I start my preop diet in two days... Ready for my journey to begin!! April 11th is just around the corner! Nervous but excited for my day to be here!

me too!! I start mine on Monday but my surgery is April 5th. What is on your pre-op menu??

Substitute two meals with shakes and a one lean meat with veggies (meal)... Doesn't sound to bad... Just hope I can make it through it... I've been on a pre preop diet if that makes since to kind of prepare lol! good luck to you!!

Where are you having your surgery?

I start my preop diet in two days... Ready for my journey to begin!! April 11th is just around the corner! Nervous but excited for my day to be here!

Hi there! All this effort you putting to place the band in you and replacing meals you will b dong that with the lap band as well! Think about u doing know without it! What do u need the band for! It's all will! Will power! It's all in the MIND! Please think about it b4 u get it done! I removed my band a year ago! Bcuz I had severe complication Best of luck!'m

Where are you having your surgery?

I am having my surgery in Houston... Dr. Reilly.

And you?

I am having my surgery in Houston... Dr. Reilly.

And you?

At True Results in Richardson (Dallas) with Dr. Marsden.

Hi there! All this effort you putting to place the band in you and replacing meals you will b dong that with the lap band as well! Think about u doing know without it! What do u need the band for! It's all will! Will power! It's all in the MIND! Please think about it b4 u get it done! I removed my band a year ago! Bcuz I had severe complication Best of luck!'m

I'm pretty sure we are all the same in the fact that we have done it without the lap band many times for many years and we are unable to sustain success. I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience. complications are a risk but a very small percentage of people have complications.

I'm pretty sure we are all the same in the fact that we have done it without the lap band many times for many years and we are unable to sustain success. I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience. complications are a risk but a very small percentage of people have complications.

I couldn't have said that any better

I couldn't have said that any better

I say the information I have with personal experience to wake some sense in some of he people.. Alot people think just be applying lap band that's it your skinny! No you have to workout still ! Eat healthy! Eat certain times bcuz band too thigh, or sometimes is too loose you will over eat without even noticing it ! I'm just asking dont think the lad band as a magic wan! It's not you will have to do ALL by yourself! Just think of the lap band as and extra tool to help you get there! But you have to change you Mentality in order for any weightloss surgery to work! Best of luck to both! Just saying look into it b4 you get into it.. Seems all beautiful from outside but read it the slippage, etc.. It's your body it's no a car.. Just trying to help and advice all these Pre Ops

I say the information I have with personal experience to wake some sense in some of he people.. Alot people think just be applying lap band that's it your skinny! No you have to workout still ! Eat healthy! Eat certain times bcuz band too thigh' date=' or sometimes is too loose you will over eat without even noticing it ! I'm just asking dont think the lad band as a magic wan! It's not you will have to do ALL by yourself! Just think of the lap band as and extra tool to help you get there! But you have to change you Mentality in order for any weightloss surgery to work! Best of luck to both! Just saying look into it b4 you get into it.. Seems all beautiful from outside but read it the slippage, etc.. It's your body it's no a car.. Just trying to help and advice all these Pre Ops[/quote']

Thank you for your input! Just a little information... I have researched this for 5 years, I know that it's my body NOT a car!! I have been eating right and dieting for a very long time and have successfully lost 40 pounds myself.... BUT now I am at a stand still I understand this is NOT A MAKE ME SKINNY THING! I have to work for MY goals I'VE been doing that my ENTIRE life!!! So thanks for your advice and I appreciate it!! I've definitely did my research on this... I didnt just wake up yesterday and decide I wanted this done..... Thnx JS

At True Results in Richardson (Dallas) with Dr. Marsden.

Keep me posted on how everything goes for you!

gg83, am on the last days of the same preop diet and it went great. Mine included small fruit in between the meals and it really help when the hunger started. Am down 14 pounds as of Thurs3-21 for the 9 days I have been on the diet. Good luck you can do this. I intend to, getting the band on Tues.

I have been looking into this as an option for years as well. I really wanted to do it on my own but I need help. To me Lap band will be just that....help. It is NOT going to do the work for me but I am praying that if I follow the instructions I am given it will be a tool to help me stay at a healthy weight for the rest of my life. It is going to be a hard journey but everything worth having is worth working for. I am so ready.

Why is my pre op diet so strict? Ugh only 3 to 4 protein shakes and water (I drink it with mio) holy hell!!! I'm finishing up day three. I went to a wedding today and reception with loads of yummy smelling food and plenty to drink. I wasn't at hungry just awkward that everyone else was eating and I was just sitting there drinking water. But I can at least say I didn't cheat and that was a test and I passed with flying colors:)

I'm an April Banster too (April 3). Good luck!

My pre-op is sugar busters. However, I've been on it for quite some time already and dropped a little weight. I just stalled out about 2 weeks ago where I am now. Anyway, I can eat mostly Proteins and vegetables minus the starchy and sugary ones. Pretty much what we should eat post op after we are off liquids and onto real food.

As far as the person goes that is "trying to wake some sense in some," I'd ignore the person. I agree 100% with lilmispcl. We can lose weight, but often we cannot sustain. In fact, as soon as I get around 205-210, the weight starts adding back. I use to go to the gym 5x a week, count every single calorie, and even took prescribed weight loss pills and stalled out and gained it all back while still working that hard!!!

Like my doctor said, it isn't a cure. It is a tool to aid us on the journey. The tool for me isn't just the band. It is the team helping me on my journey, the process, the education, etc. I have learned so much already and hope to continue learning.