Donna D

I know what you feel. I did the breakfast, lunch and dinner thing yesterday and it was much much better. I have actually lost 7.5 pounds since Friday. Unbelievable. Have a great day.

Susan Silver - I have just spoken to tlbc and they said NO egg whites, eggbeaters etc. Only Jello, yoghurt, cottage cheese and the other liquids stated on the sheet. She said if you are desperate you can have some chicken. Now I don't feel so bad. This morning I had 2 yoghurts with my coffee so it felt more like Breakfast. I will do the same at lunch and I think my brain might think it is a real meal if I drug myself heavily!!!! Have a great day

I didn't have any breakfast but I did eat 650 ml of yoghurt. I whole thing of sf jello, 3 cups of camomille tea, coffee and tea throughout the day. Is it really bad what I did?

I left two messages at tlbc and did not get a reply. I will check out the calories today. I was starving last night. I had some chicken breast and a handfull of corn bran Cereal. I hope I do better today. Thanks for the info

While I was away on vacation last week I didn't drink any pop so as to ween myself from it. I see it in the fridge and fight to resist it. They say at TLBS says it could be difficult on the new tummy. The papers say cristal lite but not pop

Sounds great. Mine is this coming Monday. I am not trying to starve myself but when I start eating I have a very difficult time stopping. I was just buying time.

Susan what did you do/learn at the seminar?

Thanks Susan I will call Nesrene, confirm and let you know. Wouldl it be eggbeaters that you bought. I haven't actually planned anything in particular for meals. I thought I would go with hunger pangs. I have only had one cup of coffee so far today but I will probably have a yoghurt shortly.

Hi Susan No where did I read in my folder from TLBC that you are allowed to eat egg whites. If I knew how to work the scanner I could send you the sheet. If you have a fax machine I could send it that way. You could send a private message if you don't want to post it here. My email is dilumi@rogers.com

Today is day one of the pre-op diet. Yogurt, jello, water....you TLBCers know the ropes. I had the runs yesterday and feel great this morning, actually weighed 2.5 pounds less. Now now, don't be thinking I am full of sh#*. Well, even if I was, I am not now. I am just enjoying my morning coffee and hopefully this won't be too rough. I am all stocked up for the pre diet and have a long list to pick up for the post. I am going to ask my daughter to hide the scale because I know I will be fanatical about weighing myself. I think this morning and the weigh in on the surgery date should be good enough. Do you guys weigh weekly, monthly or always? Talk to you soon, Donna

I'm sending tons of good wishes. I think we both made the right decision. See you on the other side

LapDancer Good Luck tomorrow. I'm thinking about you. DonnaD

Hi Susieq I am having lapband done on the 26th so I will be on liquids only. I will pass for this month but count me in for May. Thanks

Thanks everyone. I forgot to check this thread. I think I posted elsewhere about eating many last suppers on my trip. I was fabulous there. Very poor island but the people were wonderful. I am starting pre-op diet on Monday and am having withdrawal symptoms. I am trying to remember all the things I want to eat before the day is out. Thanks again for all your support and encouragement

Robgoblin - I notice that you are scheduled for TLBC. Did you ever have a consult with Dr. Tin? I haven't even heard from there office yet to make an appt to see him directly. I certainly didn't get that warm and fuzzy feeling there that I did from TLBC. I recall that you are from out of town. TLBC is a great place. Sitting in the waiting room is very educational. Since they only do this surgery everyone there is in the same boat. No shyness or big neon sign on the door outside ( Toronto C.C. had a huge sign) I feel really good about not going to TCC. I think you will too. Best of Luck

Just checking to see if my ticker shows up

No, I will be attending the seminar on April 23rd. I booked my surgery at the same time as I booked my consult. I was going to be on vacation and I didn't want to wait any longer for the surgery. What was the seminar about?

