Howdy from Texas

PlanIt · January 22, 2008

Howdy y'all. Newbie here. Surgery scheduled for this Friday (01/25/08)!

Glad I found this site - your posts have addressed so many questions I have.

I haven't seen (yet) a post about not losing a lot in pre-op diet. I kind of figured I'd lose more than I have so far and am worried about my pre-op visit tomorrow! yikes

Has anyone else not lost much pre-op? And if so, did they make you wait on the procedure? After taking a closer look at what I was really eating, I've made a few adjustments in the past two days - so hopefully I'll see more results in the next day or so ... but was just curious.

Thanks for the great site,

Shannon in Dallas

kpteton · January 22, 2008

For whatever rationale, our physician didn't have us on a diet prior to our procedure, just said no caffeine or carbonated beverages and eat lite 4-5 days before the procedure. It looks like most everyone else was on a pre banding diet.

TulipStar · January 23, 2008

Hello Shannon!

Welcome! Who is your Dr?

I only lost 7 lbs on the pre-op diet but my diet was pretty lenient. I was still able to eat real food. I ate a healthy Breakfast, Protein shake for lunch and a healther dinner.

PlanIt · January 23, 2008

I'm glad to hear that ... I've lost right at 6 lbs. But I lost them in the first few days, so I figured it would be continual throughout the 2 wks pre-op.

My diet is fairly lenient too ... 1-2 healthy meals/day + 2-3 Protein shakes. I was shocked & amazed I haven't had any cravings or cheating! But had used a little olive oil in my cooking at first when it said "no fats" - so that's what concerned me.

I'm using Dr Benevidas in Richardson.