BlueTattoo

Good job!! You should feel so proud of yourself! Keep up the good work!

My nutriotionist told me to get 64 oz water minimum. And to have 3 protein shakes a day Plus to drink my snack drinks to get more protein. So I'm consuming 129 g prOtein a day. And to take my vitamins two times a day. It's a lot to take in but I don't go anywhere without my water bottle. I'm not supposed to have yogurt til the 6th. But I can have their special chicken soup which has 27 g protein by new direction.

You are so right! It is a minor victory but the war is not won yet.

How do u get the emoticons? I only have them on my phone not my tablet

Well it doesn't help thaty favorite channels are food network Nd cooking channel. Lol I'm always trying to mAke something tasty for the kids. Thankfully they like veggies so they let me experiment on them.

I sleep with a pillow between my knees and then on my side under my belly..I got in this habit enem I was pregnant and never got out of it. It cushions my port side so it doesn't hurt. I used to be a belly sleeper before kids.

I can have liquids no chunks. I think one of the other things I'm missing is smoking. If I couldn't eat I would smoke. But I quit the day before my surgery and havent picked up one since. It had been very hard but I thought if I could go without food I could go without smoking too

New direction makes an excellent cream of chicken soup (27 g) protien per serving . They also make a hot chocolate that is good too, it also has 27 grams protien. I was very suprised on how well these tasted. I used these while on my pre-op diet and now im using them on my post-op diet.

Well I first joined this site 4 years ago. I started the process then stopped due to having my third baby and didn't pick back up. On the 15th of November I was diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And my doctor told me I need to lose the weight and keep it off or else my liver would begin to fail after 20 years. Talk about a wake up call! I've got 3 kids and I want to live past 48 years of age. So I contacted my weight loss doctor. They ran my insurance and I still qualified with all my prerequisites done. So, I met with the nutritionist today and I'm waiting on the call to start my 10 day diet and find out my surgery date. I know already that I will be banded sometime in December. I have yo yoed in my diet from 270 to 209 then back up to 260. Which is where I am now. My long term goal is to get to 140 since I'm 28 and 5'3 with a medium build. But I can't wait to start this new journey. My doctor said I could be off work from 2 weeks to a month. What's the average down time after being banded and being able to have full mobility ? I look forward to joining the bandster club and getting back to being healthy and having a good support group.

My doctor told me the same thing. But i didnt quit til a day before surgery. I have been smoking for 12 years. I havent wanted another since i had the surgery. I dont think I,ll pick it back up either.

My doctor made me do 10 day diet. That way i would get used to the drinks an the routine of when to eat. Also he needed me to shrink the size of my liver. By shrining my liver it makes it easier in him to work.I was banded on December 30, 2011

Ty for the reply I'm sending hubby to the store for them right now. Hopefully I can have some sign if relief soon.

Can you take pepto to help with the discomfort In your belly? The pain pills and nausea pills just seem to make it worse.

They finally let me go home today. I'm still struggling with keeping broth down. But it's staying down now, just super uncomfortable. The pain pills are hard to keep down. Wish I could have just had iv meds sent home lol

I was banded on the 30th and I'm having similar pains. I can't eat without nuseau meds and pain pills. I constantly getting sick and I'm sipping slowly!! Wondering when the pain will dull down so I can eat/sleep

Well i am finally a bandster! I was banded his morning and was told i would get to leave but i will be staying a night in the hospital. Ive been extremely sick to my stomach, unable to tolerate even ice chips, and my heart rate hasbgone from mid 70's to upper 40's. They want to keep an eye on me for at least 24 hours. I know this is painful now but im still hlsd i did thi. I have a horrible case of hiccups any suggestions on thiss?

My surgery got post poned til December 30. I start my liquid diet on the 20th. I'm nervous about the liquid diet because the protein shakes taste horrible. Any ideas on how to make them taste better? Also how much weight have u lost just on the 10 day diet?

I did try some the vanilla was bare able but it was still grOSS lol I hit the chike very vanilla. The snacks they gave were great it's just the protein shake.

My blood work was sketchy. But it's fine now all good to go!

My surgery has been set for December 16 th. I go in for the 8 day liquid diet on the 8th and then preop meeting on the 14th! I'm ready to be skinny and healthy. Wish me luck! I will post preop pictures and after weightloss pics soon!

I was off for two weeks with my gall bladder surgery. I had food poisoning on toP of it all. And my doctor was afraid I would pop the stitches stretching against the table. The pain wasn't terrible. But the pain ive been having with my liver hurts a lot more. Especially when I couldn't take pain meds bc they needed to do more blood work.

How much extra will the TT cost you ?

Thank you for the support. Ya my doctor wants me Down to 115-125. But that's too skinny. When this is over I want butt and boobs and not to be counting my ribs in the mirror.

I do get to sit down a lot but it is still a lot of movement and stretching in my job , just because i can't reach lol. Thankfully though i can take off up to 2 months with my insurance and still get paid for being at home......I just don't want to be out that long. I get stir crazy after being in bed for 2 days after having my gallbladder removed.

I'm a poker dealer. And with my height my midsection and rib cage constantly hit the tables when I lean over to pull in chips or cards.