Howdy folks,

Started day one of my pre-op diet. Last night I grilled out and had steak and sausages. That's probably going to be my biggest thing I will miss. Oh yeah, drank almost a 12-pack of Bud Light while grilling :sad:

It's all very much worth it. Especially if I have a few more years to be here with my son.

Also starting Chantix in the morning. Looks like since I can't eat much after the band is applied, it might be a great time to quit smoking also.

Michael

I used Chantix 3 years ago to quit smoking...

worked amazingly well! You take it for a week and keep smoking, then you quit smoking. I was fine! No cravings or anything like before... I did have habbit moments- in the car on a long car trip, sitting on the porch, after a meal... times I usually smoked I felt like I should be but it wasn't that I needed it. I actually stopped taking it after about 4 weeks because I just kept forgetting to take it (as I hadn't smoked in weeks it wasn't on my mind) and I still haven't smoked since.

Side effects that were a pain...

VERY nauseous on it. I never got sick but I would spend a good hour after each pill thinking I was about to.

Strange dreams. Very vivid. Very odd and disturbing, not nightmares, but dreams that make you nervous and make you think there's something wrong with you.

But a few weeks of that was worth it to not smoke anymore!!!

Also glad to not smoke since it's about $10 a pack in NY now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck! You'll do great