Ok so here I am at day one....13 days til my band...so far I have had a muscle milk (YUM! MUCH BETTER THAN I THOUGHT!!) and a bottle of water....I went to the store today and bought my fruit and veggies for later today....I will admit that I cannot WAIT til lunch and I can have that apple!! LOL!! I am going to the Dr this afternoon to take care of some pre-op stuff.....gonna ask them if I have to limit my water intake.....hope not cause I feel that the diet will be bearable if I am able to nurse water all day.....will keep you guys updated to see if I start gnawing on any body's arm!!!

You can do this girl!! Congrats on taking the first step! The high protein drinks help curb the hunger. I used to use Carnation instant breakfast mix with skim milk, some Splenda (it wasn't sweet enough for me), a little protein powder (Unjury to boost the protein) , a half of a banana and lots of ice. Blend it into a shake. It made me feel like I was having a chocolate shake and it was so yummy and satisfying. I also made lots of broth soups with veggies for times I was really hungry. Good luck on your journey!

sounds good.....but most of those things are NOT allowed!! only 1 medium fruit for lunch and 3/4 cup of veggies for dinner, and 2 protein shakes ( i got the no sugar carnation per my dietitian suggestion) so you just made me extremely hungry!!! GOOD THING IT"S TIME FOR MY APPLE lmao

I start mine tomorrow. I am liquids only for 5 days. I get banded on 8-4. I tried Truvia today on my strawberries. Tomorrow I will put them in the blinder w/ my shakes. Truvia was better than I thought it would be. Good luck with your journey.

Ok so I was mistaken....I talked to Anne the RN at my Drs. She said I could have jello and popcicles!!! YAY!!! And 3 pieces of fruit a day.....OMG !!! feel like I am entitled to a buffet now!! lol (meaning the extra 2 pieces of fruit) I told her about this site....she said that it sounded wonderful and she was going to check it out!....feeling much better about the whole "fasting" diet now

update....I had 3/4 cup raw broccoli and carrots...decided to start chewing like i will when banded.....I GOT FULL!! can't believe it....and still have one piece of fruit left that I can eat tonight....didn't go get the Jello yet... so for today I have had.....

one muscle milk light

6 33oz bottles of Water

2 apples

1 carnation instant breakfast (no sugar added)

1 cup skim milk

3/4 broccoli and carrot (raw) mix

and I AM NOT HUNGRY!!! oh I hope this keeps up!!! I just keep thinking to my self "don't want to nick that liver.....got to get that liver down!! only 12 more days!!!"

That's a lot of water!! Good job! I was proud of my 128 ounces... Haha you liked my butt! Good job! I've been on my pre-op diet for over 3 weeks now...(mine isn't quite as strict as yours, thank goodness). It's been going well! Surgery is Tuesday! Ahhh!

Good luck! Hope you stay full!

update....I had 3/4 cup raw broccoli and carrots...decided to start chewing like i will when banded.....I GOT FULL!! can't believe it....and still have one piece of fruit left that I can eat tonight....didn't go get the Jello yet... so for today I have had.....

one muscle milk light

6 33oz bottles of Water

2 apples

1 carnation instant breakfast (no sugar added)

1 cup skim milk

3/4 broccoli and carrot (raw) mix

and I AM NOT HUNGRY!!! oh I hope this keeps up!!! I just keep thinking to my self "don't want to nick that liver.....got to get that liver down!! only 12 more days!!!"

That's a lot of water!! Good job! I was proud of my 128 ounces... Haha you liked my butt! Good job! I've been on my pre-op diet for over 3 weeks now...(mine isn't quite as strict as yours, thank goodness). It's been going well! Surgery is Tuesday! Ahhh!

Good luck! Hope you stay full!

awesome on tuesday's date!!! drinking my first shake of the day as I reply to you....already had 1/2 of a 33 oz bottle of Water.....feeling great today so far!!

I'm day 4 on my liquid diet.... No fruits, no veggies, no meat... All I'm allowed to have is sugar free popsicles/italian ice, sugar free Jello, chicken/beef broth, strained cream Soup, Water, Protein shakes... that's about it.

I'm starving and feel weak. And I'm a nurse and have to work the next 2 days, feel like I won't make it.

I have just finished day 3 of the pre-surgery diet. I am allowed to eat, but I have to count grams of carbs and protein, and keep it under 1000 calories. I am drinking protein shakes for two meals and having one regular meal. Today's lunch was a lobster I had steamed while I grocery shopped and a tossed salad. So far it has not been too bad. Only a couple of times I felt hungry and I lost 4 pounds in the first 2 days. Now in day 4

and I have lost 6 pounds already.

day six today....doing well with the diet....but had to go to the ER night before last for an EAR INFECTION!! so scared this will push my surgery back.....ER doc said it should be ok....but still scared! on the plus side....not hungry due to pain...lol

I'm day 4 on my liquid diet.... No fruits, no veggies, no meat... All I'm allowed to have is sugar free popsicles/italian ice, sugar free Jello, chicken/beef broth, strained cream Soup, Water, Protein shakes... that's about it.

I'm starving and feel weak. And I'm a nurse and have to work the next 2 days, feel like I won't make it.

This is the same diet I am on and I too feel so tired , not sure if that is normal but after hearing you I guess it is. Sugar free jello and my homemade broths are my main stay, but I also love the Special K drinks because the fill me for a little longer. Hope all goes well. When is your banding, mine is 8/11