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greeneyez!! i am sure you're as uncomfortable as i am, but do you also have this great sense of 'right'. like i know it hurts now but it was the right thing to do? i hope so! i just made some nice thick chicken soup - it can still be taken through a straw so i'm gonna have that for dinner later... yum.. but surprisingly NOT hungry.. thanks everyone for your support... much love jess

hey all, i'm weirded out!! i got banded same day as josh!! haven't really eaten anything but was on drip for 24 hours! now on my slow fluids! i put on a kilo!! how is that possible?? could i be retaining that drip fluid?? eek very upsetting... i bought some infacol (anti gas for babies in a liquid) and some painstop and have found them both helpful.... feel so positive about the band.. bring on weightloss i say have a great day everyone!!! x

ahhh thanks guys.... i just want it all to go smoothly.. i'm sure we'll be fine!! :greeneyez: yay to being buddies.. i've got a bit more to lose than you (but thats not important) if u need a chat or anything just drop me a line - jesqua@hotmail.com kk jess

:biggrin:I can't believe its finally here - i'll never sleep tonight.. eeeek i'm so anxious and excited and nervous and a million other things! anyways - i think i'm ready :tongue:jess:tongue:

HI - I'm 5 days out from my operation - its happening 14th Jan. I've lost about 12 lbs (5.5 kg) in the first week and now i'm stagnant! i've become obsessed with weighing myself every day! I have had a few slip ups but never more than about 100 calories ( i know thats still bad) i just am so worried i'm not going to lose any more before the operation and i need to lose at least another 8lbs( 4 kg) I'm walking, being VERY active with my housework.. what am i doing wrong? so depressed about this.:eek:

EEEEEEEEEEEEK i broke tonight i had a mouthful of steak (bbq grilled) and a mouthful of tomato Pasta (home made) but i think that added enought to bust my cal limit today.. eeek i've been going so well.. disappointed, and cranky at me. x

okay i'm on day 7, i've lost 6.1 kg with this Optifast thing! about 5 more and i think the doc will be happy for surgery on MONDAY! EEK i haven't really really struggled but today i WANT TO EAT.. but i won't.. i won't i wont.. wanna know something else... FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal is addictive... and i did my housework wearing my pedometer today, walked over 5 km and burned 570 calories... how cool is that... peace out.. *lol* xoxox

so... its like day 4... the scales say i've lost 2.7 kg as of this morning.. is that even possible> i don't think so!! but i like the numbers!!! bring on rockhamton, dr russell, and a lap baned.. 14 01

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eek 155 how's that for a big number... its gross isn't it

chrissy.. i'm in biloela central queensland, about and hour and ahalf from rockhampton (the beef[y] capital of austraila) Dr Andrew Russell is performing my surgery on 14 -01 - 2008 I'm nervous as hell, but i've told lots of ppl so i can't chicken out, cause i know i would have otherwise....

chrissy... go you good thing... queenslander here... mines happening soon too... good luck

Thanks For That... I Think I Might Go Snack On Some Veg Right Now... You're A Champion! Really Aplpreciate The Support

i'm in Queensland Australia - is 7.21 pm thursday..

aaah optifast... i'm 3 days in to my pre op diet - i'm really struggling.. and i've left it so late to start... i'm keeping to under 900c per day.. oks that okay? or too much i can do this can't i?

i think including the mater hospital, surgeon and anaesthetic its looking at about $11800 before medicare rebates.. eeek 14 days to go

o my gosh i'm exactly the same infact i put on 2 kilos at xmas and now have 2 weeks of optifast to get myself right for surgery..... i think you and i might be twins i think the same thing about the will power and the band 14 jan 08 is banding day for me... i am scared a bout going under anaesthetic and i'm worried the liquid diet will make me hate it.. i need results... but someone messaged me before on here and she's lost 15 lbs in like 5 days so that impresses me..... sending u lots of support jess

*tears* thanks gorgeous! i know its the right thing to do i know it is, i guess i need to spend some time on my head getting it to follow what my body needs too... i just want it so badly but im shocking at sticking it out... this is the only way for me... do you find it gets easier as you see the weight coming off.. i mean u've been banded less than a week and you've lost that much weight.. i hope its the same for me... hugs from the land down under x

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK i'm scared

Okay so i'm new, and i'm shaking even typing this... my name's jess.. i get my band done on 14 jan 2008. I am so scared and excited and weirded out... I've done all the pre stuff.. and i'm on optifast at the moment ( i'm struggling - but thats cause my support network is disappeared for the holidays) Is it normal to feel like this. even with the lap band it seems like too much to lose.. like i've done this too late... god that sounds depressing sorry.... anyways, hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.. much love j:eek: