Can someone give me the details of your pre-op diet? I'm in! I'm going to give it a try, as a way to switch up my eating, and hopefully give myself a little kickstart to continue on losing. (I'm also going to go to the gym EVERY day next week, not just 2 or 3)

I know it's cottage cheese and yogurt, but... what kind or %1 of cottage cheese? fat free or just sugar free yogurt? can you suggest some brands?

I'm sure this is all somewhere around already, but I'm sure we're all guilty of being too lazy or busy to go rooting through old posts, so if someone would be so kind as to help me out, I'd be eternally grateful! :confused:

(I know you'll think I'm nuts for doing it... but I need to switch it up, and I think this will be as good as anything.)

Hi Mandi,

The Danone Silhouette is fine, Astro makes a 0% fat - no sugar as does Source.

Let us know how it's going.

Argon,

You are so much better than me.. I thank the lord that when I was banded there was no pre op diet.... Good luck and I hope it works for you, between the gym, yogurt and chicken it should.

I found kickstarting my weight loss was almost like being banded all over again for the amount of excitement that it generated within me kept me going strong.

Mandi.....what are you doing????!!!!!

To tell you the truth, I think I might try it. Yogurt and cottage cheese...hmmm don't forget the VitaVims

I might be joining you to Mandi after i have a fill this Wed.

Mandi - when I was checking out yoghurts a while back (another diet) I found that Silouette was the lowest in all categories and it tastes great. Astro makes a Zero one as well. Just get the one that is on sale. Best of luck.

Argon;

Good luck with the yougart & cottage cheese thing. I can't believe it , but I am having a really hard time with no restriction (No fill yet) so I also went out and got some yougart & cottage cheese again to help me till fill day.After doing it for 2 weeks the first time I swore I would never have that stuff past my lips again...LOL....Who knew?????

It really does work and I felt pretty good on it as well, compare to some other diets I have tried in the past. Good Luck

Thinking of you ....keep us posted.

C'mon Wheezy, do it too! Loriely, maybe after your fill, you won't even need it.

I just had my chicken breast, and boy, was I ever excited! I figured Frank's Red Hot sauce would be ok, so I added some to spice it up.... and did it ever! Good though. Since eating is quite troublesome for me in the morning, I had about 1/2 cup of yogurt at lunch, and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, then at 4:30, 1/2 cup more of cottage cheese, and 1/4 of yogurt. Now my chicken breast, and I'm hoping to be able to get in some Jello before I have to quit eating for the day! Maybe some milk too. I loooove milk.

I weighed myself this morning so I will know how it goes. I've got that party on Friday night, but I will try to get right back on track the next morning(afternoon!)... and hopefully not ruin things too much.

Do you think that ANY kind of boring Protein would be ok? Like, say... instead of chicken on night at the gym, how about a piece of salmon?

(good luck to you too, Rosi!)

Hmmmmmm, I'm tempted to do this again too.....you may have started something here Mandi.

Mandi - I went to TLBC seminar last nite and they said the purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink the liver only. She said that the one year mark is hard for lapsters. They often plateau. I thought of you. She said to make sure your portions are correct. After a time, we tend to increase without realizing. She said to change up your exercise routine and that should help.

Donna D - how did you like the seminar? Who did you meet from this board?

Mandi - I went to TLBC seminar last nite and they said the purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink the liver only. She said that the one year mark is hard for lapsters. They often plateau. I thought of you. She said to make sure your portions are correct. After a time, we tend to increase without realizing. She said to change up your exercise routine and that should help.

Yes, I know that that is the purpose of the pre-op diet, but a nice 'side effect' is that these people also lose a good chunk of weight. I know I'm not eating too much. Not the best choices, yes. That's what I'm trying to nip doing this diet... hopefully a loss will motivate me to keep working at it. I have switched my exercise routine recently, so that's not it.

Susansilver - I met Jurema and Doddie. Doddie already has her band. She showed me her incisions and I felt the port under the skin. It was neat. She came all the way from Vancouver for her first fill.

Jurema is being banded on May 4th. Isn't that your day as well?

Both very nice ladies. Doddie is hilarious. Seminar was very informative. Kinda scared me into the realization that I will never eat a lot at one sitting anymore. That does make me sad

Kinda scared me into the realization that I will never eat a lot at one sitting anymore. That does make me sad

It definitely made me sad for quite some time (6 months-ish). Sometimes still, it happens.

wow, this is tough. It would be easier if I was doing it outta fear for my life like last time! (and if my work didn't have such a nicely stocked vending machine, and I didn't walk downwind from Tim Hortons each day)

Now I think "Geesh... just a couple of days ago, I could eat what I wanted!" It seems so long ago. I'm looking forward to the hot sauce doused chicken breast.... soooo much. I'm lucky I'm not a big fan of yogurt as it is, cause, I can see yogurt (and CC) turning into the new Optifast!

I have seen scale movement though, so that's always motivation to keep it up!

Yaaaaaaaaay Mandi!!