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I was so freaked out readIng all the people that struggled on the liquid diet. Day one down & I am so proud of myself. I rocked it! I got hungry two times but ate some more broth & drank a Protein Shake. I'm so motivated to start this new chapter in my life!

I hope I don't hit a wall & struggle in a few days, has this happen to anyone else? You start off great then struggle??

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It's great that you are excited as it is an awesome losing weight tool to have the lapband. I had my surgery on 11/11/08 and I have lost 98 pounds, I have hit this plateau for a few months, I just need to get motiviated to exercise and lose some more. I would do it all over again as it is soooo worth it!

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With the exception of day 2, I did fine. I wouldn't call it enjoyable but it was deffinitly doable. It will go by fast. Tommorrow is my last day!

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You're awesome! Keep up the good work!!!

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Hi how did you do it? how did you lose 98 lbs??? I was banded on sept 13, 2010 and have only lost 20 lbs...i am not dieting...I can't eat as much as i used to..I have 4cc's in my band, can you give me some advice.

It's great that you are excited as it is an awesome losing weight tool to have the lapband. I had my surgery on 11/11/08 and I have lost 98 pounds, I have hit this plateau for a few months, I just need to get motiviated to exercise and lose some more. I would do it all over again as it is soooo worth it!

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Hi how did you do it? how did you lose 98 lbs??? I was banded on sept 13, 2010 and have only lost 20 lbs...i am not dieting...I can't eat as much as i used to..I have 4cc's in my band, can you give me some advice.

It looks like razberry had surgery 11/08 so that was more than 2 years ago.. So I would think that someone should lose that much in 2 years no?

I am curious what most people's cc's are in their band where they get to the point where the feel "restricted" ..does anyone know?

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I am on day 6 right now and to be honest day one was okay but then again i didn't have the Protein Shakes till day 2 so at night time of day one i was a bit hungry. Once i had the shakes it became a lot easier. The shakes keep me full for a few hours but i get sick of making them and drinking them 3 times a day. I wish i could just make a big batch and leave it in the fridge. I found the broths to be a life saver. They are my key to sanity. Be sure to get a variety as it will help a lot!! I Also chew on popsicle sticks, toothpicks and gum to help me overcome the fact that i'm not chewing any of my meals. Also to try and force myself to eat slower i heat my broths up so they are really hot and drink them from a to-go mug so i sip them for about 20 minutes before i finish it. I have been trying to drink slowly but i usually take the shakes down quick because they are real sweet and i am not a sweet eater so i don't realy care for savoring the sweet flavors of the shakes.

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I had surgery may 25, 2010 and I too was super excited. Here I am 8 months later, 98 pounds down and pretty much at goal. I only need to lose 4 more pounds, yay! I am struggling right now because I am getting into too many sweets right now. Good luck, you can do it!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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