Help.......I have just completed my first week of pre-op diet which consisted of a slim fast shake for Breakfast and lunch, afternoon snack of cottage cheese and a low-cal ham or turkey sandwich. I have done really really well with losing almost 10 pounds this week. I am just so jonesing for a pizza or cheeseburger from 5 five guys....lol

I know it's sad, and I need to make a strong effort if I wanna take a serious approach to getting banded. Any suggestions on how to cope with the hunger spells?

Thanks

Chris:tt2:

I made it through the pre-op diet and am doing clear liquids today! Surgery is tomorrow. I am so excited about the surgery and my future that the clear liquid thing is totally doable!

We'll I'm doing OK. I started my diet on 8/14 & have lost 3 lbs. Not too bad. Let's just see if I can keep the trend going. I stopped diet soda, and all carbs (HARD). :thumbup: I do veggies, but no fruit. I've been doing a shake in the morning. I found Isopure...it has 50g of Protein, 200 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugar & it tastes descent as long as you like shakes.

I hope to loose 15 lbs by 8/10, my next appt. I hope they schedule me for the surgery then. They put it the final approval to my ins co. :wink2:

Hello. I'm just starting the process and had my initial visit with Dr Schroeder. I would love to hear feedback and thoughts of the practice. The office was so slammed when I was there I felt a little herded. Anyone have this same experience? Is there group devoted to those that are getting the Band in Richmond? I would love to have some local support. My support network is practically nell. :confused:

Sounds like everyone's pre-op diet is a little different. I am allowed 2 protein shakes,2 lean cuisine meals(less than 200 cal) each, 1 cup of veg and 1/2 cup of fruit per day. Just started it yesterday. My surgery is scheduled for Dec 3rd. I am sooooo excited.

Take heart, you've made it through a week, you'll make it all the way.Just started my 2nd day of pro-op diet. I got 42 Chocolate Metrical shakes and 14 Metrical bars (theoretically peanut butter flavour-I think). I was a bit suprised that there was absolutely no choice in flavours. Fortunately these work for me but two straight weeks of them? Might have been nice to have the odd vanilla or strawberry. Oh, I also got the two cups of veggies as well. So far I'm doing a lot better than I thought, as I'm really picky about theses sort of products. i've tried the shake with hot water and then this morning mixed in decaf coffe. I split the shake up into two seperate servings and had them an hour or two apart as I found it hard to get one down in one sitting. They're temorarily very filling. It's weird how many variations there are in pre-op diet as well. I'm just trying not to think about the food? and trying to think about the results at the end. Hang in there!:bored: