What do you think we should call ourselves? We need a cute group name!!! Something sparkley...something inspiring...something WONDERFUL!!!!!

My nutrionist has allowed me to have Carnation Instant Breakfast (no sugar added) with skim milk in lieu of those protein shakes. I'm on week 2 of liquids...surgery scheduled for 3/9!

I think there are a bunch of us being banded today - just want to wish good luck and easy recovery to the first of the March 2009 bandsters!

And our month finally starts! I know there are a whole bunch of us that are getting our bands this month and I want to just say YAY.....

I know I don't go until the 8th but there are alot of us getting banded this week and I know we are all tired and hungry, but we should mostly be so excited to be starting this journey....together!

I have gotten so much support from you all so far and I can't wait until we are all over this hump and can start really living our best lives!

I am also a LUCKY LOOSER, surgery date is 3/6/09...I am really scared, I haven't been very good with my 2 week pre-op diet...I didn't see that it was that big of a deal, until I was reading some of comments...I hope my lack of concern does not change my date. I am having it out of town and had to make hotel reservations.

Got my surgery date for 3/13/09. Yes it is Friday the 13th. I think this will be one of the luckiest days of my life. I am scared and excited at the same time.

I am also having my surgery 3/13/09. I am like you kind of excited to be having it on friday the 13th. I am not in anyway scared of the date but I am scared to death in general. Am I the only one who feels this way. I think I am most scared that I am going to fail. And failure is just not an option.

Counting down to the 9th, I have not found the pre-op diet to be to bad. Mine is not all liquid and I haven't been hungry. I find that I do have some texture issues I didn't know about. If nothing rubs the roof of my mouth I'm not sure I've eaten. I have been pulling back from the food for about 2 months so I am doing OK for now. I really do wish I had eaten that Prime Rib like I wanted to last week before I started the pre-op. Oh well, I really want t be under 220 before the 6th, so I'll just keep pushing for that.

Wow.....only three days away for me. My wife was asking me the other night if I was excited or scared and I was trying to explain to her that I was neither. I think both MissCheryl and Shoes did a great job explaining how I feel. More sad that it has came to this point, embarrased that others will find out and nervous about how my life will change. I know I will probably have to spill the beans at some point but when and where is the question. This month alone is my birthday, a poker party and a golf trip (all of whick typically include copius amounts of alcohaul and food). So now I have to decide how to deal with these social situation where I will obviously be acting "differently". With all that being said, I am excited and can't wait for the big day!!!!!!

I did my pre-op testing today, i'm sporting my beautiful admission braclet :thumbup:, and i have to be at the hospital for 6:15 in the morning! I'm the 2nd patient, surgery should start about 8!

YIKES!

It's really gonna happen!!

i know there are other getting their bands tomorrow also...

good luck to everyone else!!:thumbup:

I'll update as soon as i can!

BEST OF LUCK!!!! to all of you. I was banded in March 2007 and have a soft spot for our month.

I will tell you it is lifechanging in soooo many ways. No longer do i live with the "stigma" of being the biggest person in the room.

I'm routing for all of you and your success.

"Magnificent March" sounds good to me....:thumbup:I'm booked for the 23rd March :thumbup:

so how does this work? can we set up a distribution list on this site for the "lucky losers?"

What are you liquid dieters drinking?

Today is my first day on liquids, I'm being banded on March 9th, one week from today. I had a Protein shake for Breakfast, then had some Soup for lunch - it was broccoli and cheddar which I ran thru the Magic Bullet to get the lumps out. Now I just had some low fat cottage cheese which I also de-lumped. Do you have a calorie cap to stay under? I don't think I do.

And our month finally starts! I know there are a whole bunch of us that are getting our bands this month and I want to just say YAY.....

I know I don't go until the 8th but there are alot of us getting banded this week and I know we are all tired and hungry, but we should mostly be so excited to be starting this journey....together!

I have gotten so much support from you all so far and I can't wait until we are all over this hump and can start really living our best lives!

You're right, we're all in this together and need to support each other and cheer each other on. I started liquids today and I'm not hungry, I must have had too much. :thumbup: How is it that you're having your surgery on a Sunday?

My surgery day is wednesday the 4th and i am very nervous! I have never had surgery before and that is what is really scary for me.. I have been doing really good on the pre op diet, it was really hard at first but by day 4 it was a piece of cake. I am excited about losing some of this extra weight and start feeling healthy! I hope everyone has lots of success with their surgery.

Go Team MArch 2009!

I just needed to jump on this band wagon, Im March 16th I can't wait to get this journey started!!!!! Good luck everyone who is having surgery this week.

Bernadette