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Pre Op Band Challenge

enuff_is_enuff

By enuff_is_enuff, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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Hello everyone. I am in my final phase of the " waiting for insurance" 3 month wait period. I am super excited and wanted to goall out and lose a few extra lbs before my last appt with the surgeon the day before thanksgiving.

If any of you would like to join in, lets go!

In an effort to prepare myself for the pre op diet, i am doing a Protein, fruit and veggie diet for 17 days.

Starting Sunday, I will have 3 Protein shakes a day.

No more than 3 Snacks a day. Backup shakes, bars, veggies or fruits for needed fuel for exercising.

I will exercise 7 days of the week. Now i am not talking about killing my body in the gym everyday for twelve hourz. My goal is 1 hour a day. Walking, taking the kids in the wagon, wii fit. Etc. I will use this time to give my time to others. Cleaning a loved ones house. Cleaning my own attic. Take the time to focus on the goal.

Another goal is at least 6 hours of sleep per day. Sometimes i dont know when to stop moving..

We can post hour daily weekly progress here or start an email group. Doesnt matter.

I will say i have done this for a week. In an effort to support a then soon to be bander, i did the liquid diet with her from the date of her approval until the day of her surgery. What a week! But it made me all the happier and more comitted.

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Banjo257    920

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I would love to join you! My surgery was scheduled for 10/30, and insurance delayed so my date is now up in the air. This could be just the emotional boast I need while I wait.

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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Welcome welcome my dear! Jump on the wagon and lets go! Why is your insurance delayed?

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scotland206    30

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Hello everyone. I am in my final phase of the " waiting for insurance" 3 month wait period. I am super excited and wanted to goall out and lose a few extra lbs before my last appt with the surgeon the day before thanksgiving.

If any of you would like to join in' date=' lets go!

In an effort to prepare myself for the pre op diet, i am doing a Protein, fruit and veggie diet for 17 days.

Starting Sunday, I will have 3 Protein shakes a day.

No more than 3 Snacks a day. Backup shakes, bars, veggies or fruits for needed fuel for exercising.

I will exercise 7 days of the week. Now i am not talking about killing my body in the gym everyday for twelve hourz. My goal is 1 hour a day. Walking, taking the kids in the wagon, wii fit. Etc. I will use this time to give my time to others. Cleaning a loved ones house. Cleaning my own attic. Take the time to focus on the goal.

Another goal is at least 6 hours of sleep per day. Sometimes i dont know when to stop moving..

We can post hour daily weekly progress here or start an email group. Doesnt matter.

I will say i have done this for a week. In an effort to support a then soon to be bander, i did the liquid diet with her from the date of her approval until the day of her surgery. What a week! But it made me all the happier and more comitted.

Sent from my SAMSUNG GALAXY SII Skyrocket using LapBandTalk[/quote']

I'm also doing my surgery the day before Thanksgiving and am very excited about it. I am starting my pre surgery diet Monday. I started getting in the habit of drinking a protin shake for Breakfast and eating healthier for i can get my body into the hood and healthy habits before actually starting the diet. Good luck and good luck with the surgery.

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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Thank you for the well wishes. Surgeon wont submit for approval until then but keep your fingers crossed for me that i do get approved!

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Maddysgram    6,159

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I think this is a very wise thing to do.

I started 7 mths ago, the first 6mths of Dr supervised diet I lost slowly and after ins approved I cranked it up a notch. I had my LB 2 1/2 wks ago and by what I read, I'm having it a lot easier than most and I think its b/c I already had the hardest part (getting started) done.

Best wishes to all of you!

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Banjo257    920

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My local hospital is a satellite from a hospital in Boaton. Bluecross wants to check, double check, and triple check it certified(or something like that).

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I'm also doing my surgery the day before Thanksgiving and am very excited about it. I am starting my pre surgery diet Monday. I started getting in the habit of drinking a protin shake for Breakfast and eating healthier for i can get my body into the hood and healthy habits before actually starting the diet. Good luck and good luck with the surgery.

Good luck!

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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Banjo hopefully all will come soon for you.

Scotland: best of luck and speedy recovery to you!

Maddysgram-thanks for the encouragement. I follow you on this site and you are definately a strong willed person!

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scotland206    30

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Thank you for the well wishes. Surgeon wont submit for approval until then but keep your fingers crossed for me that i do get approved!

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I hope it all works out.

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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Gracias scotland!

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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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        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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