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Cheryl, The liquid diet is the one that shinks your liver. It is also a high protein diet. You get 5 of the SF Carnation Breakfast Meals a day,But you must add Extra protien to it. 20mg a day extra. I add some to each shake. Then every thing else should be clear liquids. Up to at least 64 oz. Good Luck!!! Cyndi

Shanna,:thumbup: Thank you so much for your advise. I don't think I have been drinking enough liquids. Today is going better and I've lost 6.9 lbs in 3 days. That does help knowing it is making a diffence. Thanks again. Do you know if we can have SF hard candy while on the liquid stage? Someone suggested it. Cyndi

:crying: I am on day 2 of the liquid diet. Boy this is harder than I thought. Iam ok till evening and then I am so hungry. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any thing will help. Next friday is my surgery I hope I can make it.

I've told all family members and friends. I'll need all the support I can get. I know they will not judge me, they will only help!!! Thank God.

Sara, Iam sorry to hear that you are so hungry. That is why it is so hard to lose weight. Are you on your liquid diet or does the doc have you on a diet before the liquid diet? Also, Your husband. Sorry to hear you have to cook for him, My husband and son will do their own cooking while I am going throught this new part of my life. He is also going to try and eat as I am to help him loose weight also. Maybe yours can just go out to eat. ( Ha Ha)! You know as we go through this every day will get a little easier. (Hopefully) I am really excited about doing this and scared about failing. I hope we can help each other get through this. We CAN DO IT!!!!!! And I know that making your husbands food will be a real struggle. Iam sorry, and if there is any thing I can do to help let me know.

Hello Sara, Glad to have a date twin also. You have been doing really good.:embaressed_smile: Congrats on the weight you have already lost. I start my pre-op diet Sept. 23, after my 2 week pre-op teaching session. This is getting so close now. It seemed to take forever to get to this stage. But we've both made it this far. Hope to hear from you again. Maybe we can be a support for each other since we are the same day twins. Good luck!!!

:wink_smile:I guess I am a smashing pumpkin also. Got my date yesterday!!!!! Oct. 3rd. Yeh!!!!! Good luck everyone.:thumbup:

:w00t:Hello, Iam new to this whole thing. I will go for my pre-op on Sept. 23rd, and they have scheduled my Lap-Band for Oct. 3rd in Superior, Wisconsin. I am excited:lol: and scared:scared2: all at the same time. would love any helpful hints anyone has. I am a 44 year old woman with two wonderful boy. (Age, 15 and 20) Have a wonderful husband.:wink_smile: