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Surgery went fantastic. Feeling great today...very little pain! Going to go for my four walks today. Best decision EVER!!

Surgery went fantastic. Feeling great today...very little pain! Going to go for my four walks today. Best decision EVER!!

Surgery went fantastic. Feeling great today...very little pain! Going to go for my four walks today. Best decision EVER!!

I'm in the waiting room. Here's hoping my Doctor was a Bruins fan and not a Leafs fan!! Surgery in about 5 minutes. See you all banded.

I'm in the waiting room. Here's hoping my Doctor was a Bruins fan and not a Leafs fan!! Surgery in about 5 minutes. See you all banded.

Good luck!! See you in the other side sending positive thoughts and vibes your way!!!

I stopped going into the kitchen when I come home in the evening. I go to my room instead, or now that it's nice I go outside and spend time in the yard with the family.
Giving up foods, changing attitude, eating different, tracking EVERYTHING eaten as everyone else said is spot on but for me it was about IDENTIFYING the trigger moments that made me want to eat and changing them. All of my other decisions to change fell in place once I changed that!
Btw, there are still days I sit in my room watching tv with a hot tea and pout because I can't eat... Crazy? sure! but food was/is my frenemy that gives instant gratification, sooths them stabs you in the back. Sooooo, pout I do but I'm 70 lbs down since oct!!

Definitely small bites and breaks between bites. I eat with a teaspoon or oyster fork at home and at work, which helps

My last day also, and thought the exact same thing! Im amazed at all the food commercials. I'm glad my appetite is still suppressed from surgery.

I'm on preop until tomorrow and abandoned the diet Dr pepper two weeks ago and haven't looked back. I did have some diet soda at a restaurant and it tasted terrible. I'm trying to change my.habits to living in the now...and not worrying about anything else. Its tough though...that self doubt can creep up and bite you in the a$$!!

Good luck!! You have done a great job preparing for surgery! It will help a lot, you will do great!!!

Did your doctor prescribe you anti nausea medicine? If he did, have that ready! Any sudden moves or curves and your stomach will do flip flops. Best of luck to you and anyone else get banded tomorrow! I'll be honest, the first few days of recovery are rough. But like everyone says, it definitely gets better. Now that I'm on mushy foods I'm starving in between meals. I'll take that as a good sign I'm healing well.

Thanks Creekwood...you're really great and we appreciate the posts!! Thank goodness you said sandals...and that the snow is gone finally!!

Thanks Creekwood...you're really great and we appreciate the posts!! Thank goodness you said sandals...and that the snow is gone finally!!

I'm sitting in pre op right now. Just a few minutes away from surgery!

OH, and I forgot to say good luck to those of you about to get your surgery, it's really not bad...you just have to have patience with yourself, and take time to WALK and REST.

Thanks, Leanne! I know, it is finally here!! my stomach is in knots, yikes!! Haha I realized how appropriate it is to say that... !!

You've got it cased!! The only other things I can think of is something comfy to wear. If you have a favourite pillow for the car ride. And Gasx strips.
We're doing this tomorrow...its crazy. I'm feeling nervous today...now that its closer.

You've got it cased!! The only other things I can think of is something comfy to wear. If you have a favourite pillow for the car ride. And Gasx strips.
We're doing this tomorrow...its crazy. I'm feeling nervous today...now that its closer.

Hello all,
I am happy i found this forum. I am 14 days into my liquid pre diet. I was supposed to go tomorrow but got pushed back to Wednesday the 15th.
My surgeon is George Fielding at NYU
I had no idea that gas is so bad after, I will make sure i will pick up some Gas X before I go in so I have it when i get home.
Good luck to everybody that was just banded and to all that are going in the next couple days. I know i will be back here on a daily basis calming my nerves!

This was one of the most interesting posts that I have read since being on here. I've struggled with the question in your title for quite some time. Basically food has been my soother. I've found thoughts I've never had before have come bubbling to the surface. The difference now I think is that I turn 40 this year...my confidence is great...and I welcome that thought process now. I used to be scared of it! Its basically time to deal with this and put it away and live my life the way it is supposed to be lived. I answer my self doubt now with confidence and gusto...I am me...just able to do ANYTHING I set my mind to...like ziplining, riding in a plane comfortably, and knowing that I made the choice to be that way.
Thank you all for your amazing stories...what a great read...its like I wrote a book of my innermost thoughts!
Have a great day...and to all you moms out there...have the best day ever...you deserve it!!

This was one of the most interesting posts that I have read since being on here. I've struggled with the question in your title for quite some time. Basically food has been my soother. I've found thoughts I've never had before have come bubbling to the surface. The difference now I think is that I turn 40 this year...my confidence is great...and I welcome that thought process now. I used to be scared of it! Its basically time to deal with this and put it away and live my life the way it is supposed to be lived. I answer my self doubt now with confidence and gusto...I am me...just able to do ANYTHING I set my mind to...like ziplining, riding in a plane comfortably, and knowing that I made the choice to be that way.
Thank you all for your amazing stories...what a great read...its like I wrote a book of my innermost thoughts!
Have a great day...and to all you moms out there...have the best day ever...you deserve it!!

This was one of the most interesting posts that I have read since being on here. I've struggled with the question in your title for quite some time. Basically food has been my soother. I've found thoughts I've never had before have come bubbling to the surface. The difference now I think is that I turn 40 this year...my confidence is great...and I welcome that thought process now. I used to be scared of it! Its basically time to deal with this and put it away and live my life the way it is supposed to be lived. I answer my self doubt now with confidence and gusto...I am me...just able to do ANYTHING I set my mind to...like ziplining, riding in a plane comfortably, and knowing that I made the choice to be that way.
Thank you all for your amazing stories...what a great read...its like I wrote a book of my innermost thoughts!
Have a great day...and to all you moms out there...have the best day ever...you deserve it!!