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Hello People!!! I hope everyone is doing well! OK.. I'm on day 6 of my liquid diet (down 8 pounds!!!!) and today I woke up with acne on my face... I'm almost 37... haven't had acne since I was about .. let's say... 15! I'm on the OptiFast 800 protein shakes.. could it be the shakes??? What's the deal? Anyone else have this experience? My surgery is a week from tomorrow!! YIPPIE!! May 11th... I've never been as happy as I am right now.. minus the acne! LOL :blushing: HUGS to all!:thumbdown:

I feel like a loser and a horrible person right now... I just had 4 bites of pepperoni pizza... :redface: I can't believe I did that... almost 4 DAYS INTO my liquid diet... 800 calories... I was so happy today.. no headaches, feeling like I had lots of energy.. but I heated up a pizza for the kids and when I took it out of the oven I couldn't resist... I went back and forth for several minutes.. then I just cut a very small bite size piece and had it.... and it was so good for a few seconds.. but right now, if I could, I would go vomit.. but I've never been one of those.... anyway... just wanted to share.. I feel such guilt and I feel like a big fat loser!

thanks for sharing that!!!! it's what I wanted to know... I just want to have the hope that I WILL be able to control my desires... I don't want food to be such a focal point in my life! Anyway, I'm sure I'm worrying more about it than I should... probably because I've been on liquids for days... LOL I DID have 1/2 a saltine cracker tonight.. I just needed it... can't really explain it... and it was so good... as if it were lasagna! LOL:thumbup: going to try not to do that again...

Manda - thanks for responding... OK - yes, I'm on Optifast.... 5 shakes per day.. I bought crystal light but haven't taken it yet... drinking water, having sugar free pops and sugar free jello... have chewed lots of gum.... it's just hard... I know I sound like a spoiled brat... i know I can't have my cake and eat it too, no pun intended! :thumbup: Was the liquid diet the hardest part of the process for you?

Question: Is that what "restriction" means? That I won't feel the "want" anymore? Is it possible to get restriction right away? LOL Just curious.. really concerned about this...

For those of you who have already had the surgery.... Do you WANT food? Do you CRAVE it? I'm into my third day of 2 weeks of 800 calorie per day liquid diet. I am about to devour my couch, that's how much I just want to EAT something.. I know that my stomach is large now and it WANTS to be filled... I'm just worried that I'm going to struggle with this for the rest of my life. Or will I? I want someone to tell me that NO - once you have surgery, the WANT goes away.. you eat when you need to and sometimes you have to force it.... please tell me this is the case!! Someone!! LOL I hope y'all know what I'm talking about... I just don't want to live the rest of my life feeling deprived... that would suck. i want for food to not be IMPORTANT to me anymore... eat to live... you know? Not live to eat.... Well, time to make another protein shake! Peace out! Hope to read some responses from you non-newbies!!! HUGS:bored:

Good luck to everyone! I think May bandsters are gonna kick some major butt! Let's keep everyone posted... and show 'em how it's done! HUGS!:ohmy:

May 11th is my surgery date! I'm super excited... I begin my liquid diet - Optifast 800 - on April 27th - for 2 weeks. I cut out all caffein this week, one week before the liquid diet, only because I think next week will be hard enough dealing with no solids.. I want to have already won the caffein battle! Good luck to all May bandsters! Stay strong!

My heart goes out to you because I can see you are so pained by this... but I think you are going to be just fine! Like everyon else, I believe the best bet is to get yourself back to your surgeon's office... and then stay away from peanut butter crackers..... :thumbup: Cheer up... we ALL have off days.. even off weeks! Good luck... and keep us posted! HUGS

Wow! 6 months... I"m still trying to get over the fact that I"m gonna be on a liquid diet 2 weeks prior to my surgery and then for some time after it! I better drop a load of weight my first month... PS - I drink one dr. pepper a day and I don't know what I'm going to do... :thumbup:

Hello Trinity! Your mom is right... icky sticky stuff in your hair... on your scalp, actually... And by the way, your 2 girls are adorable! Very very precious! You now have -2- followers! :thumbup:

Hey there.... What state do you live in? I know a doctor who will perform the Lap Band in Mexico... he's been doing it for years at a state-of-the-art facility.... but he's in Texas... Let me know.. and good luck! hang in there!

A week from Tuesday I begin my 2 weeks of an 800 calorie liquids only diet.... should be interesting! LOL:unsure:

Hey there Bella and Mommy2P!!!! Good to meet y'all! I live in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district... I have 3 kids ages 12,11, and almost 5! My surgeon is Dr. David Kim in Colleyville! How about you guys? I did not do a sleep study... I should.. but I'm going to opt out of that since I'm a self paying patient... I don't HAVE to do it... so I won't.... ya know? Tell me more about you guys!!!!!

Candace - 6 months of nutrition classes... wow... I've had none. I will have 6 months of nut classes AFTER surgery... hmmmm... so, what is the ONE major thing you've learned that you can tell me before I have mine in less than a month?

Hi Jalivia!!! Wow - surgery in just a few days... I'm in awe!!!!! You will have to keep us updated on things are going next week! I think you're right about distractions... I'm going to need them... food has always been a "companion" you know what I mean? and learning this new relationship with food will be a challenge!!! Anyway... thanks for responding... and hope to hear from you soon! HUGS and good luck next Monday! :cool:

Hi, Candace! Glad to see so many North Texans on here! :eek: I don't feel so alone... OK so what's the scoop? Why do you have to wait until October? Just curious... I had to wait 3 years!!! Only because my insurance doesn't pay for this procedure... and we had to come up with 100% of the cost ourselves... so it's been a slow process.. but now everything is moving so quickly.. getting super nervous!!!! :cool:

Hello everyone! My surgery is coming up, too... and my all liquid diet (OptiFast) will begin on April 27. It requires I drink the shake 5 times per day... total of 800 calories. I'm also allowed to have sugar free jello, and sugar free non-carbonated drinks... and of course, water. I'm so thankful I'm going to have surgery but I must admit I'm so scared I'm not going to make it thru the 2 weeks of liquids ONLY! Glad to be here and see so many of you have successfully survived! :cool: HUGS

Hi!! My name is Monique... I live in Fort Worth and I'm proud to announce that I will be having LapBand surgery on May 11, 2010. I have been waiting for this for a few years now... and I can't believe it's finally going to happen. I begin my liquid diet (2 weeks) on April 27, 2010. I'm scared it will be the toughest part of this whole thing... but I know that I can do it! I'm excited to get to know people on here and hopefully make a few friends along the way! I'm very opinionated but I'm not judgemental... so give me a chance... HUGS:wink: