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I was banded on the 23rd. I have read several comments from people stating the band works better with warm foods in the morning, along with my surgeon saying the same thing. With that being said, I go back to work in a week. I plan on visiting the gym before I go. I have an hour drive to work & would live to be able to drink my Breakfast in the car. Does anyone have any tips or ideas you can recommend?

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I usually just have coffee when I get up, and have to wait a couple of hours before trying solids (but that's just me). You could try warming up a Protein Shake to drink, I've had that suggested to me also.

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You could scramble up some eggs and put them in a small thermos and have something warm to eat on the way. In the beginning I used to eat my eggs on the drive to work because I would use the clock to time in between my bites.My other usual breakfast is a yogurt topped with 1/2 c Kashi Cereal. You could keep that in an ice chest and it should be fine in your car.

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I was banded on the 23rd. I have read several comments from people stating the band works better with warm foods in the morning' date=' along with my surgeon saying the same thing. With that being said, I go back to work in a week. I plan on visiting the gym before I go. I have an hour drive to work & would live to be able to drink my breakfast in the car. Does anyone have any tips or ideas you can recommend?[/quote']

I also drink my breakfast. I drink a Protein shake.

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Be careful warming up the Protein. I asked if i could put Protein Powder in my coffe and they said no. My dietician said that it breaks down the protein in the powder which defeats the purpose. smoothies on the other hand with protein powder are delicious but usually the premade Premier Protein shake (chocolate and vanilla) are a good start. Good luck finding what works for you! Oh and eating in the car does not work for me... I have a short drive and it simply puts me in a bad position to rush. I like the timing of the bites on the clock but I am just not that focused!! :-)

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Have you tried Click Protein? It has espresso in it, and you can heat it. Not too hot, naturally, but it is a heatable protein.

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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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