had one...a tiny one...but it qualifies! I was happy to hear that I had a hernia...lol Apparently many overweight people have a hernia and may not know about it. It's worth checking out.... I also wanted to mention that my employer had an exclusion as well. I have UHC.

Brought tears to my eyes...so sweet. I wish our family did this. We are all so far apart.

I have totally given up Diet Coke. For those that know me...know that I ALWAYS have a diet coke sitting next to me and that I am ashamed to to say that I can go an entire year without drinking a bottled Water but drink 10-12 diet sodas a day. This is what I did to quit 3 weeks ago. I stopped Diet Coke completely because of the carbonation. I thought that I would ween myself by drinking coffee. I was mean on day one...I even cussed someone out by phone (bill collector) and this not my way of doing things. Day 2 - I was still a little irritable had maybe 2 cups of coffee...but I stopped drinking coffee to. I had a slight headache for a day or two...not a major one. I have been drinking bottled waters...but I doctor it up with crystal light or Hawaiian punch flavors. No sugar or calories. I now drink 6-8 bottled waters a day. I have my surgery on April 3rd. I was told absolutely no carbonation and that is what kick started me.

Glove - how was the Unjury? Have you tried the unjury chicken soup? I wonder if the unflavored really is unflavored. I want to do like momab and add it to stuff.

I would love to hear your recipe on the tortilla soup. I was told no bananas Thought to get some banana extract so I can make a peanut butter banana shake

I have to mention that my boss - who knows about the surgery - asked me to help him keep track of his calories...because he wants to get healthy to. He is a doctor and only has 10 pounds to lose. So I created an account for both of us on Loseit.com and added each other as friends. If anyone else is on lose it.com and would like to add me as a cheering buddy - please do so. My name on there is doris.hales Kind of nice to have support from my boss. Didn't expect it...

Momab - thank you...I just had that breakdown this morning. So worried about it. Today is my first day of my pre-op diet.

Mine is the same way...he will joke about me leaving him...but I can tell he is insecure about it. I just keep encouraging him and telling him that I love him and would never leave. I will keep stroking his ego along the way. He isn't much overweight...maybe 20 pounds....but he has asked that I pack his lunch with healthier options...which tells me that this journey has kick started him as well.

Sazparella, Can your brother go to an appointment with you? Maybe through education he will understand that this isn't like Gastric Bypass...etc.

muelle - I actually am quite relieved to see your progress with a not so strict surgeon. I am going through true results and they have a very strict post-op diet...but the actual surgeon that I am using has a diet just like you described...i was worried that weight loss would be affected...but you have done amazing.

Good idea to treat in advance. I don't think they can find it during surgery...they have to swab it and put it under a microscope...but if they see that your tummy is inflamed that may prevent it. Have you had an EGD yet? Or will they require one? If so - that is where they will find it. Also if they say they want to test you for it mention that you have had it before. Your blood tests will always show positive if you have had it. They will have to do a stool test for a true result. Luckily I don't have to retest...my doctor says as long as I do the treatment he will do the surgery.

Yes that is what they called it. It is a 14 day treatment. It is usually a treatment of pepto type meds and penicillin...but I am allergic to penicillin so the CDC only has one cure regiment without penicillin and it take 4 different meds. Cost a little over $100 and one of the meds can't be found at any pharmacy a compound pharmacy has to make it for me. So bummed...but at least getting it taken care of.

Is Unjury the only non-flavored protein powder out there?

I have to go liquid 48 hours before surgery. The nurse said that if I don't that the doc may have to hand express my stomach if it is too full of solids and he really doesn't like to do that and it really sounds gross...so I will behave and drink just liquids...lol