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Even if you don't have to do 2 weeks of liquids, I recomend you do more than 1 day. I have a friend who had it like you & ended up with major diarhea afterwards. Sorry so gross. I haven't had it at all, I think b/c I eased into it even before the 2 weeks started. Not a secret here. There are quite a few ppl I know at church that had it done, so as soon as I started loosing weight they put 2 & 2 together. LOL This site has helped me a lot. I was very informed about surgery itself before I found this site, but I love the advise & encouragement. You will do great!!!! I am home today & besides my tummy being a little sore & well to be frank, HIGH from my liquid Oxycodone I am doing fine. :smile2:

Ok, here it goes. I am leaving in 10 min for St. Francis Hosp in Federal Way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheese, eggs, Nuts, seeds, and Peanut Butter. meats (beef, chicken, and pork). Fish. Yogurt made from whole milk. Beans, peas, and lentils. Tofu. Personally I crave eggs & chicken!!! :frown:

B-12 Stress B Complex C Calcium D E Iron (Ferrus Fumerate) Multi-Vitamin Zinc All have to be sugar free, & no sucralose, fructose or any other "ose". I got all but my C, D & Zinc in liquid form. However when I am done with what I have I will get the D & Zinc in liquid too!

That is strange. You have been on it for 2 weeks post band & 2 weeks pre-band I presume. Like I said I have been on it for 11 days now & I am not having any of those symptoms. Are you taking all of your vitamins? I went to Super Supplements yesterday & stocked up on some liquid ones that I hadn't been able to find at GNC. I must admit it is getting more expensive than they said it the informational lecture. They said $60 a month, that obviously didn't include the protein mix. I will have to tally my two receipts & figure for the ones that will last more than a month to get a true monthly total. But it is all worth it. I have already lost about 30 lbs since April 9th. :smile2:

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I have been on my pre-op clear liquid diet for 10 days now, only 3 left!! (pre-op that is, I will still have it for 4 weeks post -op) It consists of: ~2-3 30gr ea protein drink (I put 4 ice cubes, 1 heaping scoop of the protein powder, 1 tsp of instant decaf & 4 oz of water into my Magic Bullet & let it blend till the ice is not rattling around. It makes it nice & smooth like a good frapucino!) ~64 oz of water ~chicken or strained soup broth ~sugar free jello ~Crystal Light or the like (I buy Wal-Mart brand singles to go, much cheaper) ~Diet Juice ~V-8 ~I can also have sugar free popsicles, but haven't yet. I have been losing anywhere from 1 - 2.5 lbs a day. My surgery is Tuesday!!!! I can hardly wait!!!!!!!

My nutritionist said to toast your bread before you eat it, or have a sandwich with it.

My Dr. said no lifting anything over 5 lbs for 6 weeks, including a purse. No excersize for 8 weeks. Walking is ok. And no intercourse for 6 weeks. Take it easy. Walk as you can. Keep hydrated & make sure you are getting enough protein. My Dr. says 90 grams a day, you have to work up to it. Don't rush it, you will do great!!!

Hey there, I am Gina too! And I live in Washington, Puget Sound area. I have the GNC whey Isolate 28 I mix it in my Magic Bullet. I put in 4 ice cubes, 1 heaping scoop of powder, 1 rounded tsp of instant decaf & 4 oz of Water. I let it blend untill I can't hear the ice rattling around anymore. It tastes just like a frapucino!!!

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I shopped for new insurance as soon as it was open enrollment with my husbands job. Our previous ins only covered 50%, which is good. But we couldn't afford that out of pocket. So now we have new ins that covers all of it except my office co-pay of $30 ea visit, $100 co-pay per surgeon, I have 2, $100 co-pay per night in hospital, & since they counted my EGD as a surgery I will have a $100 co-pay on that. So all in all I should have to pay $610.00 total. Plus someone in my life really blessed me & said if I would get a surgery date & go through with it that they would personaly pay $500 towards it!!! God is good & has worked out all of the details for me ahead of time!!

Congrats!!!!!! I have lost abot 8 lbs in a week on my pre-op liquid diet. I have 6 days to go. Keep up the excellent work!!:tongue2:

I too am on Clear liquids. Today is day 8 for me. I have been losing 1.5 lbs a day!! My date is June 17th. This is what I usually have everyday & lots of Water. Some days I have some clear Egg Drop Soup. The days I don't drink enough water my loss is less. My Dr. also has me on 9 different Vitamin suppliments. I have only been able to take 4 of them so far b/c I couldn't find the other 5 in the form that I need them. The first 3 days were the hardest. I was craving grilled chicken breast like no other. LOL!! But now I don't crave anything. The only challenge I have is the smells when I am cooking for my family. I have a hubby, & two boys, 6 & 8 yrs old. So I still have to cook. I also work from home. It's not all that bad. You can do it!!! Here is what I eat everyday. Breakfast:Slim Fast Low Carb Creamy chocolate, 1 serving190 calories Lunch:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories (I blend it in my Magic Bullet with 4 ice cubes, 1 heaping scoop of Protein powder, 1 tsp instant decaf coffe & 4 oz of water. It tastes like a frapucinno!:tongue2:) Jello - Jolly Rancher sugar free Gel Snacks, 1 serving10 calories Dinner:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories (blended same as above) V8, 5.5 oz30 calories 8 glasses of water daily. I have 16 oz glasses, so I do 2 before lunch & 2 after lunch if not more. CALORIE Total: 510

