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Well its Sunday morning, one more sleep! I am packing my bag today too. I have to be there for 7am so not as early as you thankfully. My scales said I put on 2lb since yesterday. I only had 550 cals so what is that about. I have to stop worrying about it because its getting me down. 9lb is great, I bet you are hungry though? I am so looking forward to not being hungry. I know thats a few weeks off but I have that as my first goal. Good luck for tomorrow, I will be thinking of you.
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I am so hungry too. I have a constant ache in my stomach but Ive lost 18lb just on the milk diet. Thats more than a pound a day! I dont have to have a bowel cleanout but now Im thinking why not? I am not worried about the op at all, is that normal? I just wish I could have a "last meal". I bet you are pleased with 6lb in such a short time? (even though it didnt feel like a short time). Only 2 more sleeps to go. This is the home straight :-)
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Well sounds like you have nothing to worry about on the smoking then. Good luck for tomorrow, let me know how it goes. I got on the Wii fit today and I had lost 3lb so its still looking good but geezz I'm hungry. Only another 4 day to go!!!!!! I got a book today,Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding by Jessie H Ahroni Ph.D and its quite imformative. It had tips at the back and one was "stay out of fast food joints, alcoholics dont hang out in bars!" ha ha fingers crossed for tomorrow x
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Matilda do you live or work with smokers? Could it be passive smoke? How scary, I really feel for you. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
Sammy funnily enough I am not worried at all? Not even with everyones post op stories. I just want it done. Bit fed up today because although I have lost 14lb the weight loss has stopped for the last two days. I know thats a lot to lose in 2 weekes but Im only drinking milk for gods sake! I need to step up the exercise a bit so its off to the gym tonight. Honestly Monday cannot come soon enough. How are you feeling? Are you hungry? When do you get a fill?
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sorry I ran out of room! Read the one nearest you your message frist then move upwards lol
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I have had a really positive response from everyone I have told and everyone seems to be happy for me. But at the end of the day its your body and your choice who you tell. I wasnt angry the TV star lied, thats her choice, I was angry she was on TV everyday telling people she did it all herself which left people thinking well if she can do it why can't I? She was advertizing healthy eating and saying it was easy. Us unbanded people know its not easy, and neither is the having a band but it helps and its a tool that normal dieters dont have. Well I have had my rant lol you just have to trust your judgement and do whats best for you. I am crossing the days off on the Calender and its not long :-)
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Now telling people. I have told everyone that has asked, my family, friends and a couple of people at work but I dont talk about it openly with people I dont know that well because I think some people will think its a waste of NHS money that could be spent on more important operations. I dont want to have to explain myself to strangers so the people that know already understand what I have been through with my weight. We had a TV star here that had the band but told everyone that she did it all herself and the press attacked her when it was revealed she had a band. And I totally disagree with deceiving people so in the future if someone asks how Im losing weight I will be honest.
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Mitilda I am sick to death of milk! Its so boring and bland and if I never drink it again it will be too soon. But I am not so hungry now and I havent had any headaches so not all bad. I have been drinking plenty of sugar free squash so I think that has kept the headaches away. I still want to eat everything and my sense of smell is heightened so anyone eating near me is torture.
I am just glad I am allowed yogurt as its the only flavour Im getting. I have lost 9lb now and I have noticed that my clothes are getting loose. Thats always encouraging.
But to be honest the only thing keeping me going is the fear that my liver will be too big. I do not want to wake up with no band because I cheated. I am going to give this 100%. Are you being good before your pre op or are you having what you think you will miss? My advice is to eat food with plenty of flavour rather than volume because believe me its the flavour you miss!
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Hi Matilda, I started the milk diet on Friday and its torture! You are allowed 2-3 pints of half fat milk per day plus 2 small low fat yogurts. Plus diet drinks. But thats it. I went to London on Saturday and EVERYONE was eating every food from around the world. It was hellish but I got on the scales this morning and I have lost 6lb so that makes it worth it.
I have wanted to cheat but I am so terrified that they wont do the band that it stops me, even when my daughter made chocolate cup cakes yesterday.
How are you doing? Are you on a pre op diet yet, I cant remember (sorry). Does it seem like a long way off still? It does for me.
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I had weight, blood pressure, MRSA test, blood test and ECG. In and out in an hour. They did tell me to bring a yogurt with me on the day of surgery as you have to eat before you can go home. Not sure if I will want to eat so soon after the op. I go in at 7am and am home by 11am the same day. I will probably still be too dozey to eat. They also gave me body wash which is the same stuff the surgeon scrubs up with.
I am going to do the milk diet as my scales showed a 1.5lb gain this morning!! I am not happy about that but I am also worried about my liver not shrinking enough. Thats my greatest fear. The nurse did my BMI today and it was 49.9. She said "oh you dont look that huge",
well thanks for that.:glare:
But its done now and I am on my way. Does it feel real to you now? I dont think it will really sink in until the surgery day. I hope I dont chicken out. I dont think I will but you never know.