StacieM

Congrats on a successful surgery. I am anxiously awaiting more details to your healing over the next few weeks. Hang tough!:clap2:

I hear ya, the weekend was hard, but then again today was hard too. I smoked right thru days 3-5 now after ending day 7, I am so ready to quit. I wanted so badly to eat with my kids today. I am grouchier than ever and getting frustrated. On friday after 4 days I was down 7 pounds. Today I am down a total of 8 pounds... what gives? All this starving and the rapid loss the first few days and now I am stagnant. I was hoping to see a little more by now with all the pain and control I am going thru. Not sure if I told everyone or not but they found a hernia on friday, waiting for official report tomorrow so my surgery daye most likely will change (insurance covering hopefully.... YEAH). That might ber whats making this diet so hard knowing i will have to do this again... ARRGGGGGHHHHH!:help::cry:think

Congrats on surgery date.. .hope you don't stay lurking... the boards are a great sense of support and you don't want to do this without them!!!

There are many people who don't loose anything before surgery. Be proud of the 8 and if any more comes GREAT! Don't start penny pinching the pounds so early! Confidence!

You will do just fine with him home. He will support you don't worry about that. And at least for me I am not as intrested in food so cooking it is not as hard anymore. Ooohh... make his the nastiest smelling fish... you won't want to eat!! LOL Hang in there. Oh and gang... got a surgery date change, instead of aug 7th it's now on the 6th!

Ok so today is rough... I haven't had a BM in a few days and figured well I am not eating so not too much to come out! WRONG.... I was totally constipated. OMG... sorry don't mean to be graphic but I think the Protein stops ya up. I am going to start on some stool softner and add Beneful to my shakes. That was just too much for me to handle... So be careful on these liquid diets.... Ok I am gonna try to make it a better day... oh whait I have an Upper GI at 10:30 (they told me to fast.. ha ha ha) won't that be fun! Ok after that... nothing but good... RIGHT?:help:

You got support here don't worry about that! You will do just fine. You are more than motivated and with getting down and having surgery you know the weight can stay off this time! :whoo:

Where are you located and who is the surgeon you are seeing? Do me a favor, don't put all your marbles in the basket over it being that fast. I know self pay is much faster, but just in case.... lol Let us know what your doc says for pre-op... I have some good HIGH Protein home made shake recipes...

I am finishing day 3, I too struggled to get all my shakes in. Doc said 5 but i only had 4, and barely got that (more like 3 1/2). tonight I was not feeling hungry nor thirsty. I actually went for just a slimfast instead of te homemade since i had no desire. Needless to say my 11 year old son helped finish it. But I see this as a good thing. I am not hungry and doing well. Today was much easier than day 1 and 2. I did take the phentermine first thing this morning but not after that. I think I might be over the need, Protein is doing its job. In fact cooking dinner tonight I had no desire to cheat! I have been very grouchy though, quick to yell at the kids. I tore the bank president's head off today (hey he was WRONG) and just closed my accounts and walked out. Felt a little empowered though. I did sit down with my two older kids and told them Mom was gonna be grouchy sorry. They laughed and said well at least you will be skinny. Ok so I did something I said I wasn't going to do... I got on the scale. I guess i needed some positive encourangement from the scale.. I am down 4 pounds... so I feel like I have accomplished something. Although gonig through this process I put on 7 pounds (trying to help my insurance approval and those "last suppers") so 3 more and I am where i started. I see a postive outlook for me. Now I can't wait for day 14 to come, not because i can eat but so I can see how much i lost. I am getting excited. Ok few more posts and off to bed... here's to day 4!!! :eek:

I love your quote, I might have to borrow that one... I LOVE IT! :whoo:

Wow I have to have 25g of protein a shake... I am taking in 100-125g of protein. Although I think it is working on keeping me less hungry.

I am curious to see how the lap band (or if it does) help with the R.A. I was under the impression they would not give one with auto immune diseases, although they refer more to lupus. Well congrats and good luck. Keep us posted.

I am on the diet for 2 weeks, surgery is Aug 7 (although it may change but wont know till right before). I am still not wanting to get on the scale I guess i am scared to see it at the same. I will wait till Sunday I think. I woke up feeling a lil better. Headache isn't nearly as bad... gonig to have my coffee Protein shake now... GOOD LUCK TODAY!:clap2:

OK ending day 2 I am tired... gonna help my hunger by sleeping... gotta kill sometime. Night night.:kiss2:

My doctor perscribed Phentermine for 3 days for me to jumpstart my weightloss and help control the original hunger. I hope it works, it did its job today!

Diane... all I can tell you is have faith. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Stay strong and keep telling yourself you will get through this. God is a powerful and almighty being so rely on him if you can. Do me a favor, put your arms around yourself and squeeze hard.. .thats a hug from me!

Wow congratulations you are look great and you and the wifey are an inspiration to us all.:whoo:

I agree with you on the feeling good cheat free. I made it thru day 2, a lil hungry right now but also some acid reflux... but I did very well controlling my hunger today. Still learning what shakes are good and some that are just nasty. Made one tonight that was with diet gingerale, spearmint extract, ice and Protein powder... it was like drink Milk of magnesia... NASTY! Oh well cross that one off my list! Hope day 3 will go smoothe!:whoo:

While I am only finishing day 2 of my preop diet I have heard that many people loose well on the liquid high Protein shakes... I wish you all the best. It blows my mind that we are asking for the doctors help because we can't loose weight and they want you to loose weight to have surgery.... what morons... lol:faint:

I ended up taking chewable antacids last night. The reflux was just horrible. I hope it was ok to take those I couldn't have handled the night without.:faint:

Is there any chance he would at least let you go on a high Protein shake diet (my doc swears protein pushes the hunger bugs away)? I do mostly homemade and there are lots of options, and with all of them its high protein...

Oh I am so jealous :car: I don't get any WW or LC meal... that would be so heavenly right now. I know I know I will be better off... lol..thats what the doc says. I was jus thinking to myself if I can reach my goal in a year (I actually have 2 goals) than a cruise is sounding great to me....

I am pretty sure that he will give me more if I need it. He said after 3 days of high Protein diet the protein should fill me up pretty well. I am taking in 100-140 grams of protein a day.... hope that helps.

Ok you sound like me, I did my first around 8:30 and with the interview I had today and running around it was 3 before I had one (just finished it in fact). I did by some slim fast today because i need some to be on the go instead of in my blender. As for pills my doc gave nme 3 days worth of Phentermine (the safe half of the Phen Fen) to help curb my appetitite. Again only 3 days worth but he says thats all you need. I am definetely doing better today than yesterday but I am still hungry, and boredom hits with not being able to eat. (part of my habit I need to break). I believe now though that it will get easier! By the way how did you get the 1/2 pound to show? I am scared to get on the scale, don't want to obsess figure i will wait a few more days. Even 2 pounds will be bvery encouraging!:whoo:

I am doing better today. I had my first shake this morning blended with coffee... tasted REALLY good. I admit though I gave in and took the pills the doc gave me to help. I have a job interview today and well I haven't worked in 8 years and didn't need to be cranky today. So the pills are helping too. So please everyone keep me in your prayers or thoughts... interviewing and liquid diet... OUCH!:help: