getting banded on March 19th

[Midwest Carol 0]

Hey March Bandsters-

My surgery is scheduled for March 26, so it looks like we about have the month covered. How Exciting!!! I met with the nutritionist yesterday and she said it is fine if I use the HMR shakes. I love the HMR 800 chocolate shake. It has 160 calories and 16 grams of Protein. You can buy it online.

[nurselori73 0]

My dietician recommends getting a magic bullet. She says i wont be able to live without it. any of you guys out there have one? Tell me what you think. BTW, I got my surgery time for the 19th, 7:30 in the morning. I'm going to be totally freaking out by then. I start my liquid diet on wednesday. My poor co-workers. Can't imagine i'll be very nice without my cadbury eggs!!!!lol.

[krichard 0]

i am scheduled to have my lap band on March 19th. i am ready to have this done. Several of my surgical patients did it and it has inspired me to do it too.:laugh:

[Lattedah 18]

Hello, Marvelous Marchers... Well, I'm on the 4th day of liquids and it's not so baddddddddddddd................ (Faint!) ha ha... I've discovered I'm not a fan of the beef broth, yeah...not so much. Love the chicken broth however. Also, although I've settled on Atkins Advantage for most of my Protein drinks, I have found a little slice of heaven... SlimFast Cappacino Delight. I stick in in the freezer (in the can) for a few hours and then shake it up as much as I can and stick a straw in it and it's just like a Starbucks frappacino. I've been having that for dessert. I think it has a bit more carbs than the Atkins drinks and only 10 g Protein.

Lori, I bought the bullet, but forgot I had it! Thanks for reminding me and I'm going to try adding some ice and that yummy sugar-free Syrup to the Atkins drinks.

Patchelton, I'm going to try those Worldwide Protein Drinks from Trader Joes... that's a lot of protein. Did you say you actually tried them? How did they taste compared to like Atkins?

[k_podski 2]

I amset to be banded on March 19!! It seems like there are quite a few people going in on the 19.. YAY! I am so excited that there will be so many people to share and compare stories with! Best of luck to all, we should all keep in touch!:thumbup:

Kerri

[Kat225 2]

Hi, I was searching around for some Protein Drinks for to start my pre-op diet and I found that Staker 2 makes Protein Water that is carb free, sugar free, fat free, and has 20g of protein. It comes in fruit flavors. Has anyone tried them? I think I'm gonna. A lady who gave a review had lap band surgery and she mentioned how it helps her get her protein and her water requirements all at the same time. Pretty smart idea. My band date is April 2nd btw.

[Kat225 2]

Oh I also wanted to ask...aren't the Atkins shakes a little high in fat???

[nurselori73 0]

Hey Lattedah, what kind of syrups are you adding? Where do you get them?

[nat36 2]

Hi Im March 19th. Soooooo excited cant wait but a little nervous too. I keep thinking this is make or break time no more chance after this you have to do it. Start liquid diet on Wednesday not looking forward to that, I am in Australia and we dont seem to have as many choices as you guys so its going to be a long 2 weeks. Goodluck to all the March bandsters

[nurselori73 0]

Welcome to the group nat36. Good to know i wont be the only one suffering on wednesday. We're all in this together. It's gonna be great!!!

[lynnt1215 1]

March 19th seems to be a popular day!!!! I am surprised so many have a liquid diet for 2 weeks before surgery. But there are some great protien drinks out there. I have tried the whey protien powder I found at Wal-MArt. It comes in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. 28 g of Protein and mixed with milk is very good. And if you want Fruit Drinks, try looking on line for Health-Wise products they have some great ones, as well as hot chocolates, cappucino mixes and other things.

getting anxious and a bit nervous, but so looking forward to the 19th.

[Lattedah 18]

Hey, Kat... the Atkins Advantage drinks have about 9g fat and 4g carbs... I'm sure there are even less fat in other drinks... but my doc's office said it was okay to drink..

[Kat225 2]

Lattedah,

Yeah I looked at the label wrong. I thought it was times four because it was a pack of four cans lol! OOPS! I guess it's really not bad. So are they pretty tastey???

[Lattedah 18]

Kat, the Atkins Advantage shakes aren't bad... and I'm using them mostly because of the higher Protein... but I do think, I'm going to try a few others this week...

Lori, sorry I didn't answer your question about the sugar free syrups... I thought I could buy them grocery store, but didn't see any at Safeway... I'm going to try maybe someplace like Wegmans... the foofy grocery store... :drool:

[kobae 0]

Yes, my date is March 19 too. Bit nervous about it all, sounds all a bit onerous. How are you feeling?