I have a surgery date!! I will be banded on 4/17 and I am so excited. I am supposed to start the pre-op diet tomorrow but the doctor said I can start Saturday because my MIL passed away and the funeral is tomorrow. I will watch what I eat and will stay as close to the diet as possible. Just another example of life and making the correct choices.

Just call me a boot scootin' dancing machine or would be if I owned a pair of cowboy boots. I know, hard to imagine a Texan who doesn't own a pair of cowboy boots but I could never get them to go over my calves.:smile2:

Congrats and good luck!!!

I just got call from my doctors office & maybe having surgery that week also. Was told to drink lots of water and take in LOTS of protein! BUT not much else, what were you told if you don't mind me asking....... Texas Mom with two soon to be Aggies!!! WHOOP! mj

Thanks Amberatar.

mj101089, my diet for the next two weeks is a follows:

Meal 1: 1 serving of 2: yogurt, fruit, egg, whole grain Cereal, toast, bagel, waffle, muffin

Meal 2: 1 serving of Protein drink

Meal 3: 1 serving (4-6 onces) of lean meat or fish AND 1 serving of green vegetable (lettuce, peas, broccoli, green Beans, spinach, etc)

Meal 4: 1 serving of Protein Drink

Not too bad a diet.

I will start tomorrow.

Hi there

Welcome and congratulations on your date - your pre-op diet sounds delicious compared to just 3 shakes/day + 2 cups veggies.

In case you're interested, you'll find a whole community of people banded / being banded in April HERE and you'll find your name has been added to the list HERE.

PharmaGirl - To me it sounded like a pretty good one especially after reading what others have been on to get ready. Did you notice that all the veggies are green? Good thing I love veggies of all sorts. Even knowing that I can have more than others (sorry everyone) who have started on this journey yesterday later in the day (my first day on it) I got sick to my stomach because I was used to eating more and my stomach was not happy at all. I always said I didn't snack (famous last words) and didn't realize what I was doing until I stopped myself several times from reaching for a drink of milk or a grab a couple of nuts when my stomach starting growling.

Everyone keeps asking me if I am nervous and I tell them no I am excited and cannot wait!

I am very interested in the April community and thanks for the link and the invite. I will go there and check it out.

Good luck on your banding on April 23rd!!! We can make this journey together.

Looking forward to sharing experiences as we go too!

Congratulations!!!:eek:

I am in a neighbor city to you and was banded almost 6 months ago. I've already lost more than you have to lose :w00t: so we're not real close in amounts that we had to shed, but if I can ever help or offer support, let me know. I am a BIG fan of my lap band!