Well this is it. My last pre-band pre-op diet day. Nisrene at TLBC told me to have a juicy steak and some fresh bread today as that seems to be the foods next to impossible to eat post band.

I have done my shopping for post-op but am still not sure about the protien powder. Is there one that is better? Is it added to water?

Is Benefibre something you bandsters take everyday or only when things get a little ruf or stuck, whichever?

My surgery date is April 26th. I would like to make a ticker thing but I don't know how. I know it was posted here somewhere but I can't find it. I know it is ticker.com but how does it get to here? I am technology impaired according to my teenage children so don't give me any grief. You are permitted to laugh with me however.

So this is the last supper day. Apparantly, according to all of you, I will not regret this. I keep sucking in my cheeks and telling my kids that they are going to have one hot mamma on their hands soon.

Dr. Yau said he will be putting my port in my caeseran scar which in my bikini line .....hah what a joke...someone remind me what a bikini is. I know we apply some very hot wax in close proximity to it. I wonder if jabbing that area with needles will be more painful than where he usually puts it. By the way, where does he usually put it?

Hope I'm not yammering too much but I may be freaking out just a tiny bit here.

I'm off to try the ticker thing. Wish me luck.

Thanks again for all of your support and inspiration.

http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/whEDbdw/

Hey Donna - we are on the same path. I start my pre-op diet tomorrow as well. I am starting a little early because my eating was so out of control. I am being banded May 2nd by Dr. Yau at Scarborough Grace. Exciting isn't it?

About the ticker go to tickerfactory.com Then just follow the steps it is really easy. After you make your ticker, then go to edit your profile here and there is a section to add a ticker. copy and post the http code from ticker factory to that section and voila! It will appear.

Were you are the TLBC pre op seminar on the 10th?

Good luck,

Susan

No, I will be attending the seminar on April 23rd. I booked my surgery at the same time as I booked my consult. I was going to be on vacation and I didn't want to wait any longer for the surgery.

What was the seminar about?

Just checking to see if my ticker shows up

Hi DonnaD

I hope that your day is great and that you will enjoy your steak and bread! Bread has always been a weakness for me. Any kind pretty much, and of course that includes cakes, cookies, squares and and and.... I think you get the picture here...lol I am sure that I will try and eat it after the band but I am really hoping that it will be one of those things I have to walk away from. It is just so damn handy when you want something in your mouth...lol ok that sounded kinda #$%^&*...

-=grabs mind out of the gutter and gives it a shake=- lol you know what I mean.

I don't go until May 30th for my band, it seems like a long way off right now especially when I watch others head off to have theirs done. -=waves and sighs=- but I know I will be saying how fast the time went by once it is the day before. I am excited for you and hope that you will have a really easy time.

-=smiles and nods =- It's all good!! soon you will be out there looking at bikini's and running off to get waxed!! lol Gotta love waxing!! Mahahahaha I do waxing... and I have to say there really isn't a better way to remove wanted hair. Unless of course you can do laser removal. I try to be gentle -=looks around the room with a kinda mischievious look=- honest I do.... no really.... well mostly I do... kinda.... sorta... oh heck I enjoy my job what can I say! lol Pedicures are wonderful to give. I love how happy the client feels after having their feet worked on. Even some that are not into having their feet touched feel so much better after.

Opps got sidetracked!

All the best DonnaD!!

Can't wait to see your ticker and watch it move!!!

Today is day one of the pre-op diet. Yogurt, jello, water....you TLBCers know the ropes.

I had the runs yesterday and feel great this morning, actually weighed 2.5 pounds less. Now now, don't be thinking I am full of sh#*. Well, even if I was, I am not now. I am just enjoying my morning coffee and hopefully this won't be too rough.

I am all stocked up for the pre diet and have a long list to pick up for the post.

I am going to ask my daughter to hide the scale because I know I will be fanatical about weighing myself. I think this morning and the weigh in on the surgery date should be good enough. Do you guys weigh weekly, monthly or always?

Talk to you soon, Donna

Hi Donna,

Once again - you and I are neck and neck. I am really curious about how much you and everyone else who has done this before has eaten. What will you have for breakfast? lunch? dinner?

I also bought Egg Whites only to make scrambled eggs in the microwave. There are approved because they are similar in protein, fat (none) and calories as say - yogurt or jello.

I weighed myself this morning and plan on weighing myself every day! It will be hard enough fighting the food demons, I will give in to my scale obsession! :faint:

I am rooting for you!!!

Susan

Hi Susan

No where did I read in my folder from TLBC that you are allowed to eat egg whites. If I knew how to work the scanner I could send you the sheet. If you have a fax machine I could send it that way. You could send a private message if you don't want to post it here.

My email is dilumi@rogers.com

Hi Donna,

It's not in the folder - but someone else who was banded at TLBC was told that if they could find something else with the same nutritional value - it was fine. She ate them because she hated cottage cheese and was successfully banded last month.

Susan

Thanks Susan

I will call Nesrene, confirm and let you know. Wouldl it be eggbeaters that you bought.

I haven't actually planned anything in particular for meals. I thought I would go with hunger pangs. I have only had one cup of coffee so far today but I will probably have a yoghurt shortly.

I actually bought "Egg Whites Only" - which has no fat at all. Not sure about Egg Beaters. I had a yougurt, coffee and I will now have a jello because I am really hungry. I don't think we should try to starve ourselves, but I suspect that after a few days it will get easier. I think lots of liquids will help too.

Susan what did you do/learn at the seminar?

Donna - seminar was great. They walk you through every moment of your surgery day from the time you wake up until the time you leave. We got a tour of the OR, recovery rooms etc. Then there is a presentation on the pre and post op diets as well as a very detailed explanation of how the band works. It helped me feel more relaxed and assured that I was doing the right thing.

Sounds great. Mine is this coming Monday.

I am not trying to starve myself but when I start eating I have a very difficult time stopping. I was just buying time.

I see what you mean. I just had some cottage cheese. Ate it very slow. Are you have diet drinks as well? Like diet pop?

While I was away on vacation last week I didn't drink any pop so as to ween myself from it. I see it in the fridge and fight to resist it. They say at TLBS says it could be difficult on the new tummy.

The papers say cristal lite but not pop