JO TRAVEL-ALOT

:sneaky:My husband and I meet the gang every Friday at the bar for pizza and beer. Was banded on a Monday and stayed home the first weekend. This weekend I went and had ice water and a cup of soup. It was kind of hard, but I have been watching the hubby and kids eat for 3 weeks now and i'm getting used to it. My friends are overweight, so I just think i'm losing and their gaining. Mean I know, but I have to get myself through these early days.

I'm on day 5 of a 8 day pre-op diet. We get Medifast and Healthwise products. The Medifast products aren't too bad. I like the chicken noodle soup (made with broth) and the scrambled eggs. Now the Healthwise products are broth with alittle bit of floating things that are supposed to be pasta. I wish I would have been able to taste the food and I would have gotten more of the things I like. These products come in packs and you add broth or water. We are aloud 6 packs a day and all the s/f jello, s/f popicles, and s/f drinks we want. I can't wait for 1/11.:smile2:

I have only told my husband, best friend, and a co-worker. I had alittle to much to drink at a xmas party and told my husbands old boss and girlfriend about it, but he was banded in Nov and was supportive about it. I work in an office with about 25 women and I really don't want everyone looking at me and watching what I eat or don't eat and asking how much I have lost, so I am not telling anyone here at work for now. I am trying to decide what to say when I need next week off for the surgery.

I started my pre-op diet on 1/3. I get banded on 1/11. I think it is going to be a long week. I feel sorry for the taco bell girl. I love that place. I'm hungery just thinking about it. Good luck to all of us. WE CAN DO IT.

I went to first appointment on 12/9 in Cincinnati. It was the seminar,consult, and psych. My next appointment was on 12/17 and it was the nutrition class, pre-op testing and I had to pay for the surgery at this appointment because I am self pay. I had to pay 100 for the psych consult and another 94 for my 1 week pre-op diet. I have my surgery on 1/11. I will have my first fill on 2/11 in cincinnati and then the rest of my appointments will be in columbus. They are very organized and easy to work with.