Hey Ladies and Gents!

Having my Surgery done April 4th. Starting my Pre op diet tomorrow. They said Protein shake for Breakfast, small low fat/sugar lunch, Protein Shake for dinner until surgery. Any suggestions for the low fat/sugar lunch suggestions?

Im heading down to LA to get it done. They will arrange for me to be driven to and from there as I live in San Jose, Ca. My hubby is going to come with me for support. Hopefully they will give me enought pain meds for the ride home. Heh Woot! I'll be a Hollywood starlet by next summer haha!

So who else is getting banded in April? I could use a band-buddy for my journey!

I can't seem to get much jello down. I will eat about 1/2 of one of the little cups and then either one of my kids gets the rest of my dog. My dog loves the stuff.

I was really really hungry and suppose to be on only liquids, but I ate some really soft mashed potato's yesterday and I slept better because my tummy wasn't making all the grawling sounds.

I use the protein shots sometimes. They are easy to stick in your purse for on the go energy. I get them at walmart.

The two best shakes I have found so far are Pure Protein Frosty Chocolate (got a Wal Mart) and Lean Body On The Go Bananas and Cream (got at Vitamin Shoppe). Neither have an aftertaste to me at all.

I agree, Frosty Chocolate Pure Protein is all I can stomach.

I was banded on April 17th and am always thirsty. After the first week I was hungry all the time but that has subsided a bit. Started mashed foods yesterday, it feels nice to actually get to chew food..lol

I use the protein shots sometimes. They are easy to stick in your purse for on the go energy. I get them at walmart.

What do they taste like?

They kind of have a gelatin taste. I get the fruit punch flavor. The texture is almost like a thin jello.

That's how I get my protein in.....Frosty Chocolate Pure Protein. That's all I can imagine drinking especially when the regional sales manager at GNC said that the other protein powers are not very good at all and need to build up a taste for it. I liked the Pure Protein right from the beginning.

I cannot wait till I can have mushies....I understand the being so sick of the same foods. I will notbe having soup broth for a LONG time and I was really sick of jello but that seems to be working itself out....lol.

Next thing is a bit more personal.....has anyone else had trouble going to the bathroom? I was banded last Friday and still haven't gone. I am wondering if there is something liquid I can do like a tea orsomething. Anyone else?

Thanks

That's how I get my protein in.....Frosty Chocolate Pure Protein. That's all I can imagine drinking especially when the regional sales manager at GNC said that the other protein powers are not very good at all and need to build up a taste for it. I liked the Pure Protein right from the beginning.

I cannot wait till I can have mushies....I understand the being so sick of the same foods. I will notbe having soup broth for a LONG time and I was really sick of jello but that seems to be working itself out....lol.

Next thing is a bit more personal.....has anyone else had trouble going to the bathroom? I was banded last Friday and still haven't gone. I am wondering if there is something liquid I can do like a tea orsomething. Anyone else?

Thanks

My doctor gave me meds for going to the bathroom.. It was a liquid (looked like cough med) But you could try hot decaf tea that might work.

I was banded April 30th and am starving. This liquid diet is soooo tough and I really want to cheat but I keep telling myself I didn't spend all this money to screw this up. I was told I wouldn't be hungry or even interested in food - food is all I can think about! I just keep telling myself only a few days to go.

Anissa-

Like I said in an earlier post, I was that way too. I thought it was just nausea and a part of recovery. But I made sure that I started having more like a protein shake and soup broth. Then a while later, I had a pudding or a popsicle. That helped so much.

Do you think part of it is just post surgery/I am sick of fluids/I am missing real food and the way I use to eat?

Going to try some hot tea tonight to see if I can get things moving.

For constipation, I'd try milk of magnesia. I'd start out with a small dose though, and work your way up, if it doesn't work after 12 hours or so. You don't want an explosion, or to have to run to the bathroom.

Good luck.

So far since surgery (Last Friday), I have only had soup broth 3 times. I figured that since I am gettingmy milk and protein shakes down along with pudding and occasional juice and water that I am okay. But that is ALL I have had so far.

Is anyone else surviving on just the shakes and pudding with occasional juice and water?

I know that I have to concentrate on getting more water.

I also have been doing creamy broths, found some good ones with hardly any sugars and salts...I have been so tired of yogurt, I opened on today and took a sponnful and could not do another...

Well my fellow April Bandsters...Since Apr 3rd when I started my Pre-op Diet to today I have lost 21lbs! In One Month!Amazing! Good luck to all of us!

I'm going today to get some of those protein shots! I cannot handle the shakes anymore! I don't want to vomit! Today is day no.7. I need to get my protein in. Might go get some barbaric advantage vitamins so I don't have to take Flinstones twice a day. My 6 year old son is getting upset that I'm taking his vitamins, hehehe.