really excited. 11 more days till surgery. first day of pre-op plan. i dont begin all clear liquids for 5 days. i am limited to high protein low fat and 30 carbs per day for 5 days. a bit tricky but doable. looking forward to being on the post op side soon!

You have a great attitude! Stick to your preop instructions and you'll do great the preop diet was not that fun, but I used the weightloss to motivate me to stick with it. Congrats on your upcoming surgery - you're going to do great!

boy now i understand what everyone is speaking about. today has been rough. but it is due to the lack of carbs in my system. i had a pack meeting with my cub scouts today and was edgy nervous anxious. felt horrible. ate some protein but it was not till i had about four chunks of pineapple within my allowable carbs that i felt so much better. i have done well. but it has been touch and go. two days down and eight to go. oooooo boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think i like being on liquid. I think i'd feel deprived on "less food" like you have to do, but just having the protein shakes I've kinda got food completely out of my mind. I'm on Day 6 and I'm totally fine, first few were tough, but then I didn't care anymore

Hi! I'm having my band on the 21st also! I'm so nervous but excited. I'm on the pre-op diet, but they didn't tell me only liquids for 5 days prior. I have the high protein diet, you know, shake breakfast, shake lunch, and then small meal for supper. I hope I have it totally correct. Boy am I nervous about having my liver shrunk enough. any thoughts?

I'm on day 4 of preop diet. Doing Optifast with sugar free jello, popsicles and fat free or low fat broth. Today seems to be the hardest. Haven't had any jello yet. Will have one today just to have a different texture in my mouth. Cheers to everyone during this somewhat difficult time. One day at a time. I really get that now. Bravo to us all !!!!!!!:thumbup:

i have noticed so many different pre-op plans. just amazing. i have been looking at everyones different plan. i hope i am doing it right. i have lost some but not sure. my scales must have a new battery. So i feel God was telling me to wait and weigh in on Wednesday when i go back to the doctor for education day. So ready for the this new journey i am trying so hard to not think of things. but i got to tell a funny. my grandma is in florida and she and her companion love sending my family swedish danishes just a treat. and i had done well on friday and guess what was on the table over 50 swedish danish on my table. i just laughed and said one day i will be able to have a bite a two but not today. my big test is Saturday. my family Christmas dinner. Thank goodness it is a fish fry with some chicken. it will not tempt me too bad. i will be on clear liquids during this engagement but i will have surgery 3 days later and i would not mess up this work for nothing. I wish everyone luck on their remaining pre-op. please lets keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.

I start my pre op diet tomorrow. I have to work and I am kind of nervous that I am going to be starving. My diet is liquids only for the first 5 days then 2 days of clear liquids. I was not told I can only have a certain amount, so I plan to have a shake for breakfast, a mid morning snack of one of those chobani yogurts, which I actually don't really like (I am going to try to add a little splenda to it), a shake for lunch, and see if I can then hold out 'til dinner when I will have another shake, but I may bring another drink with me just in case. I work 10 hour shifts so I am there a while. I bought some suger free jello, because I am allowed that, but I have never been to fond of jello, but I have not had it in a long time, so I may try again