December Bandwagon Supporters

[NaNcyNiCoLe 94]

Thank you all ! You right I can do it ! and I will do it !

[Nyreebnks 17]

Thank you all ! You right I can do it ! and I will do it !

it will be fine..just start a new..that why we get a new start every day we wake up

[MsRhonda 123]

Lol im serious before i thought about this new change i started to have health issues. Migraine sleep apnea asthma all my life blood pressure up n down and every specialist i saw said this is common in obese women. Im like omg i start trying everything i couldnt suceed due to my i love to eat. Im mean the job i have i rarely got a lunch a train operator huh ive gained alot i needed a change. And tmrw this is the start of a new me A HEALTHIER RHONDA !!!! IM DETERMINED LIKE MY LINE STATES IM MY OWN MOTIVATION IAM!! I HAVE a foir year old daughter and a ten year old son i need to be here for trust me this just didnt happen over night. I been chunky my entire life big butt solid people like oh you look good you not big whatever

IM MY OWN MOTIVATION

[Windfury 42]

Is everyone getting their list ready? And not the Christmas one The list of food to purchase, Vitamins, etc.?

Does anyone need to stay overnight? I know depending on your insurance, you might be required to stay overnight. I know I don't have to, which is just fine by me.

Here's what my list looks like:

Water

Bouillon

Skim milk

Almond milk

Crystal Light

Apple juice

Grape juice

sugar-free popsicles

Ice

Ordered Unjury for Day 4, so I can start getting Protein in

Flinstones Vitamin

Biotin

Any other suggestions?

[MsRhonda 123]

Rhonda and Bee - sending love.

Thank u SMOOCHES FROM THE WINDY CITY!

IM MY OWN MOTIVATION

[Banjo257 920]

Sugarfree Jello

[Windfury 42]

Sugarfree Jello

Thank you Banjo257! Added

[smileyj96 9]

ive got all my stuff in order

[Windfury 42]

ive got all my stuff in order

Good Luck!! Keep us posted

[AmySays 38]

Windfury, good list! I hadn't even thought of what I needed to purchase for week 1 post-band! I have been so focused on what I could eat during the pre-op & getting through that, ha! I don't think I'll probably feel up to running to the grocery store on the way home from the surgical center, so I'd better plan a trip tomorrow.

This is what my post-op list says (beginning Day 2):

Try to get in at least 2 quarts of Water per day. You may also have: cranberry juice, apple juice, white grape juice (diluted), No Sugar Added Diet Oceanspray, AquaCal, coffee, tea, water, Crystal Light, sugar free Kool-Aid, SF Jell-O, SF popsicles, chicken/beef/vegetable broth, Propel Water. ***Every morning, take your liquid Multi-Vitamin. All prescriptions are to be crushed.***

A friend of mine told me that Vitamin Shoppe offers a bariatric line of Vitamins we all might want to add to the list.

Bariatric Support:

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/search/controller?N=0&Ntk=SiteSearch&Ntt=bariatric+support&Nty=1&D=bariatric+support&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchall&cm_sp=typeahead-_-3|bariatric-_-kw|bariatric+support

Here is a liquid vitamin:

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/search/controller?tab_selection=vitamins&N=200788817&type=category

I know liquid is hard to find in some areas.

[AmySays 38]

I cheated on my pre op diet yesterday. I had some beer and my xmas party and a small plate of Pasta. I have been beating myself up all day over this. I'm worried that I may have ruined my day, which is Friday. If I can't keep on a goal during pre op am afraid temptations will doom me in the future.

Don't beat yourself up too bad, Nancy. I was reading a blog called "The Dandy Bandy" and she talks about what she eats and when she makes mistakes. It really helped me to remember that we didn't learn to over-eat and make unhealthy choices overnight, this is going to be a learning experience as well. The Band will be there to help with that *gentle* or *not-so-gentle* reminder when we over-do it or eat something that doesn't agree with the Band. And remember, the Band will not prevent us from eating anything that we want to. So, if anyone is thinking, "oh, I have to eat that because I'll never be able to again" you can stop thinking that way right now. What the Band WILL do is allow us to eat a smaller portion than we did before. It will allow a few bites of that yummy pasta instead of the full plate. And we will be SATISFIED with those few bites for a couple of reasons. Our Band will help us feel satiated AND we will chew our food so slowly and really get to savor the taste.

Will we still make mistakes? Abso-freaking-lutely!

Will we learn from them immediately instead of 20lbs later? Without a doubt!!

Big hugs from another Houston Bandster.

[smileyj96 9]

I absolutely. Cannot sleep

[AmySays 38]

What time do you go in? You'll be ok... you'll get plenty of sleep after surgery, lol.

Are you all packed & ready to go? Got your socks & your chap stick? I'm excited for you!!

[FutureMrsH 86]

That means he loves you!

I know' date=' because my husband has loved me that way for 22 yrs.

He is concerned about me so he's taking a few days off from work after surgery day.[/quote']

I can't wait to say that in 22 years

Good luck to this weeks banders. Im so excited for you all good luck and a speedy recovery

[mlecapitano 10]

Anyone else have or had issues with being really sore where their port was placed 1 week post-op?? gah! Its so annoying! I can't bend over the wrong way, or sleep on my side!