steveelea

Thanks so much guys for the support.

I rang my dietitian thisarvo, and she said if i am really having trouble tolerating it then they have a food diet equivalent that I can go on that will do the same thing.

Its only very small meals but I dont care as my hunger isnt the problem.

My problem is that I just cant stand the powder mixes and every time i try to swallow them i dry retch.

The only thing I can stand is the berry crunch bars but I cant even manage 4 of them a day as I am supposed to have.

I am prepared to go without for the sake of the band and the end result, believe me I have thought about this for the last 7 years, I just wish that I could have had the Atkins diet instead of the powdered drink and bars.

In all the time leading up to my surgery, my biggest fear was the diet shakes as I know I have never been able to tollerate them before when I have tried.

We all know that no diets are nice, but I have always had trouble with the shakes and powdered foods unfortunately :thumbdown:

Anyhow,, I will be able to do the food equivilant and I am sure that I will cope a lot better with that.

Thanks for your positive wishes, it means a lot.

You can feel so isolated at this time and its nice to have some encouraging words :thumbup:

I am day 4 of my 14 day pre-op diet and I am really having trouble. I am on the Optifast Meal Replacement and i cant take another drink!

I am having the bars and I am not hungry, but just that powdered taste is so vial and its making me feel physically sick at the thought of eating.

I rang my dietitian and asked her if the high Protein diets shrunk the liver too, and she said yes but its not good long term. I said what about just pre surgery and she said its not got enough nutrition in it.

Well at the moment i am supposed to be having 4 Meal Replacements a day because i have a high BMI, and i am having 2 because i just cant stomach it.

I am thinking i should just replace one meal with protein and have the drinks/bars the other times but i am scared that my liver wont shrink enough and i will have to have open surgery.

My surgeon and dietitian are so strict on the optifast being the only thing we can have but I have 11 more days of this!

Would love some opinions/advice

Hi all

Im going to be banded on the 9th of November and I am very very excited!!!!!! I have been waiting a long long time for this and thinking about it for years. Looking into all the pro's and con's but I think for me the hardest part will be this pre-op shake diet BLAAHHHHHHH.....I hate it.....but I have the big picture in mind and It's only 2 weeks out of my life. Funny the pre-diet has been my dread from the begining. There is something about powdered milk shakes that is just not nice at all

Does anyone else have a blog? If so, let's see it! Let's follow each other and be motivators!

Great Idea!:scared2:

I have just started a blog site at: My Lap Band Journey - Home

Not much info on there as yet as I have only just started it, bhave found it helps to keep me motivated to talk about whats happening. I really need t try to keep motivated during this awful pre-op stage as I am finding it really hard.

Look forward to the new group of November lap banders

Hi there, Im on the pre op drink for 2 weeks (im in australia) and i have only been doing in 2 days and its killing me :cursing:

I would give anything to be able to not have powdered meals and be able to eat Protein and some vegies or anyhting that isnt powdered!

Hi Everyone....just thought I would pop in and say HI!

My name is Leanne and I am from Australia. I am getting my lap band in just a little less than 2 weeks now and am going through the pre-surgery meal replacers and its hard :scared2:

Thought I needed some support so I thought i would join this forum and chat to other people that have been through and are going through this life changing surgery.....counting down the days and I cant wait (although I am very very nervous :cursing:)

Hope to chat with you all soon

Take care

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