now I know that the answers to my question are on this board somewhere....but cant find it..I met with the surgeon last week. He asked me to lose weight going forward. Well, duh if i could have done it before for longer than 2 days i wouldnt be thinking of banding ! anyway I tried slimfasts' program. I was SOOO nauseated that on the 2nd day i modified it a tad to eat more food...I know pre and post banding we go on liquid protein like medifast but the nausea it can cause (or so I read somewhere) will for me be the worse part. If you got nauseated pre or post banding, what did you find that helped ?:confused2:

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I am carb sensative so coming off a carb stoner for me can feel like a withdrawal. I would encourage you to cut the fat from your diet...no skin on chicken, nothing fried, breaded, buttered, and stick with lean meats. If you are feeling weak, amp your diet up with a Protein bar. I love Gold Protein Bars sold at Walgreens. Buy ONE because I bought three and ate all of them. Making time to meditate helps me. Stay away from food situations so you aren't tempted. Drink lots of Water.

You want to shrink your liver in preperation for the procedure.

thank you lapdancer ! always get ahead of myself with questions. I typed nausea in the search and found lots of help. Thanks again..sue

Hi Got:

Can you give some more information? Are you supposed to be on the liquid diet yet, or is this a pre-diet to that?

I am on a four week diet where I have to change my eating patterns and lose 2 pounds a week. Shouldn't be hard as I am losing weight but am not really "dieting." More I am eating very nutritious whole foods, no fried, no sugar, no fake sugar (which makes me crave processed sugar), lots of fruits and veggies, 3 servings of milk a day, some Protein, etc. Although the amounts will be smaller after I am banded, this is close to what I suspect I will eat afterwards. (If you are not eating much every bite counts to keep your body energized!) I don't know what will happen if I am good at eating and exercising but do not lose the 8 pounds. Since I am losing I am not worrying about it.

I use dailyplate.com to keep me on track of my calorie/fat/sodium/protein intakes and it has been a great tool. You may have to find out from the surgeon why he wants you to lose weight. Mine is specifically to prove I can change my patterns and will be successful after banding. I also have to do a two-week liquid diet later (as most of us must) to shrink the liver, make the surgery easier and prepare us for the post-op liquid diet. Are you on that? If so, talk to your surgeon because I would be surprised if you are limited to Slimfast. Most people have some variety on the liquid diet and Slimfast is not that healthy (it's mostly sugar which is what got many of us here in the first place.) If your surgeon just said lose weight and didn't say to go on a liquid diet, maybe that should wait and you should focus on healthy eating and a 30-minute exercise each day. The liquid diet will come soon enough! :cursing:

Edited May 7, 200818 yr by SanDiegoSusan

My doctor never suggested losing weight before surgery, I ate a huge steak the night before my surgery...not sure why some doctors suggest the liquid diet ahead of time and others don't. Perhaps your doctor could prescribe anti-nausea meds?? Good luck.