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I shot Terri at Dr. B's office an email and she told me to turn my worrying down a notch, lol. She said that all this worrying will actually do more harm than not losing any weight. I got a new set of scales and my old ones are off by about 4 lbs. I think I'm just filled with butterflies and what not and maybe I should just chill out for a while.

Ok quick question: I have been sautee'ing my veggies in olive oil- is this okay to do on sugar busters? I am so upset because it seems my scales are off- one day I'm down a few pounds, the next day it says I've gained ten so now I really don't know WHAT I way- I know its off because I had my fiance weigh and it shows him having gained 7 lbs overnight- so I've sent him off to buy a new WW scale- ugh- I'm so scared I haven't lost enough for DR. B- but I swear I have stuck to this diet- I can't see anywhere that I've really cheated.

Well we decided on Red Lobster since I was wanting seafood. I was SO proud of myself. I did not TOUCH one chedder biscuit at all. NO ONE! I got the broiled seafood platter with steamed broccoli. I am finding it SO difficult though to not drink when I eat at a restaurant. I think this is really going to be a problem for me post op. AT home I don't even fix a drink but at a restaurant when they sit it right in front of you, it is SO hard to not take a swig. Does anyone just not get a drink or something? How do you resist? Also quick question, when out dining and you guys get a salad, what type of dressings do you get? It seems everything on the fat free or light list still has SO many calories in it.

My surgery is scheduled for thursday 01-17 and I plan on being back at work the following monday. I have a desk job and actually live on the farm where I work so I'm sure if I need to go lay down for a bit it will be fine. At least I'm hoping I feel up to it. My dr. seems to think I should be fine to do this, although I am really seeing alot of ppl who took more time.

The only medication I take is a Birth Control pill which is really small. My doctor said I should be fine in taking it, think I'll be okay?

Awesome Linda! I go to get banded on January 17, I can't wait!

Well I did the two mile on my 'walk away the pounds' video so hopefully I worked off some of that chicken skin, lol. I have a treadmill but I get so bored on that thing that I prefer the video's. My fiance and my neighbor all do them with me each night. I don't know if I mentioned but I quit smoking when I began the pre-op diet so I think I am fighting two battles at once and doing pretty darn good at it!! I can't believe that in one week by this time, I will be banded! Dr B's office told me that I will be his third band on that day so hopefully he will be good and limbered up by the time he gets to me, lol!! Hopefully I will be in and out before lunch, keeping my fingers crossed. I was looking at restaurant menu's today and I think Ruby Tuesday has the best selection for bandsters. They even have mashed cauliflour as an alternate to mashed potatoes. We are going out to dinner this weekend since I might not feel up to it for a little while after being banded and I think we may go there. I will try them out and see if it's tasty.

It's so hard to overcome it all, I guess the most important thing is to start back at it, even when we do slip up. Like tonight I had a bbq chicken dinner from bbq pitt tonight and I ate the skin off the chicken and some bbq sauce. I resisted the potato but I had cole slaw and salad and I know I wasn't supposed to. But I'm walking two miles tonight to try and offset my moment of weakness! So back at it I go!

Pamela: I'm so glad this fill is giving your restriction!!! Thanks for easing some of my worries. I guess I am SO worried because I have spent so much money and I would hate for this to fail, I'm determined for it NOT to fail and I'm just fretting over every detail. I was on a few boards yesterday and read about some woman who was a year out who had GAINED 10lbs and she was saying it was all because she was a binge/overeater type person and that if you were she advised not getting the band. Well I KNOW I am, so that got me worried. I guess until I get some weightloss in I need to avoid forums like that. I have to get into the mind frame that the band will only do part of the work and the rest is up to me. I must admit, I won't lie and say when I first began this journey that I thought all I'd have to do would be to have this surgery and I'd be skinny for life after about a year, but I'm realizing that I still have to make good choices, STILL HAVE TO EXERCISE (which I'd rather be beat than do), and I still have to fix the issues in my head that make me eat when I'm not hungry. But you know what, I can do it, I'm doing it already without the band so I can make it until I get the band and get restriction! I'm already exercising and making good food choices. I'm on my way and I shouldn't let scare posts like that intimidate me or make me doubt myself. I just gotta keep on, keepin on as cheesy as that sounds!

