I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Thanks for all the support everyone!

Denise~You will be great! I was totally scared even made my monthly visitor visit me early! So far it isn't nearly as bad as I anticipated. The surgeon said my abdominal wall was deeper then he anticipated because of my weight, but once he got that he said I was perfect and a piece of cake. If you have any questions or concerns let me know, I as well as several others on here, know all the pre-op fears and concerns. Good luck at your pre-op!

6/1/07 350

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7/18/07 331

GOOD morning all, yes, a GOOD morning it is. I'm putting the last 2 days behind me and having a fresh new start. Sorry I was in such a rut yesteday, I was just really scared, but I feel soooo much better today. Just ate some oatmeal, and it went down fine, no pain. I still will probably only have 2 mushy meals today alternating with liquids, just to keep it at a slow pace. What a difference a day makes.

Patti C., thanks for the blessings, I think they really worked.

AppleBlossom, I agree with you on the salad bar, I'm so missing it, but it will have to wait a while. I am getting some fruits in my shakes, so it's been pretty tasty. Who would of thought we'd miss salad??

Tinkerbell, so glad you're up and feeling great.

mango, good luck on the pre op appointment. Let us kow how it goes.

Hello everyong!!! Today is my surgery, I have to be @ the hospital by 9:30 and surgery is at 11:30. I cant wait... I just keep thinking today is the first day of the rest of my life!!! Thank you to everyone for the support and kind words!! I will let you all know how it goes! BYE!

Chimboree, Good for you!!! I wouldn't want to deal with those GNC people either, but unfortunately most of what we need is from there or somewhere similar!!!! I did find another alternative ... Vitamin World. I love the vanilla protein drink from there, didn't care for strawberry and didn't try the chocolate ... was buy one, get one too! Whey Protein Powder, 2 lb. container, 1 scoop is 18 g. protein.

Tinkerbell, Well done! You will pass a lot of fluids for awhile, but as far as the gas and the rest, give it a few days and it will get better!!!!

Kristin, good luck!!!!!

Chim, just went to Fit Day, oh how cool is that. I started my journal and my food for the day. Love to log it in there, instead of on a sheet at home. Hope it will be ok with the dietician, but I love to be able to customize the food I'm eating to add up the calories. Awesome. Going to be on there today getting all my favorite foods logged in so they are set up. It will go quicker later on. and I put in my weight today, 215, and told them I wanted to weigh 132 by my birthday next year, 6/17/08, and it figured I have to lose 1.74 lbs a week to reach my goal by my birthday. I can do this!!!

Good morning Jeanie.

Lynette, the unflavored protein powder you get from jayrobbs.com, did it taste okay? Or no taste at all? That would be fine too, lol!

AppleBlossom, sounds like you are doing great! Thanks for all of the pointers! I don't think we can ever get too many of those!!!!

Jeanie, I don't taste it in my soups, and taste just a little in my cottage cheese. I don't think it's bad.

I've been thinking about this one, because I seem to be getting in my protein from my vanilla and chocolate protein with my shakes right now, and with my food choices, I'm getting in the amount the dietician wanted me to get in, which is minimum of 55 g, idealy 60 to 70 g a day.

But once we go to mushies, I think I'll be using the unflavored more often in things like mashed potatoes, oatmeal, etc. I was starting to think I payed all that money and it's just been sitting there, but I think it will really help me out in this new phase. I let you know as I go.

Good morning, Lynette!!!! Boy, you are really cruising along!!!! You are doing just great!!! Feeling better?

Yeah, I think you are right! It will be used a lot in the next phase! Now, my doc doesn't want us to use much in the protein drinks once we go on a "regular diet", he wants us to get the protein from what we eat, so I would think that would be when you would want to use the unflavored stuff.

Jeanie, yes, it sounds like our docs are on the same page with that one, what a shocker huh,LOL.

I also asked at my appointment if there was such a thing as getting in too much protein, and he said no, as long as I'm using the isolate protein.

I am on the mushy/soft stage now and was told not to have any less than 50 g. of protein/day. Also, told I can go back and forth from the pureed, mushy, and soft stages, as I feel able. I go back in two weeks, and by then should be able to eat just about anything. Then another 2 weeks and an adjustment!!!! I know I have no restriction right now, just what I have within myself, but so far, so good!

Jeanie, I think doing the liquids yesterday did me good and I'm feeling much better. Move me down 3 more lbs. I also only did 2 shakes, 1 soup, and at dinner I had a 1/4 cup of beefaroni,1/4 cup mashed potatoes (homemade with just a tad of butter) so not many caloires, and I walked last night for 25 minutes. Must of help out with the loss today.