Ok July Bandsters was a great success and I was so thrilled to watch everyone's progress and immediate results that I thought we should start a thread for September Bandsters to share

I'm excited and yet apprehensive at the same time as I'm sure eveyrone has been. I start my presurgery diet next week (high Protein, low carb). I was only 37 BMI so they told me to hold off until I got approval! On September 7 is my preop. I also think that's the day I start the preop liquid diet?

Feel free to add yourself and we'll keep track together!

Winifred Sept 17

Well I'm on week 2 and I can have thin oatmeal, pushing yogurt etc. Tonight I actually mads some chilli. I figured it's a mushie but I ate too much! I could tell I got overly full. No vomitting or sickness just stuffed.

So how much did you eat before you got "stuffed" feeling?

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Made less than half a bowl. I didn't get stuffed until 30 min after. I should have eaten slower for sure, but I'm a newbie so I guess I have to be more careful.

Well I'm on week 2 and I can have thin oatmeal, pushing yogurt etc. Tonight I actually mads some chilli. I figured it's a mushie but I ate too much! I could tell I got overly full. No vomitting or sickness just stuffed.

Chili sounds fantastic! May have to try that tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!!

So I decided I need to have some fun with my 2 week liquid diet... I mean all liquids I am gonna drop some pounds doing that one right!? So I made me my own little "weigh in" room. It is in a pantry (thats basically empty) with a scale and a calander. I wrote my all time high weight at the top, starred my surgery date, and each and every morning I weigh in. It definately provides the motivation to face another day of nothing but liquid. I started on Labor day with a weight only 2 pounds shy of my all time high. I am now down a total of 9 pounds and it is only Friday! At my current rate I will loose about 20 by the time I have surgery... I find it crazy!!!! So in my head it is like a numbers game. My office partner today asked if I had lost weight... I had to just laugh! (They dont know I am getting surgery). Anyways. Just wanted to share... Yea 9 pounds! Come on Sept 22!

Nine pounds?! Yay!!! How awesome that people are noticing weight loss already. Isn't that a great feeling? I lost 20 pounds on my 2 week liquid pre-op diet and the only one who said anything about noticing it was my hubby. It still felt good to hear it.

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Made less than half a bowl. I didn't get stuffed until 30 min after. I should have eaten slower for sure, but I'm a newbie so I guess I have to be more careful.

Chili does sound good and that is good to note! But I will need to wait for cooler weather first.... Back up to 100 come Monday makijg it the hottest summer ever in North Texas.... I think I need a move North!

I know! It's been so nice lately but I'll eat ice cream in the winter if I'm craving it. I just wish it wasn't so hot here in Texas!

I am so excited. Thursday is the day I have my surgery. I have lost 6 of the 7 to 10 lbs I need to lose by Thursday. I plan on losing more by then. It has been hard. There were a few times I wanted to eat something I shouldn't but I perservered.

Those of you that have had your surgery, how did you feel afterwards? Were you hungry? Did you have any pain? I heard that after a few weeks you start to get hungry before your first fill, is that true?

Thanks,

Lisa

Hi all, I am getting banded on Monday and was so excited till today when I had to start the clear liquid diet. Now I am so nervous if I can do this! Just getting nervous...... Those who have been banded already please tell me I will survive the first week, lol. I am not even nervous about the surgery part of it just the recovery eating part. Just doing the liquid diet so far today I feel like I am starving myself

Well when I got banded I wasn't hungry at all. I'm going on my 2nd week

I'm getting banded on September 6th, I start my preop diet on the 23rd. I am also on the high protein, low carb diet.

I was banded on the 8th of September. Did you have extreme soreness? Did you lose your appetite?

I was banded September 7th, 2011. I've so far lost 9 pounds since surgery. I didn't lose any weight prior to surgery, I had last-meal syndrome and ate like no tomorrow. Lol. Not a good idea, everyone should really go on liquids 1--2 weeks prior, it really helps your mind set for surgery. Day of surgery was pretty intense, I had a lot of gas pain the first 2 days. I'm fine now. I'm a little bit wild, running around, all over the place, so I'm nervous I could be hurting my band and healing process, but I have no issue so far. I just can't wait to heal!

Good luck to you all!

I was banded on the 8th of September. Did you have extreme soreness? Did you lose your appetite?

I lost my appetite but my doctor told me I need to eat and get proteins and vitamins in. So try to drink protein shakes and have soups and get in your supplements. So you won't be malnutrition. I have soreness in my sides where my incision is for my port but nothing else. I hope you feel better!

Hello,

After a year of jumping through hoops for the ins. company, I finally got my surgery date--Sept. 29th.

I have my pre-op class on Sept. 7th.

Appt. with Nurse Practitioner and lab work on September 13th.

Start liver shrinking diet on Sept. 15th.

I'm so excited that things are ready to happen. I'm sure September will fly by.

Good luck to everyone who is being banded in September..

Peg

Peg, we will be twins, I am getting banded on Sept 29th , too. I see the dietician for the pre-op appy on 9/13 and soon to start the liquid protein. I will add you to my prayers for us both to feel better afterwards. Cindy