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Oh, poor sophie! did you get a photo of that shiner - something for her scrap book - the beginning years LOL

Jes, Clear Liquids start at 6pm the night before surgery but NOTHING after midnight. Then you stay on clear liquids for 2-3 days after that is solid liquids. Nicole: I just double checked the binder and there is so separate mushie stage listed. In the puree stage is says cottage cheese is ok too. maybe my binder has been revised since you got yours. Mine goes as follows 1. clear 2. full liquids 3. puree 4.soft foods 5. modified regular diet. What is the difference between mushy & puree? is it that the puree is thinner ?

Damn cat won't stay off the keyboard! i love my baby but he's way too spoiled

ok, so mushie & puree are not the same? I absolutely can not eat pureed meat - so gross i will gag!

Ok, so I just got back from costco and got the clear liquid Protein shots - sugar free, carb free 25g protein - this is what i will be drinking for my clear liquid days - I must stay full LOL they are NOT cheap! $20 for 12 shots - I got two packs, fruit punch & orange. Tamra, I dont have any bathroom issues - more green leafy veggies! I love prunes - am I old? hahaha. my great grandmother use to give them to me when Id go see her and I've loved em ever since. shoot - just remembered I forgot to get milk of magnesia! should I bring the elephant some nuts - maybe then he'll be too busy eating them to sit on my chest?? The potatoe thing is really messin with me - Outsmarted those stupid things tonight - made garlic cauliflower mash (faux-tatoes). Yummy. i think I'll hit trader joes after the meeting tomorrow for some of that 3 layer hummus - Im excited about that. Bring on the puree phase - Im so ready now. Hummus, faux-tatoes, protein shots, baby prunes, ricotta cheese - oh, yeah! I can definately do this. Tina - not sure I can out do your patterns LOL Riley - I would never have thought YOU were afraid to fail. You are the LapBand poster child. Not that I'm happy you feel that way but happy i'm not a feak of nature hahaha. pam - you didn't worry me - I was just joking - as long as the port doesn't stick out farther than my boobs nobody will notice, right?

I am - not about the process but about the weight loss - again, still a little nervous that i will mess it all up - I think that comes from my RNY friends that gained their weight back - and from all my past diet failures !!!!!!!!!!

I plan on breaking all the patterns! Im not going to think about it anymore - like nike says - JUST DO IT. Im so not nervous about the actual surgary - honestly - just afraid I will fail - like I'll want to eat so so so bad that I will snafk all the time and gain weight and make a huge fool outta myself LOL

Jes - thanks - i think you're right because It says its at radiology. That threw me off

Tina & Jes you are probably 100% correct. would just like to see his work LOL. got my appt reminder notice for my surgery - 9/14 @ 11:30 woo hoo! gotta starve all morning :sad:

I'm going thru Kaiser and they have a 1200 cal pre op diet we are all suppose to follow - full of carbs! I stuck to it diligently for 2 weeks and gained 4lbs - what the heck is that all about. so my surgeon told me to cut out all the carbs - no milk, no fruit - nada! anyway, I've lost 34lbs since 6/1 doing low carb. Good luck!

Jes, my appt is 8/31. gonna have a little chit chat with Dr. fisher - sucks that there's nobody on here that has had surgery with him so I have no idea how he does - incision wise. he may not make small incisions, he may not try to hide the top one under a boobie - all things I need to make him aware of LOL. When is your appt?

You guys are so so so funny - either that or you're tryin to humor me like the fed ex man LOL the smallest I ever got to was 163 and that was for about 30 seconds then right back to 170. Nicole, the pic in the sand I was about 170/175 size 14. that suit is the same one XL. It came with matching shorts yeah! don't have it anymore - I have the best one piece - size 18 - never wore it cuz still too big for swim suit. It looks alot like the one I've attached but it's red & white and the front is ALOT wider covers more of the tummy. When i get small enough I will get this one in a smaller size. Can't wait to see you all on the band size - skinny world, here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, tina, my brother is 5 1/2 years older than me so he use to tote me around - take me roller skating with him & his friends - things like that - anyway, they all use to call me "Little Louie" SUCKED!!!!

What is it with you and Pam tryin to give me something else to worry about LOL. I'm not too worried about it. I mean - it's not going to stop me from getting this done or anything !!!

good morning riley - i'm going to give confession to you this morning - I figured since you do half caf. you'll go a little easier on me :sad: forgive me father for I have sinned - I had a cup of regular coffee today with all the caffeine I could get. I woke up with a small headache and i just can't do the maxalt again - I need some energy! gotta get my ass up and moving

I'm here now tamra - I went to kaiser this morning to do my last set of labs. I have one more test - preg!nancy test - but can't do that dill the first week of september. what sense does that make - they know I'm on depo and even schedules my surgery around my shot - Hmmmm? I also picked up my new prescription for wellbutrin - the non SR kind. I'm gonna go pick up some more vitamins today - I'm out of chewables! I'm gonna see if the doc can move the incison from between the boobies to just under one of my boobies - I think that's the scar that bothers my hubby the most. I think if I can "eliminate" that one he will get over the rest! thamks Pam for giving me one more issue to worry about LOL. Tina - got your pic comment - I was so not tiny there I was a size 14, about 170lb - that suit is an XL. My husband was angry because I had him in the hot sun, swimming no doubt. black men dont swim LOL seriously, the sun was in his eyes. Try to have a good day at work Morning maria.

Thanks donna! I think I need to go to bed because i keep walking to the kitchen - I so want to eat again but I know I'm not hungry. Good night ladies

Nicole - she sounds like a gem of a woman. Why can't i see you on here ??

I love jalapeno anything and cilantro is a very close second - I'm so getting that - mushies won't be as hard as i thought LOL

Nicole - that'll teach you to sign off again

Christine - I'll check it out - jes just informed me that there is a trader joes near by!! Candra@sbcglobal.net

lets have a chit chat with Kaiser - I don't think they understand that the whole reason we're doing this is so we can parade around in public al fresco! hahaha. single incision & low profile port! I'm all over it

Hi Courtney - sorry to put you on the spot but I'm so loving your user ID - tell us about yourself

Maria - did you say garbanzo Beans? I had hummas (sp?) for the first time today - you ladies neglected to mention how delish that is! I was really good - just by itself! i only had a tast of my brothers cuz I never had it before but I enjoyed it. A new food for my mushies list hahaha. If you post your email address or pm it to me i will find you on facebook.

I tried to add you on my FB but when I put in your email addres it said you couldn't be found. I did a copy and paste to and that didn't work - however FB has been messin up on me all day!

Oh, Riley - how i understand the mindless eating! but Calcium Vitamins - ooh wee! Lookin at my fam makes me want to eat too LOL. Heather - I haven't exercised in about 5 days - no motivation - it all starts with a migraine. the pills make me so flippin drowsy that It takes all I can muster just to mosey on down the road to starbucks. that little walk is about the extent of it. its about 3 blocks LOL. but at least it's up hill all the way back. I had roasted veggies when I got back from shopping with bridezilla (she's not that bad), once again, my damn brother decided to cook! I really gotta get rid of him! they were roasted in olive oil & garlic - sun dried tomatoes, brussel sprouts, shrooms, broccoli and asparagus. Damn him! Isnt it a sin to disobey a commandment? Thou shal not cheat! I'm going to haties. I feel like I'm in bandster hell and Im not even banded yet. I HAVE TO GET BACK TO BASICS! Having issues - that may be part of the stress. My husband really doesnt like the idea of 5 scars on my tummy. why oh why doesn't kaiser do the single incision procedure yet - life would be ease for me then! Any chance that they are barely noticeable after a couple of years?