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myocel pre op diet?! newbie intro

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Sasha2013    0

Sasha2013
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hi, i'm brand spankin' new to the forum, yaaay me, lol, i have tons of questions just like any newbie, i'm getting banded ( am i using the correct lingo? lol) on july 24.

ok anyways so i have to start my pre op diet on thursday, and i'm trying to slowly start into it now...so that i don't have some psycho pizza craving thursday night...ok now my question(s)

my doctors office recommended myocel to use as a protien supplement/shake thing...sounds delicious!:) but i'm wondering if i could just use like a high protien slim fast or Optifast...you know something already premade?

and i'll contact the office later but for those who did a pre op diet, is it just sticking to a low carb diet? and by low carb does it work the same way as Atkins like i could have low carb tortillas because you subtract the grams of Fiber, etc....or is is seriously strict like nothing that even looks like bread, lol

so here's my story.

ok well anyways i'm totally excited about getting banded! i have been sooooo opposed to weight loss surgery, i was so active in my teens and early 20's i was just like oh i need to eat less, and exercise more...yeah i'd lose 40 gain 60, lose 20 gain 30, thats' the story of my life...i was sooo patient...but how many times can i bust my butt at the gym for a week lose 2 lbs, only to gain it back on one bad weekend...i believe that weight loss should be slow, but dang why does weight gain have to happen so fast!!! so now at a lovely 285-290 lbs and umphteen million diet tries and failures over the years....i think the band is just what i need...i know the weight loss is slow, i'm sick of being "fat" just as much as the next person, so yeah i thought about gastric bypass, um yeah for like 2 seconds i'm like, cutting what? putting what where? yeah the gastric bypass people will look awesome for the xmas party, ...but i'm not looking at where i'll be in december, i'm thinking wow, imagine where i'll be next july! holy cow! i'll be on a lap band commercial, and wearing shorts on spring break!

ok expect many more super cool post from me! hmmm now to find a nice little tracking/ticker thingy

thanks guys!

nic

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mtnman428    1

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Hey, I'm being banded on 7/24/08 too! I'm going to Dr. Ortiz in Mexico, how about you? I'm supposed to lose 12LBs. before my surgery date, either by Atkins or a Protein Shake diet. I would've had to start the diet a bit sooner in order to lose the 12, so it looks like I'll be doing the shakes with ya! I hope I lose it all by then. Good luck!

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TexGal    0

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Hi Diva21

I used the low-carb slim-fast during my pre-op diet and lost 12 pounds.

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Sasha2013    0

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Hi Diva21

I used the low-carb slim-fast during my pre-op diet and lost 12 pounds.

thanks guys! I'd rather do slimfast, at least I know what that tastes like :biggrin: my surgery is in Dallas and dr benavides will do it.... I'm scared to be put under!!!! I've seen one to many episodes of grey's anatomy...

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Hi there! Im also a newbie! Just starting the process though! Reading your post kept me in stitches I felt like I was reading my own story! You have such a GREAT attitude and I wish all the best!

Lisa...

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