Well this is it. My last pre-band pre-op diet day. Nisrene at TLBC told me to have a juicy steak and some fresh bread today as that seems to be the foods next to impossible to eat post band. I have done my shopping for post-op but am still not sure about the protien powder. Is there one that is better? Is it added to water? Is Benefibre something you bandsters take everyday or only when things get a little ruf or stuck, whichever? My surgery date is April 26th. I would like to make a ticker thing but I don't know how. I know it was posted here somewhere but I can't find it. I know it is ticker.com but how does it get to here? I am technology impaired according to my teenage children so don't give me any grief. You are permitted to laugh with me however. So this is the last supper day. Apparantly, according to all of you, I will not regret this. I keep sucking in my cheeks and telling my kids that they are going to have one hot mamma on their hands soon. Dr. Yau said he will be putting my port in my caeseran scar which in my bikini line .....hah what a joke...someone remind me what a bikini is. I know we apply some very hot wax in close proximity to it. I wonder if jabbing that area with needles will be more painful than where he usually puts it. By the way, where does he usually put it? Hope I'm not yammering too much but I may be freaking out just a tiny bit here. I'm off to try the ticker thing. Wish me luck. Thanks again for all of your support and inspiration. http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/whEDbdw/

Great idea!

Is that base reference thing something everybody does before surgery? I had my consult today at TLBC and nobody mentioned it. Does it have to be done at a gym? Where else can you go?

Met Nesrene today at TLBC. :clap2: She is, as many of you stated, beautiful and really open about her own surgery. Let me say first off that the building itself is very discreet. I actually thought it would have a big sign outside blaring out TORONTO LAPBAND CENTRE:eek: . I let them know i appreciated that. There was one lady in the waiting room and I just started to ask her questions and she was very willing to share info with me. When she went for her fill, a husband wife team came in and were equally willing to share info. What a great place. We were all in the same boat. We were finishing each others sentences. Soon after a lady came in from Virginia USA. She made me realize how lucky I was to live so close to the clinic. After seeing Nesrene I met with Dr. Yau. He sure does look young!! Wow is he great. He actually said that we were going to have a long relationship and that he wanted me to come in whenever I felt I needed to even if it was to sit with the people in the waiting room as he said they are a great source of inspiration and information. That is a compliment to all of you that go there in case he never had the opportunity to say it directly to you. He made me feel so comfortable. I start my pre-op on Monday and will have my surgery on April 26th at 1:00 pm. I will have a big steak on Sunday and a big crusty bun because it sounds like they are the most difficult things to get down. I left a note in "What's wrong with me" asking for some idea of what a typical day of food would be:hungry: . I would really appreciate it if you guys could give me some info. Thanks for all your great support, advise and inspiration. You are all so willing to share your feelings and I am truly grateful. p.s. I will be having surgery on my aaahhhh "ulcer":D, yeah that's it..... Donna D

:help: I can't believe this. I have just come back from an all inclusive vacation wherein I felt every meal was my last. I am having my consult today but I have already booked my surgery at TLBC for April 26....not too anxious huh! Everything I ate made me think that I may never eat this again, am I doing the right thing.....but then my daughter showed me her digital pics on the screen and I am soooo big. Way bigger than I thought. I have to do this whatever the sacrifice. I actually didn't think I looked that bad.:faint: Boy was I mistaken. I am glad these last supper feelings are normal. I would really love to hear from you bandsters what a typical days food intake would be.:hungry: Like what do you have for breakfast - how much , Snacks, lunch, dinner etc.. I am talking after the healing of course. Just to sort of put my mind at ease. Don't be shy, spit it out...not literally though...

I can't believe this. I have just come back from an all inclusive vacation wherein I felt every meal was my last. I was going to post a very similar message. I am having my consult today but I have already booked my surgery at TLBC for April 26....not too anxious huh! Everything I ate made me think that I may never eat this again, am I doing the right thing.....but then my daughter showed me her digital pics on the screen and I am soooo big. Way bigger than I thought. I have to do this whatever the sacrifice. I actually didn't think I looked that bad. Boy was I mistaken. I am glad these last supper feelings are normal. I would really love to hear from you bandsters what a typical days food intake would be. Like what do you have for Breakfast - how much , Snacks, lunch, dinner etc.. I am talking after the healing of course. Just to sort of put my mind at ease. Don't be shy, spit it out...not literally though...

He was quiet after his surgery but he is on a ROLL now!!!

Thanks Dame J