I get banded Oct 15th, start my liquid diet on monday. Tonight went to red lobster for sons b-day and had a great last supper!

Co-workers want to do the liquid diet part with me to lose weight, we'll see how long they last :rose:

Hopefully I'll make it the 2 weeks!

good luck everybody !

I am also being banded on October 15th and start my optifast on Monday. We can be supportive to each other and see how each day goes. I'm very excited. Had my DH take pics of me today...that was a real eye-opener...*bleck*. It's a good thing I'm having this surgery or those pics would have really sent me into a spiral. Good luck on your surgery! What time on the 15th do you have it done? Mines at 8am (I'm the docs first for the day...don't know if that's good or bad :guess.

Hi: Oct. 11 is my day. Anyone else out there? How about anyone else in Arizona? Nervous but excited at the same time.

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I will also be banded on the 15th. We 3 need to stick together!! Haha! I don't have to do my liquid diet until the 5th. Funny how all the docs are different. My husband has offered to go on the diet with me....he is vit and trim! What a guy! My problem is that I am going to Colorado on the 3rd to stay with my daughter for a week. I also have other family there... some supportive, some not. My "last supper" in on Thursday night. It will be a family dinner to celebrate birthdays. I think it will be a fitting last supper. Good luck to you both tomorrow. Let me know how it goes. ---Hugs

Surgery is at 10:00am, not sure where I am on the list. Kinda like going to get your hair cut, do you really want to be the 1st one of the day or wait til she's more awake! ha ha

I had my pre op pics taken today , cant wait to take some later on.

Well...gotta go pack my sf carnation instant bkfst and apple sauce for my lunch tommorrow, mmmmmm....

October 15th is my band day too!

I'm in Melbourne, Australia and have been feeling like the day would never arrive. Now that I'm into the pre-op diet it feels like it's really happening.

I've been on a farewell to food tour, interspersed with trying to do Optifast. My surgeon doesn't require a pre-op diet, but I wanted to lose some weight before my surgery. For some reason my head wouldn't get on board until that magic "two weeks" rolled around. Thank goodness I'm now feeling more in control.

I'm an OR nurse, there seems to be a few of us nursing types around.

Look forward to sharing the journey with you bday buddies :eek:

Susie

i went to red lobster for my last supper too! omg, it was so good...just thinkin about it now makes my mouth water, but only 2 days left....

Red Lobster sounds GREAT! My sister picks for the birthday dinners, so I know our family birthday dinner Thurs. night (the night before I go on liquid diet) will be fantastic.

Funny thing...Since I got my surgery date, I have not been hungry. Not sure if I'm nervous (I don't feel nervous) or if my body is getting ready for the big change. I swear I have lost a pound or two. Anyone else share this experience?

Yea, I have experienced this. People were saying I should go out just before the pre-op diet and pig out. But I had no desire for any type of food. The only thing that I ate maybe to excess was toast. Raisin english muffins, bagels, and just regular toast with sugar free jam. But definately my appetite was way down. And now that I am on day two of my pre-op, I am having little trouble adhering to it. This is a true blessing. Oh, btw, the night before I started my pre-op (5 optifasts/day) I was at the market buying soda and Water and as I came out of the store I saw a shooting star! I have seen maybe 2 or 3 in my lifetime. I took this as a sign from God that I shouldn't be concerned that I am doing this without His blessing. It seems kinda selfish ya know? But I was VERY reassured when I saw it and nearly did a dance in the parking lot of the Albertsons! I am so excited!

I have to say I bought two books on Amazon that I have found so interesting. One is 'Fighting Weight' by Khaliah Ali and the other is 'Lap-band for Life' by Dr. Ortiz-Lagardere. Great information and very inspiring.

Good luck to us!! :eek:

OMG! I can't believe you saw the shooting star. That is truly amazing.

My husband keeps wanting to take me out to eat and I have just had appetizers. We even went to the movie last night and I didn't have my weakness---popcorn. I really am not hungry. :eek: Yes, I consider it a blessing.

CQQlgirl, I forgot to tell you that I read the 2nd book that you mentioned. Very, very good and I am so glad that I read it. I haven't heard of the 1st book.

I too read the book "Banded for Life". It is excellant. I would highly recommend to everyone. I will read it several times again I'm sure before I get to goal.

I've read both those books too. They are good to go back and look at for reference.

Well, this is day 3 of the liquid diet. Day 1 was pretty hard, kinda got paniky around the times i would eat something, like on the way home from work or around 4pm when I'd usually have a snack. 2nd day was better except I get a thick coating on my tongue from drinking the Protein drinks..yuk ! any one else get this? the hardest time is when the family eats dinner, I just go downstairs and do something else. Just went grocery shopping and bought a bunch of stuff that they can fix on their own. Husband has been great about clearing the kitchen asap after is prepared so I don't have to see it or smell it!

12 more days,

Sherri

I start my liquid diet on Friday. I know it will be a huge challenge, but I think I am ready for it.

I made the mistake of going out for a huge pastrami sandwich on my "last supper" day (yesterday), and now today on liquids I was so hungry. I'd done so well too, losing weight before surgery and my appetite had really decreased, but after the big pastrami-feast I make it more difficult for myself. My advice is to take the "last supper" easy, or not at all!

I'm down with that. Had my 'last supper' last week, and the next day was feelin' like I was starved hittin the liquids. Would've been better off taken her easy...