Ivernous

:thumbup: I have been on diet for 2 days and cheated yesterday. They say only clear liquids but I don't have surgery til 2/10/09...getting discouraged already.:laugh:

Well what I can tell you is that no you can not add a banana to the shake....however I know of a whey protien powder from GNC they have banana flavored..I haven't tried it but its worth a try if it doesn't work out you can return it. And you should still be able to take the fiber pill...I still take all my pills. hope that helps

Babe- you are the first person to really say that you are grieving over food.....I know I'm gonna do that, like you said its like loosing a friend. But I have to remember what this friend has put me thru my whole life. I am ready to take control and really make food a true friend. Do you get that?

I go between excited and scared and sad....I think....wait I know I will miss food. I am willing to do this and I think it will enhance my life so much. I don't know what to think.....I have always been heavy all my life...I don't know what it is to be thin.....hope its fun.

I am scheduled to have surgery feb 10th.

Well I started my liquid diet yesterday, but my surgery isn't until 2/10/08 so I am thinking to myself ...maybe this isn't right. I call the doctor and the RN calls back telling me I don't have to start til 1/21/08......I am SO EXICITED that I can have food! By the way I am using the Carnation instant breakfast no sugar too...I don't mind it. Good luck to all of you!

Thanks so much for writing. I am still weary as to if I should continue. I just don't want to do this and then sabatoge myself later making the whole thing worthless. I guess I will find out if I got what it takes when I start my liquid diet next week. Big challege ahead!

When I called and they said we have Jan 28th open I was like...is there something a little later than that? I wasn't expecting it to be so soon! So now I am thinking I have to start my pre op diet soon and almost freaking out about that because I just have this fear of loosing my food...like having a big cheesburger and taking a big bite of something its like I will never be able to do that again....you having any of these thoughts? great to talk with you!

Hi everyone I haven't written in a while but thought I would do an update. I have been scheduled for surgery on 2/11/09. I am having a colonscopy and upper GI done on 01/9/09 to make sure everything is ok there. I feel very overwhelmed right now with making all these pre- op appts and post op appts and getting ready for this huge change in my life and wondering if I have made the right decision. I'm excited and scared of what this new life will bring. But if you are having surg in feb I would love to hear from you I really need a mentor right now......thanks :tongue2:

thanks everyone-I have been kinda down lately and I haven't been doing my weight loss goal stuff (like walking on my break at lunch or going on the eliptical machine when I get home) I just gotta get up and moving...and keep telling myself that this is all for a good reason-to be healthier. :wink_smile:

All of a sudden I get this twist in my stomach that tells me I shouldn't do this (lapband). Even though I have made up my mind to go thru with it I just get fleeting thoughts about if I made the right decision, if I am going on the right path in life...etc. It took me a long time just to decide to go thru with it and I still have 3 visits to go before I can even get it authorized by my insurance. Anyone else have this happen to them and should I be concerned? Thanks:huh2:

OK so I just went to my dietician appt yesterday, things are ok there. But I get back to work today and find out I still have one more dietician visit and 2 more PCP visits to go before they will submit my PA to insurance. I provided a ton of documentation stating I have been working with a health coach and that I joined a support group and this forum and many other things. I guess all that extra work means nothing......so what have I been doing all this time....I guess just wasting my time. So frustrating!! Any encouragment would be helpful right now. :thumbup:

Lap band...sorry forgot to mention. Hopeing that tomorrow I can get my PA form done and sent into insurance for approval.

I will be seeing a dietician tomorrow and am wondering what kind of questions I should ask her. Like where to find viatmins...what kind of vitamins (chewable?) Can I eat cottage cheese or yogurt while on the liquid diet? Can anyone give me a few more questions to ask? Am I missing anything that I should know about for the liquid diet stuff? thanks! :crying:

I am also 30 yrs old and weigh 327 pounds. I suffer from major depression and have for years. My husband and I have been married for 5 years now and he is in perfect health and weight whereas I am definitely not. I don't know what exactly to say to you since I am in a very similar situation. I don't have any comorbidities but can see that I will in the future as my whole family is overweight and my dad was just dx with type 2 diabetes. What keeps me going is knowing my husband won't have to wheel me around in a wheel chair or keep helping me upstairs. I don't want to put that burden on him. He supports my decision to go forward with the lap band surgery and he is going to be doing the liquid diet with me when I have to get ready for surgery. IS your husband supportive of this idea? It really helps to talk to your spouse about your feelings on this.

Hi, I am Melissa. I am 30 years old and working on getting the lap band surgery. I am hoping to be eligible and scheduled for this fall. I have done a lot of research on this and read several books. I think I know what to expect. My only worry is the emotional/ psychological aspect of the surgery and post surgery. I feel that I will probably go thru a period of greiving for the loss of food. As food has been my comfort and crutch for so long. Well I would love to hear from someone.:biggrin2:

The book really helped me realize all my fears are real fears. They have good information on the actual processes that you go thru, how to pick a good doctor and really gives you a real look at what you can expect. Now it sounds like you are afraid.....so am I. What I had to do was narrow down what exactly it was that I feared so much. For me is was death. What makes me keep going forward with this is knowing that I have courage to face those fears and that I feel strongly about my goals. So look inside and write down what it is that you are afraid of and then step by step face those fears until you are comfortable with them, then you will know if it is right for you. If you don't have the motivation to do this ......then I don't know what else to tell you.....you have to find whats right for you.

IF you are anything like me I need to know as much as possible about both before making any determination. I would suggest getting a book called The Real Skinny on Weightloss surgery. It really helped me and puts a very real perspective on the actual process, both mentally and physically. So I suggest research, research, research. If you want any help doing that let me know. Ivernous