Hi Everyone, I'm just starting. I get banded on January 17! My weight before the preop diet was 376, now I'm down 11 lbs since I started the pre-op sugar busters diet. I would like to lose down to 170 or so.. A long road ahead but I'm READY! It is wonderful to know that I am not alone.

On a positive note, I'm down 11 lbs! Go Me!

Nip, I was told with self pay we get 6 a year- This is scary seeing how many other ppl have gotten. Especially since they don't use flouro. It just seems that flouro would show them a more accurate picture of the amount of restriction, I wonder why they don't use it. It only seems like a guessing game if you dont actually have the person drink the barium and show the amount flowing threw the stoma on a screen. Dont you think? How much are the fills after you get to your 6th one? anyone know? I may be worrying myself over nothing but I've just shelled out 17 grand and I would hate to just play around with fills. I want each one to count.

LOL I was wondering why my post never showed up on the albany thread, looks like I clicked on the wrong email to respond to. Feb 7 will be good for me, I'll be limited in what I can have but surely every place will have soup.

I have a question about fills with Elizabeth- does she feel for the port or use the flouroscope?

Feb 7th is good for me! Thanks for all the encouragement everyone!! Only 8 more days! You guys will have to help me find something I can eat only two weeks out. Maybe I can order some soup and eat the broth of it.

To everyone being banded tomorrow, GOOD LUCK AND you are in my prayers!

To tell you the truth I don't miss at nearly as bad as I did the first few days. I think I just realized that I want to do this the right way. For so long I have always cheated, always been a quitter and I refuse to this time. It's a mind thing. Please keep me in your prayers, as the days get closer I get more anxious about something going wrong during surgery which is normal, but I'm trusting in God to get me through this one and I sure hope its in his plan. I can't wait to be banded and start on my journey!

Thanks Jeannie! I am SO ready to have it over and done with! And GO ME, for the past two days I haven't had ANY bread!!

My band date is 01-17 so I wont be able to meet on that day but its fine with me if you guys go ahead!

Tifton has ruby tuesdays, locos, moes southwest grill, los compadres, hmmmm....anyone think of any others?

Well the first few days I didnt have any bread. Then it was like I missed bread so much and said well I can have whole grain bread and the fat girl in me wants it with every meal, lol. So today I will trim the whole bread equation. I am doing the whole not drinking while eating thing as well. Its hard on some things, but most meals I do not drink during the meal. Thanks for the help girls!

Here is a sample of what I have eaten today: I have been hungry so I hope I have not over done it. Take a look at what is on my food log and see if I should start cutting it back this next week. Breakfast was grilled chicken, 1tbsp mayo on whole grain bread (2slcs) lunch was grilled chicken, 1 tbsp mayo on whole grain bread (2slc) and sauteed sugar snap peas 1 1/2 cups 1/2 cup of cashews (I know but I'm snacky and this is the one snack I can have that I can somehow in my head relate to crunching chips) supper was: grilled chicken and a baked sweet potato with 1tsp fat free butter and 1 cup of cherios with 1/2 cup fat free skim milk late night indulgance 8:30pm- sharp chedder 2% on one slice of whole grain bread (my version of cheese toast) Have I totally failed today? I just want to be sure Im doing this right and not 'thinking' that I am when I'm not. My sheet says I can have mayo and butter in moderation as well as dairy. So am I doing this right? Help me guys....Im losing weight, but I want to be sure I'm doing like he wants..

Tifton is closer for me as well, just trying to figure out where everyone is located so we can pick a central spot.

Thursday evenings are better for me. Any idea for band friendly restaurants?? Maybe we need to figure out where everyone is and try to meet someone in the middle of where we are. Maybe Tifton would be a central location? Just throwing that out, I saw that nip lives in douglas so tifton would be closer for her than albany. What do ya'll think?

Don't be discourage fig, I have seen many people that are slow losers, in fact there is an entire forum devoted to ppl who have that same problem as you. Do a search on the lapbandtalk forum for 'slow loser' and hopefully it will pull it up.. You are not alone but be very proud that you have LOST and not gained 43 lbs. I know my lifestyle before my decision to do this and I too was a binge eater, boredom eater, hell I lived for food...My entire day was scheduled around what we were going to eat...Be proud that you are losing, even if it is slow..Hopefully you can get some tips on what to do to start losing faster in here..Good luck!