I ended going to bed a couple of hours early lasst night beauses I was so hungry and now this day is just DRAGGING by. 7 more days 7 more days 7 more days.....

HI Ginger I know what you mean!! Yesterday was the hardest though because of Christmas. I am glad to be back at work so I have something to do.

Does your doctor require liquids on your pre-op?

Mine requires phase 1 of the South Beach diet. He says it does the same thing to your liver as the liquid diet does and thinks doing "liquids only" pre-op is silly.

My pre-op diet consists of Carnation Breakfast 4-6 x/days, broth, SF jello and SF popsickles

my pre-op is 2 protien shakes, 1 or two means a day of 4 oz lean meat and all the green veggies I want. Good times...good times..

my pre-op is 2 protien shakes, 1 or two means a day of 4 oz lean meat and all the green veggies I want. Good times...good times..

At least you can have meat. I am on all liquid, with broth, Jello, ice pops and 2 cups veggies a day thrown it.

How's the liquid diet been treating you the past few days Chrisann?

Christmas Eve the nutritionist let me have 6oz fish and veggies, so I had only one shake that day.

Christmas Day wasn't really hungry, so had a few shakes and veggies.

Yesterday back to work, had a hersheys kiss and a handful of nuts, but had three shakes and broth with veggies. Also ate about 15 green olives as my friend is coming next week and I crave salt. Figured the olives were better than the pretzels I normally eat.

Started off today with a smoothie, 450 calories, half my days allowance, but 67 grams of Protein, 0 fat, 46 carbs. I figure that can hold me until about 3 pm.

Chrisann-Your nutritionist was nice to you!! Mine was really mean and judgmental! Lets just say I won't be going back to her again. I know I am only supposed to have liquids but I saw other peoples and they are able to have low carb so I allowed myself some turkey and veggies on Christmas. Today has been tough though I got on the scale and I haven't lost a pound yet so I called my nurse all worried they won't let me have surgery.....but he said it was fine as long as I was sticking to the diet. I keep pushing on and keeping myself busy because of the end result. :-)

My doc didn't require a liquid diet at all. Just no bread, no rice, no pasta, no potatoes.

Found out today that Dr. Ren uses the new AP band. Can't find much info on it, but was told that its safer than the old bands and larger in capacity for saline. Its oval too I think.