Hello everyone.....please help!

I am on my 14 day protein diet...and with that I mean protien SHAKES ONLY! UGH! :smile2: So day 1 - I messed up "slightly" had 1 cookie + my 3 shakes . Day 2 - messed up again...:laugh: 1 tostada + 3 shakes. Today i'm okay just scared that I may have ruined everything for myself. But this diet of shakes only is the HARDEST I ever imagined. :tt1:

Hang in there!!!!!You can do this Your will power will kick in in high gear. My preop diet consist of 2 shakes and one lowfat low cal meal. My guidelines are no more than 1200cal/per day including shakes. I guess very dr is different but it really is bothering you, you can call your Dr office and talk with them. I sometimes think these preop diets are suppose to be to shrink the liver however, if we make a mistake now it is better we learn from it to make a better choice next time especially when we have the lap band in. I also realize that we are dealing with an addiction. This is why we all had to make this choice of bettering ourselves and have a better future. Get yourself off the ground and today is another day. You can do this. Guilt can be our worst enemy.

Just don't cheat yourself any more...I say never go against doc's orders but if you mean 1 cookie and then 1 chip you'll probably be ok. Don't keep it up though; doc probably wants you in ketosis and the carbs alone in those products can prevent that (or almost!) It's hard but you can do it!

(very important post op to NOT eat anything not on your list...because your band needs to heal and if you eat things ... even 1 chip or 1 cookie... your stomach churns) It is just a short time though in a long healthy life. just tell yourself you'll have a cookie later.

Hi.I am almost 2 months post op in my doctore did not require me to go on a liquid diet before surgery,to be honest the day before surgery I went to my favorite resteraunt in pigged out.......lol sorry not to encourage you or anything but you can have some carbs... GOOD LUCK..

Respectfully, I read posts like misslonglegs (well intentioned posts) and thought I could cheat too...because I was given a 3-week pre op diet. I thought....hmm, if others don't even HAVE a preop diet then why should I? WELL....as my signature says, even though I lost 15 pounds in that 3 weeks I did NOT shrink my liver and did NOT get the band. (LOL .... NOT!)

I'd bet good money that the posters who posted they cheated meant well down to their toes, but I should have done what my doc says. If they told you shakes only, then do that. It's for a reason. You trust them to cut you open and place a semi-permanent artifical device around your stomach; trust them to tell you what to eat preop.

What kind of protein are you using? I eat the Unjury and it really does taste good, except for the strawberry. I used skim milk and then kept busy to redirect my mind, also not easy. I am 1 week post op still eating them. It isn't easy, my family eats all kind of great food around me. Hang in there!

I need to start off by saying Thanks to everyone that reply on Lap Band Forum. It has help so much just to sit back and read and ask questions and have you nice people answer them. I have 9 days left (counting today) of the liver shrink diet and than 1 day of clear liquids. And then the big day (April 29). But today is going to be hard, tomorrow is my husband birthday so all my kids and grandkids are coming over for a cook out. I love cooking out. All that food plus cake I know I can do it ( just keep telling myself that )lol My husband was thinking about me he made sure he got chicken for me. Thanks for listening

What matters the most is the 24 hours leading up to the sugery. Your bowels need to be clear so you dont strain AKA poop following surgery which would be a lot of painful straining. The last 12 hours before surgery you eat/drink nodda again so your bowels are clear.

I'm sure there are verious resons for the preop diet for different people but I doubt your surgery will be stopped or can be considered ruined if you cheat. Just be clear 24hours prior to sugery.

this is what I was told, follow at your own risk. haha.

Hello everyone.....please help!

I am on my 14 day protein diet...and with that I mean protien SHAKES ONLY! UGH! :thumbup: So day 1 - I messed up "slightly" had 1 cookie + my 3 shakes . Day 2 - messed up again...:thumbup: 1 tostada + 3 shakes. Today i'm okay just scared that I may have ruined everything for myself. But this diet of shakes only is the HARDEST I ever imagined.

I have been trying to practice the changes I will be making after banding. Sipping water regularly will be a big change from my typical "realize I'm dry as cornflakes then tank up on 16-20 oz. of water" approach to staying hydrated.

I am also trying to chew 30 times and not just pop any little thing into my mouth. Imagining my "food crutch" gone is a real eye opener- stress eating is more ingrained than I thought.

As sx date gets closer (5-11), I'm falling into "the last meal" syndrome- eating all sorts of crap and thinking about how I won't be doing this much longer.....

any takers on this post? How did you prepare mentally/emotionally? Did the changes stress you out? Beth