I thought I would be bold and just start my own thread to ask all the questions I have and to talk about my journey to skinny.:clap2:

I was l.ooking at the brochure the clinic sent me and it said I need Isopure or Isopro for the first week after surgery. Where do you buy that?

Cloe you WILL weigh 197 YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I love this board it feels so comfortable and the positive feedback is so refreshing. I don't encounter too many positive people on a regular basis. I am always trying to be positive and people burst my little bubble.

I like that there is so little negative vibs here.

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Hello everyone!

Well three days left till surgery. My husband was teary today, :think he's afraid I'm gonna die or something.

Actually he is probabaly worried that I gonna lose so much weight and be hot and leave him! Well, he better worry!

I never though I'd be able to function on the pre-op diet. But other than being a bit, ok, alot bitchy:omg: I am managing!

It's funny I thought I'd be rationalizing to myself "it's ok, in 10 days you'll be able to eat what ever you want..." but I know it will be a long time before I can eat what ever I want.

WTG, I found the pre-op diet rather empowering!! Awe poor Mr. Lila, thats sweet, arent we lucky to have such great spouses.

Lila....I hate cottage cheese, so I was having a hard time with the pre-op fast until my husband (Al) started making smoothies for me....1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 low (or no) fat yogurt, 1 pack sweetner (or more to taste, 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and about 1/2 cup or more of ice. Mix up in the blender until everything is smooth in consistency.....add more ice if you think its too thick for you. Yummmmmmmmm.........it tastes just like liquid cheesecake.

Other flavourings were........2 tbsp of diet jam/a crystal light single/real vanilla extract.......worked out great for me.....made the fast a whole lot more tolerable.

Carol

Ooh, I became very bitchy on the post-op diet so I can imagine how you must be feeling on the pre-op diet when you haven't even been banded yet.

Carol

Sounds yummy.Thanks I'm going to try those.

That almost DOES sound good! Probably much more appealing if I were only able to eat yogurt and cottage cheese, though

You're right mandi.

I was at the grocery store and the guy behind me had plain lettuce salad thingy. I was thinking mmm that looks good. and I don't really like salad.

Made Cookies for my kids and they actually got to eat them! I think that a NSV!!!! Oh I slay myself!!!!

Wow. good for you, making those cookies and not having any!!!!

Hello everyone!

Well three days left till surgery. My husband was teary today, :think he's afraid I'm gonna die or something.

Actually he is probabaly worried that I gonna lose so much weight and be hot and leave him! Well, he better worry!

I never though I'd be able to function on the pre-op diet. But other than being a bit, ok, alot bitchy:omg: I am managing!

It's funny I thought I'd be rationalizing to myself "it's ok, in 10 days you'll be able to eat what ever you want..." but I know it will be a long time before I can eat what ever I want.

My husband was cool until the day of the surgery. While we were at the clinic waiting for my turn he started to panic. Then he left and drank 3 beers but they were big beers! We had to go home in a cab.

As for bitchiness, I got really, really bitchy for awhile on the post-op diet. My husband and I were both suffering. :paranoid

Yeah....I hear ya Green. I was waaaaay bitchy on the pre-op diet and not only bitchy but sad on the post-op. I'm okay now though. Mostly! LOL.

As for my husband....yeah he was okay until surgery day too. But I think that is because immediately before I went in for it...we were saying goodbye and doing the hugs/kisses thing in the hall and I slipped something into his hand. It was a stone that said "Love" on it. He pretty much lost it at that point. That wasn't my intent of course; I just wanted to do one last nice thing for him ....just in case...ya know? So he would have a good memory. Later he told me that he didn't let go of that stone until he saw me again the next morning (I had to stay the night....during which he stayed at a hotel).

Ah Yoda that is sweet.

Yoda That is so sweet!

My husband is not coming to Toronto with me. I going out to find a rock right now!! He staying home with the kids. My sister is coming with me and we are leaving later tonite to head the 3 hours to the airport.

Off to pack my suitcase...see you on the other side!!!!!

Good Luck Lila! Hope your journey is smooth.

Have a safe trip Lila.....It will be over in no time and it won't be long before we are sharing banded experiences. I hope you have enough time to walk around Yorkville before your surgery.....it is wonderful...I had my last lunch at Puseteries and my last dinner at Yamato's Sushi house (all in Yorkville) the night before the surgery.

Yorkville was my hangout in the late 60's, early 70's. It was quite different then.....it was where all the hippies in Toronto hungout with our love beads, fur vests, peace signs, and Jesus sandals. Now, if you don't have $5.00 to buy a cup of Yorkville coffee then you might as well go home......LOL

Good luck, you'll make out just fine

Carol