NancyintheNorth

Congratulations to you, I hope this also happens to me!

talk to your doctor, or take a free consultation with a bariatric surgeon. I doubt there would be malabsorption issues as the band doesn't prevent those types of issues. If all else fails, I've bought a pill crusher and will down those meds in one swift shot. Best of luck to you

thanks for your really inspiring post...great writing skills

thanks so much dylanmiles!

I'm just about to go on my walk and then have lunch afterwards. Last night I was so tired and I think it's the shock of the diet, plus yesterday they took a ton of blood from me for pre-surgery testing, plus my walk. A slight headache today. I've been using the Vanilla Slim Time and have added a packet of raspberry crystal light. DELISH As a snack I've been using Unjury chicken soup...also well worth the money.

My diet is two weeks of Slim Time Protein shakes before surgery and for one week afterwards. I like the taste of the shakes, they aren't bad at all. Then again I'm only on day 2...lol, ask me next week how much I'm enjoying it. I also can have certain low glycemic veggies, prepared without oils or sugars.

like I'm scared that I'll never be able to eat like this again. What the hell is that about anyway? I want to be free from feeling like I must consume everything in sight, that I must have many many many "last" suppers. And yet what does that say about my desire to do well? Like I'll cram it all down my gullet before I can't anymore, rather than beginning now, claiming now as the best time to start eating right and taking care of myself. I see now that this an emotional journey as well as a physical one.

Go walking - thanks so much for the support

luckyknickers57 - oh hon, don't be so hard on you. Take small steps, walk a bit, eat one good meal, and then two and then three. I'm in your corner!

I was SUPPOSED to be March 12, but it got moved up a week, now my date is March 5th. I start the pre-op diet tomorrow.

It's now one week sooner. This means I start my pre-op diet tomorrow (Wed Feb 19th). Deep breaths...I want this!

You can now buy a Cinnabon Scent for your home made by Air Wick. Talk about insanity...crazy

really helpful...I could never understand what a NUT is/was - thank you!

So I've decided after 'testing' my news about a lap band, that I won't be sharing the information with everyone. I'm lucky in that I have great girlfriends who are usually open minded about most things. Apparently though that stops at weight loss surgery. I mentioned that I was considering lap bad surgery and what an uproar that caused. No, no, just eat right and exercise (like I haven't tried that a bazillion times. Oh why would you do any such surgery like that - have another cookie. Do you know what the failure rate is? BLAH BLAH BLAH I try to be an independent gal. I like to do research, I like to investigate and I really like to decide for myself no matter who says what. And I did a lot of research and I question a lot. I've read posts here on this site and on other sites too. Sometimes people 'failed' for reasons beyond their control. But often it seems that people don't do well because they don't want to work. This will be work! But I welcome that type of work and remain positive that if I comply and follow the rules, the band will work for me. I've decided to not share my upcoming surgery plans for now. I don't want negative energy, I don't want those that love 'hovering' and watching every move, or calling constantly to try to 'help' me. I want to remain in the sunny side focusing on my health and what is right for me in my circumstances. In the world we need more support and those that see what isn't right for them may just be the right thing for others.

Leepers - thanks for your honesty. Everyone does what feels right to them. Maybe I'll share at some point, but I doubt it.

Toniakaye - yes, at least there is this place and I have a friend who had long ago admitted to me that she had a gastic bypass. I wish you the very best too

sorry about the above...don't know how to go back and fit it. All of the undesireable things about being overweight are just as dangerous (in my mind) as the surgery itself. Diets don't work. Your odds are better (in my opinion) having the surgery than doing nothing. Stop waiting for others to support you. Most know nothing about the surgery at all and have only heard of those that don't do well. Very few are open minded about it. Obesity sucks!

I'm new here too and have a surgery date of March 12th. I have told exactly two people. My husband of course, and a lady I know that has had a gastric bypass. I too share your fears about the surgery, however, I'll say that doing nothing, or attempting the endless rounds of diets, and or suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes is ALSO

I used to drink coffee, and early last year it began bothering me so I switched to tea, which I hadn't drunk in years. I love the Starbucks Chai. Spicy, aromatic, tasty. I will refuse to give it up. Sometimes I drink chamomile and sometimes the decaf chai too. Enjoy

My date is March 12th. I want this to work so badly. I'm so eager to start right after failing at all diets. I start my pre-op diet on Feb 26th.

My surgery date is March 12th. So grateful to have the date and in many ways I wish it was sooner and yet I'm glad for preparation time. I know people that have had bariatric surgery of one sort or another and I seen their - well - their lack of success. Both have gained back all of their weight. One person is working to restore her health, the other isn't. In this past year I've examined obesity. What keeps people obese? Why is losing weight so hard? Why is keeping it off harder? I'm closer to some of those answers but not totally clear on all of it yet - if I ever will be. A part of my decision making on have a lap-band put in is that I want to better understand the psychological reasons for why I do what I do? And I decided that for me, the connection I must make is with a therapist, a doctor, and as I progress with both of those - surgery. Interestingly enough - the people that I do know that have eaten around their surgery had limited support. Both people had their surgery away from their homes and struggled to find outside support. I know I have to take full advantage of the support I have at home and with my team. Do you think support groups and some sort of team support has helped you?

love reading this - thanks for inspiring me

Be nice to you! You say you're a 'fat chick in a weight loss surgery office' - seems to me you're exactly where you should be. Everyone starts off at ground zero! Thinking of you

Hello there, I'm your Lardy Duchess and I'm wanting to write about my weight loss journey. I was a skinny child, really skinny, and was sometimes called "boney". I haven't been called that in many years and really, I'm not aiming for that ever again. In my late teens I began to gain weight. Somewhere in the 1980's I lost all that excess weight, and promptly put it all back on. I think at the time I just thought that simply because I lost it once, I was good for a lifetime. Since then I've been on every diet known to mankind. I don't want to name them all here, but I can't think of one well known or notoriously horrid 'diet' I haven't been on. I've tried deprivation, excessive exercise and now, now that I'm in my mid 50's, I'm announcing right here, right now, I'm done with all of that. It's destructive and harsh and horrible. For those that say - well now come on Duchess - you can do it. Just control yourself and exercise, I say yep, that is great, everyone should do that. I can do that - until I can't do that. Until I can't stop myself. This is like an addiction - on the wagon - off the wagon. Dieting/not dieting. It never ever ends. I come from a family with addiction and abuse issues. That's not an excuse - it's merely a reality. And I feel addicted to food. Unhealthy food in unlimited portions, in scary sizes. It dominates me, dominates my thoughts, controls me. If you've ever been there, you get it. If you've never been there, I suspect you won't understand. Then again this blog isn't for you either probably. Many things have contributed to this weight loss blog and I'll be writing about some of those issues, but I also value my privacy and may elect to not be public about everything. It feels like if I write it all down, and tell those that can relate on some level, that somehow, someway I'll mend myself - a selfish endeavor maybe, but it's my truth.

Thanks so much for the comments - glad to know someone is reading! Thanks so much. Best of luck to both of you!