I am looking at mid month , if all goes well :-) Lets keep each other up to date!

August 5th for me!!! Getting excited but also very nervous!

Has anyone found any good "clear liquids" or Protein shakes???? Im having no luck here...

I have ordered some nectar , i hope it is good, i have heard nothing but good things about it, like taste like koolaide without all the sugar, I hope this is true cause i am not one for milky drinks, I also have some Isopure and I can get that right here in town. I will let you all know what i think of the nectar, I also here that nectar makes good popsicles so i got one of those cheapo pop sicle making containers at the dollar tree,

What protein shake have ya'll decided on using?? Just bought some samples of unjury all 3 flavors. Going to try bariatric advantage too.

I have my last required class for insurance August 4th then it will be sent in for insurance approval. Ive been going to classes for 6 months. Insurance sure does make you go through a lot before approving you. I guess it gives you time to know all the facts about what your getting into. Im exiced but getting a little scared people keep telling me Are you sure this is for the rest of your life and youll never be able to eat all you favorite foods again. It is scary thinking this is the rest of your life decision. I really really want to lose this weight. I need to for health reasons but food has been my entertainment and comfort and it is hard to not be scared. I have tried everything else for 20 years I need the help though. I just cant seem to do it by myself. I hope people will let me know how they are doing after the surgery and pre surg and Ill write you back and let you know how it goes for me. I should be approved around end of Aug or early Sept I think. Please anyone who wants to talk e mail me at deannkuske@comcast.net:wink2:

Just got my date August 7th 730am.Nervous and excited at the same time have appt with the surgeon on 7/21 start 2wk liquid diet on 7/24 like most of you I think that it will be a challenge.

Good Luck to all of you!

Patti

Okay...tomorrow's the day, liquid diet begins!! I had my "last supper" tonight with girlfriends at Tao in NYC...yummy!! I have everything ready to go, doing Slimfast shakes as it was on the list and I've had them before and they tasted fine. We'll see. I'm actually excited to begin, but I'm sure that excitement will quickly fade. Here we go!!

Hi gang, I'm being banded August 7- the day before my bday.

Very excited.

Like a couple of other ppl have mentioned, I am having a hard time with the pre-op diet.

I am eating a low fat omelet for bkfst, a 10 am low cardb Protein shake, lean cuisine and raw veggies for lunch, a 3:30 low carb Protein Shake and then Soup and a low carb protein shake for dinner.

It averages about 1100 cals, if I am 100% on target.

I am hypoglycemic so eating less than this would send my blood sugar plummeting and I would have a migraine by 3pm, so I have to eat more than my surgeon recommended. I have to work, after all.

I also walk to work (5 kms) most mornings and walk home in the afternoon, so anywhere from 25 kms to 35 kms a week.

I am worried that my pre-op weight loss won't be enough. I started at 280 and am currently about 271. I should be at 263lbs by the 7th.

Ack! As you can see I'm a pretty all or nothing thinker... which had no small part in getting me to where I am weight wise.... I really should chill out!

hey there- I use the iced tea nectar. It is good. I like it better than the chocolate flavoured stuff at this point now. ON my next trip I'll be getting the roadside lemonade flavour.

Whoa... frozen Protein pops. Pure genius! I will definitely be doing that!!!

jenny..you got this ! It'll be a little tough but think of all the crap we've put our bodies through already. This is your official start to a new freerer ( sp?) you !!

Got one week left till I start mine !! How was Tao btw, I've never been there

Formerfatchick...TAO was amazing!! I've been there a couple of times. It's definitely my favorite in the city next to Virgils BBQ.

Hey there- I am being banded on Aug 7 too!!! Good luck!

August 4th (hopefully) Surgery is scheduled but I am having trouble getting off work, we are short on nurses. So hopefully it will be a go then, otherwise I will have to push it back a couple of weeks. I am supposed to start my liver shrinking diet on Tuesday, and I am so ready and excited to get the lap band. :wink2:

~Carol

Hi Everyone - I just noticed that there is another August thread - "Who's getting banded in August?" Tons of people, they have a name etc. Just wanted to let you all know!

And I would be an idiot....that is the August 08 group! Note to self: Day one of liquid diet can make you lose brainpower! That would be why there are 968 posts. HA! Disregard my previous post...

Someone did mention in an earlier post that we should come up with a name. What do you think? I'll throw a potential out there, August Allies? What else?

Hi everyone! I am scheduled for August 10th. Excited and nervous, especially about the liquid pre-diet, which I only have to do for ONE week, which seems short compared to what I see most people saying (2 or 3 weeks). Wondering what kind of protein drinks everyone is buying, I'm kind of dreading that part, heard alot of them are pretty gross. Any suggestions would be great!

Is there anyone here going to Atlanticare in Atlantic CIty, Dr. O???

And I would be an idiot....that is the August 08 group! Note to self: Day one of liquid diet can make you lose brainpower! That would be why there are 968 posts. HA! Disregard my previous post...

Someone did mention in an earlier post that we should come up with a name. What do you think? I'll throw a potential out there, August Allies? What else?

ha ha no worries i do that all the time!!!

oh no....losing brainpower???? i might need to walk around in a bike helmet just in case then :crying:

kidding!