well all, im 4 days into my pre op, liver shrinking, protein drinking fiasco.

im suprisingly doing better than i expected. only 10 days till banding, worst part for me has been all the water, but i have found creative ways of coloring, flavoring,(non sugar,caffeine,ect) of course. I guess if you cant stick to a 2 weeks protein diet before surgery, then you probably should have this done. I will suceed(spelling?). look forward to hearing from you guys

mike:hungry: :clap2: :rockon: :banplease:

i meant to say at the end, shouldnt have this surgery.....sorrrryyyy:sick

i believe i am suffering from a protein induced coma..lol

Sounds like you're on your way Mike!! Have you tried Crystal Light? It counts as your water and comes in lots of flavors. Keep up the good work.. in just 11 days. you won't be hungry for a long time and when you do eat, you'll be filled up with a lot less than you ever thought possible!

sure have tried the crystal lite, i have a whole cookie jar full of the crytal lite, that goes into a 20oz bottle of water, i close my eyes reach in an grab one, it kinda like playing russian roulette..lol, my dr. ok'd me to drink beef boulion as part of my water, its good to have a different taste than protein drinks. thanks for your words of encouragement. instant message me sometime, and i can give you my email, that way it will be easier to cheer eachother on, if you want..that is. always appreciate your words of encouragement.

keep rolling, you are doing good.

mike:thankyou:

MMMmmmmmm boulion...ICK. hehehe. Since my surgery I can't eat or even smell chicken boulion. Not even chicken noodle Soup. Made the liquid stage tough but I made it. I ate lots of yogurt.

You guys are doing great! Hang in there!!!

Josette

I start mine the 17th...I'm looking forward to it...not! I have Better than Boullion in four flavors in my cupboard in anticipation...

Faith you already lsot 40 pounds presurgery??? That is so awesome!!!

I have.

I started trying to eat like a Bandster (not the portion size, though-can't do that yet, lol) in late January/early February. I had been reading on here for a long time before joining and was seeing lots and lots of people having real issues with the loss of food and folks being sort of shocked at the difference in how they had to eat post band. I decided i had better practice that now or I'd be one of them. I'm not one who likes to be forced into change, so I changed myself first. Tiny bites, eating with baby utensils, Protein first, then veggies, then carbs, gave up refined sugars and enriched flours, tracking every bite on fitday, stuff like that. I can't believe how nearly effortless it's been. I haven't felt deprived at all!

I can guarantee if I'd have waited to change my eating habits until post-op I'd be crying in frustration.

Thanks for noticing!

Faith that really is just amazing. You are going to pick right up after your surgery and do great.

I truly hope so!