I am so scared. If I can't seem to follow the 2 week pre-surgery diet how am I going to follow the rules after surgery. Has anyone felt like this or have this problem?

EVERYONE! It is okay! IF we had no problem staying on liquids we would not need the DIET, duh? Hang in there..... They will do your surgery. They scare you because they don't want you buffeting everyday for 2 weeks...... LEave the carbs alone and eat protien if you must eat.... HIGH protien will shrink the liver....... NO CARBS....

Hey blj5362 you are not alone. You will be fine just try as hard as you can to stick to the pre diet, but as pplqueen said the diet is to help shrink your liver, so it is not in the way during surgery. The added benefit is that you have some nice weight loss before surgery so you have a jumbstart on your new weight loss journey. Good Luck:welldoneclap:

I feel you. Now I now everyone felt this way. I was banded 10 days ago and had these very thoughts. Once your banded for the first couple of weeks I can speck for I haven't slipped up. I don't want to cause any harm to my band. Good Luck you do great. Stick with your high protein if your gonna eat. Good advice pplqueen.

Thank you.......Your advice is very much needed and appreciated. I feel better. :-)

Hang in there, just remember that it will be here before you know it! Good Luck!

Hang in there, if we were all diet pros we wouldnt need the band, right? Having said that, try, really try hard to stick to it, it will help you so much in preparation for surgery!! Don't be too hard on yourself, pat yourself on the back when you have a good day!!

You guys are so nice......... This is hard. Everything in life that is of value is hard. If it was easy, it would not be necessary. I feel better and more relaxed everytime I read this forum. Even with the negative... that is part of the surgery also. It is so great to know what to expect. Wish me luck 43 hours until banding.

Good Luck! I will be sending prayers your way!

I am scared too. Surgery date July 21.

I sometimes have to remind myself how scary my life will be if I dodn't take this very brave step.

To make myself feel excited again, I go look at the Before and After pics at the top of this page.

Good luck and you will be fine.

hugs

You'll be fine. Remember the post diet, I hit a glitch and my surgeon was not happy. Make sure you follow the rules because the healing stage is critical. Your stitches can come lose, etc. Be good to yourself. We ALL are scared at some point, that is only natural. Good luck!