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cutiew/booty    2

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I'm having my surgery Aug. 6th, and I'm trying to get used to the idea of liquids for a whole two weeks straight. So, I went a whole 24 hours with just shakes and liquids and I was doing fine, I really wasn't even that hungry. But, I got so light headed I felt the I was going to pass out, so I eat feel food and I felt better. Has this ever happened to any of you????

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thanks for starting this thread. i have been banded for almost a year and just recently have good restriction to the point where sometimes its just too much of a pain in the butt to eat... so i have been light headed lately as well. i think i need more carbs.

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cutiew/booty    2

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Wow...That's problem I would like to have!LOL I found some other threads too that talk about not having enough Protein? ?? I still need to goggle relative hypoglycemia because I don't know what that is.

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I found a great Protein Drink today at GNC... since I irritated my stoma and my doc put me on Clear Liquids for 3 days, I have to drink it... It's called Isopure an dit has 40 grams of protein... AND ITS CONSIDERED A CLEAR LIQUID! You can use this immediately after surgery... they didn't have this when I had surgery a year ago. I bought Iced Tea flavor, but they also have apple-melon, pineapple-orange-banana, blue berry, etc. They are about $5.00 per bottle (20 oz.).

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I'm having my surgery Aug. 6th, and I'm trying to get used to the idea of liquids for a whole two weeks straight. So, I went a whole 24 hours with just shakes and liquids and I was doing fine, I really wasn't even that hungry. But, I got so light headed I felt the I was going to pass out, so I eat feel food and I felt better. Has this ever happened to any of you????

Hey cutiew/booty: I just got banded yesterday and am feeling pretty decent. I was really scared at the beginning of my liquid diet b/c I know the light headed feeling you are describing. I usually have them at the beginning of any diet. I didn't experience that this time. I just had trouble with feeling like a limp noodle and really tired at times. Make sure you are getting plenty of Protein with each of your three Meal times. Also, my doctor's office had said that if we did get really light-headed we could drink 4-6 oz. of juice (like apple or orange) or have a spoon full of P:cool2:olaner all fruit jelly. I kept those handy just in case, but never needed them thankfully. Best of luck to you -- you are so close to being in bandland!!

Nancy B.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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