alicesandra

Congrats & Keep on working!

my pre-op diet was very strict. I was on optifast, having 5 shakes & 4 bars a day. There really wasn't much I could do with that - but I made it. I was on mine for 3 weeks, took lots of will power. But I am so happy with the results in the end, now I currently have one week left on my full liquid post-op, but it isn't so bad as I had to do the pre-op one for so long.

Very well thought out post, enjoyed reading it.
I will also have trouble buying smaller clothes, I have always been a very large girl, and within the last two months I have noticed changes with myself. Seat belts being looser, I can fit into the chairs outside of my doctors waiting room, machines at curves are so much easier for me to get in and out of, and the most important/biggest thing to me - the fact that I now have so much more leg room when it comes to sitting in the passanger seat of a car. These little changes, have made a world of difference in my thinking, just because I can now fit into things/more comfortably in stuff I was never able to before.
My friends have noticed I am shrinking, my family - my clothes, shirts in particular, are starting to become baggy on me. Pants are becomming loose. It's just amazing to me. I believe I will have issues shopping in a few months times when I start shopping for a new wardrobe, because I am so used to being in the biggest possible sizes. That is something that will never change for me, as I spent 12 out of my 22 years looking directly at the biggest end.

I have never once had a allergic reaction to anything before, which is why I thought I would ask here first! I have an appointment with my nutritionist monday, so I'll call and see if I can get in with my doctor for a quick appointment after as well. Thanks!

Good luck! I had a strict optifast pre-op diet (5 shakes, 4 bars daily) for three weeks. It gets easier!

I was able to sleep just fine the night before. Didn't start getting nervous until I was here and in the surgery room! Good luck with your surgery today .
It hurt a lot less than I was expecting overall

Mine isn't as great as the others listed here, but one of my NSV's I am most proud of right now, is the fact that pajamas bottoms that were rather perfect/tight on me a few weeks ago, are now becoming so baggy to the point I'm going to have to toss them out and get some new ones.

Mine isn't as great as the others listed here, but one of my NSV's I am most proud of right now, is the fact that pajamas bottoms that were rather perfect/tight on me a few weeks ago, are now becoming so baggy to the point I'm going to have to toss them out and get some new ones.

Don't think about what could possibly go wrong, scorrea, think about all the amazing things that could happen to you in the long run. Just keep working at it one day at a time and you will notice big changes.

Almost everyone I have been around within the last few weeks knows my surgery is coming up on monday. I'm not embarrassed by it, this surgery isn't something that I would keep a secret. I am proud of myself. Everyone knows I have struggled with weight issues since I was 10, and that I have always eaten healthy & etc. So I have no problems sharing it. I've been on diets since 10-11, I am programmed to eat healthy and lapband is just there for extra helping measures while I start kicking myself into shape.

Don't think about what could possibly go wrong, scorrea, think about all the amazing things that could happen to you in the long run. Just keep working at it one day at a time and you will notice big changes.

good luck! 12 days out from mine.

Hi i'm Ali. I've struggled with weight issues since I was little, mostly beginning around the age of 8-10 if not younger. I've always been a large girl, but the weight really took off around the age of 13-14 and became one of the biggest roadblocks in my life I have ever had. I am now 22, my highest weight point being at 445. A few months ago my dad came to me and told me that a hospital near us were starting to do lap band surgeries so we looked into it. I am now two weeks away from my surgery, and I have lost 30 pounds on my own thanks to curves & eating right. I was down to 410 when I last went into the hospital, last week, and can't wait for whats ahead.
I decided to go ahead with the lap band surgery mostly because I am at the point where just working out and eating right alone won't do much of a difference. I need something more drastic, without my stomach being torn in half. I'm ready to make the changes with the help of lap band to reach my goal weight loss. I'm very well aware of the fact that lap band is only a tool, and is not a magical weight loss device so I will indeed be working my hardest to achieve the best possible outcome for myself; both physically & mentally.
Hoping I can make some friends through the forums here that will be able to help me on my journey & answer any questions I may have in the future!

Hi i'm Ali. I've struggled with weight issues since I was little, mostly beginning around the age of 8-10 if not younger. I've always been a large girl, but the weight really took off around the age of 13-14 and became one of the biggest roadblocks in my life I have ever had. I am now 22, my highest weight point being at 445. A few months ago my dad came to me and told me that a hospital near us were starting to do lap band surgeries so we looked into it. I am now two weeks away from my surgery, and I have lost 30 pounds on my own thanks to curves & eating right. I was down to 410 when I last went into the hospital, last week, and can't wait for whats ahead.
I decided to go ahead with the lap band surgery mostly because I am at the point where just working out and eating right alone won't do much of a difference. I need something more drastic, without my stomach being torn in half. I'm ready to make the changes with the help of lap band to reach my goal weight loss. I'm very well aware of the fact that lap band is only a tool, and is not a magical weight loss device so I will indeed be working my hardest to achieve the best possible outcome for myself; both physically & mentally.
Hoping I can make some friends through the forums here that will be able to help me on my journey & answer any questions I may have in the future!