Being Banded 8/21/12

[pjsurratt 8]

Hello Everyone! My name is Pat. I am a 51 yo home health nurse, wife and dog mom. I was a fat little kid, a chubby teenager, and morbidly obese since the birth of my first child. I have lost and regained 100 lbs twice in my life, and yo-yoed for years. I am on day 5 of a liquid pre-op diet. My surgery is scheduled for August 21st, I am plagued with severe headache and queesiness, but super motivated and well past ready to get this show on the road.

[Lap Band Gal 41]

Hi Pat!

How exciting that you're taking control of your health with the help of the band You can do it!

[mykdzmom 388]

Hi Pat! I am pulling for you.

[kpizzle 19]

Congrats to you!! I'm also getting the band on the 20th of August and starting my Protein Meal Replacements tomorrow. Verryyy nervous because I don't want to be queezy or dizzy.. Oh well... We can do this!! food will not take over our happiness and health!! Good luck on your surgery and I hope u have a great recovery!

[mybella 35]

I know how you feel, after my 3rd day of Protein shake only 3 times a day, it got easier. I got a headache a few times and felt sick to my stomach and that is when I would do another shake. What I did do which helped, was I used the crystal light lemon tea flavor and I would heat that up like I was having tea and that help to change the pace of just drinking the flavored Water. I would drink the heated flavored water in the morning replacing my usual Decaf coffee and I would wait as long as I could before I did my first shake. The first 5 days I could wait until 10am with the hot flavored water. Then after that it was 9am. then I would stretch out the time before my second shake and also tried to stretch out the third so it was 9-10pm. I became consitpated and my doctor said I could have once in a while hot broth with Mrs Dash and eat brocolli. I also took lettuce and use the I can't believe it's not butter spray and it taste very good.

Now I am on my 3rd day on my clear liquid diet and I am starving and have hunger pangs. I am going to get through it and I keep in mind I will need this will power if I have hunger pangs while waiting for fills. I never thought I could do it. Only loss 9lbs on the liquid diet, but I am 25 pounds ahead of the game. Loss 16lbs on pre diet from May 22nd - July 14th. You can do it. Just keep busy. I stayed on this website the last 3 days.