MandaElaine

Good Luck to you all: Michele39 Jennifer La Russo Sabrinas Willwin mdfinch Banded_moroccan Can't wait for you to all get back and tell your stories! Well wishes and a speedy recovery.

Good Luck, DEB!!

The list looks great, Deb! Thank you for putting your time and effort into it.

Good Luck to: Workingclassdog Nata8824 Touria You all will be in my thoughts and prayers today! Cant wait to hear your stories. Here's to a speedy and easy recovery!

Good luck to you!!!

I'm 5'2 and 219, my BMI was 40. My insurance required I have a BMI IF 40 but as a self pay I only had to be 50 lbs over weight which I far exceeded. I don't see you having an issue. Good luck!

Congratulations!!!!!

My dr gave me sheet on what and what not to eat. I officially start my pre-op diet on Wednesday. My first vist my dr told me to start working on smaller bites, lots of chewing and only sipping at meals. So my main focus for 3 months were those 3 things.

I had tried to lose weight about a year and a half ago and this was a great app/website to use. After reading several of the LBT forums I see that many ladies use this site to track their food, exercise and weight. With this you can add friends so you can hold yourself and each other accountable. I was hoping that some of you would want to join with me so each of you can help me hold myself accountable for my food choices and my workouts. They also have an app for the iphone and android, which I use the iphone app more than anything. My username: MandaElaine, please feel free to add me as a friend.

I have a 2 week pre-op diet as follows: Take 2 scoops of the True Results Protein supplement 2-3 times each day mixed with 8 to 10oz. of skim milk, water, fruit juice, or fat free yogurt. You may add fresh or frozen fruit (stay away from bananas, they are too high in sugar), fat free/sugar free Jell-O or pudding to vary the flavor. Try extracts and spices too. EAS Advantage, Atkins Shakes, and Carb Optima Slim Fast are also acceptable protein drinks. You may also have 1- 2 healthy meals each day. Stick with lean meats (chicken, turkey, fish & lean beefs the size of the palm of your hand – 4 to 6oz.) green vegetables, (all you want, avoid potatoes & carrots), and fruit (1 cup, remember – no bananas). You may drink tea, coffee, Crystal Lite, etc. Anything that is not sweetened with sugar, use an artificial sweetener if needed. ELIMINATE FROM YOUR DIET All fats – butter, fatty meats, fried foods, whole milk products. High sugar foods. High carbohydrate foods – breads, pastas & other starchy foods. Carbonated drinks – eliminate completely after surgery Take 2 scoops of the True Results Protein supplement 2-3 times each day mixed with 8 to 10oz. of skim milk, water, fruit juice, or fat free yogurt. You may add fresh or frozen fruit (stay away from bananas, they are too high in sugar), fat free/sugar free Jell-O or pudding to vary the flavor. Try extracts and spices too. EAS Advantage, Atkins Shakes, and Carb Optima Slim Fast are also acceptable protein drinks. You may also have 1- 2 healthy meals each day. Stick with lean meats (chicken, turkey, fish & lean beefs the size of the palm of your hand – 4 to 6oz.) green vegetables, (all you want, avoid potatoes & carrots), and fruit (1 cup, remember – no bananas). You may drink tea, coffee, Crystal Lite, etc. Anything that is not sweetened with sugar, use an artificial sweetener if needed. ELIMINATE FROM YOUR DIET All fats – butter, fatty meats, fried foods, whole milk products. High sugar foods. High carbohydrate foods – breads, pastas & other starchy foods. Carbonated drinks – eliminate completely after surgery Now my boyfriend who is also having surgery on the same day as me only has to do the diet for 3 days before the surgery. I was told the variances in pre-op diets and times is due to the size of your liver. The diet isnt mainly about losing weight (for some it is) but that it's to reduce the size of your liver and since I have a fatty liver then my diet is longer than his for this fact and that he doesnt have near as much to lose as I do.

K I have had this app for some time now and after reading LBT a lathe number of ladies use the site and app to keep track of their food intake and exercise. It's a great app and was wanting too see if any of the May bandsters would like to join me in keeping track and also keeping each other accountable. Myfitnesspal.com, they have a smartphone app as well. My username: MandaElaine

Congratulations on starting your journey!! I just finished my 6 month requirement and will be banded on May 16! It goes by so fast!

I start my prep diet on Wednesday, but i am not on the all liquid. Mine is the south beach diet phase 1.

Yes the dr.'s office just called back and it's May 16!

It's official! The dr.'s office just called and i'm scheduled for May 16th! I'm so excited, nervous, happy and every other emotion you could think of at this moment. I can barely sit still. This much good anxiety doesn't work well when you have a desk job...LOL!

May 16th it is!!!!!!!

I got the call this morning that my insurance has been approved and she has let the dr.'s office know!!! I'm just waiting on them to call me back to officially set my date. I'm hoping for May 16. This is so exciting and scary all at the same time. As soon as I seen her number come up on my phone my heart dropped! New me here I come!

I got the call this morning that my insurance has been approved and she has let the dr.'s office know!!! I'm just waiting on them to call me back to officially set my date. I'm hoping for May 16. This is so exciting and scary all at the same time. As soon as I seen her number come up on my phone my heart dropped! New me here I come!

For those of you who are taking Biotin, how many milligrams are you taking daily? I have hair loss now which worries me. I know it's due to my crappy diet so I just want to make sure I dont go bald before this is all over with.

Congratulations on starting your journey! It's exciting and scary at the same time. I just completed my insurance requirements and am waiting for approval. This has been a great place for information and support.

Congratulations to all the ladies who have been approved!! How long did it take from your last appt to the time you were approved?

No worries it will go by before you know it. I had my last appt on April 20th, now just waiting on my approval!