KayVon

Thanks for the advice/support! Yeah I by no means intend on cheating, it'd not be right for me. Luckily I work a lot so I have little free time and we are not allowed to eat on the floor. (I work in Oil & Gas manufacturing) so there is that working for me because there won't be much time to snack except outside of work. It's just hard giving up the favorite snacks haha. But again, thanks! Means a lot.

So I began my journey to get a lap band back in September, and honestly I've been trying to lose the weight for years(like most people) I thought I knew a good amount on nutritional facts. According to my nutritionist I do, but I feel not enough. But as the days grew closer to my Pre Op diet start date I've been feeling more and more anxious, in fact I froze in the grocery store and almost had a melt down while staring blankly at frozen vegetables(you can laugh, I totally am). Well it's Day One, and this isn't my first time working with Protein. The diet is attached to this post. High protein, no carb, low sodium, sugar free. But this is my first time on such a strict diet. I thought I had prepared myself for it, but I've never been more anxious and nervous in my life as if I'm going to fail. I have all the tools to succeed and I have to reason with my self in order to convince myself that I can. So I found this site, this is my first post so please go easy on me. I guess what it boils down to, Is I just need to do what I've done my whole life and learn more in order to calm myself down.(I'm somewhat of a bookworm). So if you don't mind me asking: What are some good Snacks you found out you could eat? Or neat snacking ideas that are sugar free and fat free? Were you this nervous before your operation? Who all did you inform about your band? I guess I'm just looking for answers, and people sharing a similar situation. (No time for support groups very busy)