I am having my band on 11/26. I am a little nervous about not loosing enough weight. I started my 10 day liquid diet on Friday. I followed it to the T. Three shakes a day. Well I am lactose intolerant as well as Whey intolerant so today I had to call my doctor. He told me to add protein and nonstarchy veggies in the place of one of my shakes and even two of them if I have to. All of a sudden I feel that the weight l am losing may stop or slow down and I won't be where I should be before my surgery plus Thanksgiving is coming up. Any advice, I am trying to take it one day at a time but I don't want to arrive to be told I wasn't where I should be.

I'm lactose intolerant too, so I feel your pain.

Did your surgeon give you a specific amount of weight you have to lose before your surgery? Otherwise, I would not worry about it. The purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink your liver so they can see everything easier when they are performing your surgery. If your surgeon told you that lean Protein and veggies are alright on your pre-op, follow his instructions and you will be alright. But I would avoid the typical thanksgiving foods and pack yourself a small meal or a shake. You will definitely be able to enjoy a little bit of turkey, mashed potatoes, etc in the future but you have to be really strict at this point.

Keep up the great work.

Hi ya x I was the same as you x nervous about loosing enough weight and its more about shrinking the liver. Don't stress just do what your doing and u will be fine. As long as you are cutting out the fat in ur diet u will be ok x xx x

Thank you all so much. I needed the words of comfort!

Check around for non lactose content protein shakes and powders.

I am having my band on 11/26. I am a little nervous about not loosing enough weight. I started my 10 day liquid diet on Friday. I followed it to the T. Three shakes a day. Well I am lactose intolerant as well as Whey intolerant so today I had to call my doctor. He told me to add Protein and nonstarchy veggies in the place of one of my shakes and even two of them if I have to. All of a sudden I feel that the weight l am losing may stop or slow down and I won't be where I should be before my surgery plus Thanksgiving is coming up. Any advice' date=' I am trying to take it one day at a time but I don't want to arrive to be told I wasn't where I should be.[/quote']

There is an egg protein based Protein powder and rice protein based powder available. Check at GNC.

I am lactose intolerant but not whey protein and I use Isopure brand shakes. Their zero carb products are good.

I am terrified about the pre op liquid diet. How is it possible to be only on liquids? Any advice on how to get through it? What can i expect? Headaches? Stomach pain? Extreme hunger?

Does liquids include Protein shakes? I know my doc will tell me all in my follow up visit next week... but i can't tell u how scared i am!!

Thanks

Drink plenty water x I did lighter life diet which is

4 shakes per day and after 3 days if u really stick to it u won't even worry about food. It's willpower . I used to wait as long as poss in the morning and have a small glass of water before my shake. If I felt hungry after that I would top up with water . If ur allowed flavoured water have that and u will be great x x x x

Drink plenty Water x I did lighter life diet which is

4 shakes per day and after 3 days if u really stick to it u won't even worry about food. It's willpower . I used to wait as long as poss in the morning and have a small glass of water before my shake. If I felt hungry after that I would top up with water . If ur allowed flavoured water have that and u will be great x x x x

Thank you for your tips! You guys give me faith that I can do this Although I'm certain I wanna do it, it's a big, permanent change and sometimes the details freak me out. I think "wow this is gonna be hard"

Xxx