You should check with your Dr. before you go that route. Plus you kind of need the drink to help keep you full, I am not sure a pill will do that for you. I am on day 8 of my 2 week pre-op liquid diet & I found the first time I did my protein drink I about gagged too! Now I put 4-5 ice cubes, 1 heaping scoop of my protein powder, 1 rounded teaspoon of decaf instant coffe & 4 oz of water into my Magic Bullet & blend it untill there is no ice rattling around. It makes the perfect mock frapucino!!! I love them! :tongue2:

I wish I had made this decision earlier. I am so excited, my date is next Tuesday the 17th!!! I too am on clear liquids. This is what I usually have everyday & lots of Water. The days I don't drink enough water my loss is less. My Dr. also has me on 9 different Vitamin suppliments. I have only been able to take 4 of them so far b/c I couldn't find the other 5 in the form that I need them. Breakfast:Slim Fast Low Carb Creamy chocolate, 1 serving190 calories Lunch:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories Jello - Jolly Rancher sugar free Gel Snacks, 1 serving10 calories Dinner:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories V8, 5.5 oz30 calories CALORIE Total: 510

Aarial, I think if you eat around 1000-1200 a day, (healthy foods), & excersize moderately 3-5 days a week you could certainly come very close to goal. I have lost about 7 lbs in the past 4 days. Keep in mind I am on my pre op clear liquid diet though. And I consume about 80 grams of protein from my protein shakes. I have been taking many vitamin supplements & drinking at least 8 glasses of water most days. But I can only keep doing this for another 5 weeks or so. When I am 4 weeks post op I will start on mushy foods for a while, 2 weeks I am guessing & then to soft solids for a bit & then regular. So if you eat close to that regimen & drink your water & take your vitamins & excersize, YES I think you will come darn close!!!! Of course this is only my oppinion & we all have one. If you want a list of my supplements send me a private message. You could run them by your Dr. to see what he/she says. Best wishes to you. P.S. I am having my surgery 3 days before my 15 year anniversary. I told him it is the best gift I could have. I hope to be down by 100 lbs for my 16 year anniversary. You Go Girl!!!!

I say Ditto what they all said!! I am a bit strange for the fact that anytime I have had surgery I always opted to stay the night. It is weird I know, but it is kinda like being pampered a bit. I have two small boys, so I take a break when I can. I know I am different! LOL

Hey there ladies I will have mine done at St. Frances too! June 17th. I can hardly wait!! Dr. Oh will do mine, I have heard nothing but good things about him. I am so excited. I am down 29.8 lbs since my 1st consultation with him on April 9th!!!! :biggrin2:

Hey there! I am too, congrats to us both! Where are you having yours done? I have been on the liquids since last Wednesday.

You can do it Barbie!! I see we were born the same year, 1975. I already had my birthday though. I wish I had made this decision earlier. I am so excited, my date is next Tuesday the 17th!!! I too am on Clear Liquids. This is what I usually have everyday & lots of Water. The days I don't drink enough water my loss is less. My Dr. also has me on 9 different Vitamin suppliments. I have only been able to take 4 of them so far b/c I couldn't find the other 5 in the form that I need them. Breakfast:Slim Fast Low Carb Creamy chocolate, 1 serving190 calories Lunch:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories Jello - Jolly Rancher sugar free Gel Snacks, 1 serving10 calories Dinner:GNC Protein Drink, 1 serving140 calories V8, 5.5 oz30 calories CALORIE Total: 510

I have 5 friends that have done it with Dr. Aceves. They were all VERY satisfied. One of them has even reffered 3 of his friends to go there too & they did with equally happy results. I did all of the research on him before I changed insurance. My current insurance covers it so I will be at the St. Francis Hosp. with Dr. Oh, they are a Center of Excellence. http://www.mexicolapband.com/index1.php

Try your best to keep eating on your Dr's orders. Our surgery is the same day, just around the corner. 8 days & a wake up, (as my hubby would always say in the NAVY). I still haven't had that grilled chicken, though I have wanted it badly. I suppose the only way I have "cheated" was I didn't strain my egg drop soup for two days. So I got the egg peices, a few corn kernals & a few little tiny, tiny peices of ground chicken. I only lost a pound yesterday to today so I am not sure it was worth it. However I didn't drink enough Water either. I have only been consuming between 475-650 calories a day. I can only drink so many calories!!! I wish you well for the rest of this week. You can do it!!!! :tongue2:

Hi there Mary. Crush or split. By the way I have an aunt Mary in Las Vegas!!:tongue2: Hope you do well! Gina

Yeah, he is. He has been very supportive too. Today was & will continue to be my biggest challenge so far. We went for lunch at a Teriyaki place. My husband & I were thinking I could have egg drop soup. However, they don't serve it there. So I had the broth from a cup of Miso soup & a Water. He had Mongolian Beef & my kids had Teriyaki chicken & Pot Stickers!!!! I was so good, I didn't even have a taste of it. In a couple of hours we are going to a Graduation BBQ party for a friends son. Ugghhhhhh......... It will be a challenge but I am sure I can do it.