Ok I am not really looking for advice. I am more looking for sympathy. I am "practicing" my no solid diet so that it's not such a shock when I have to do it post-op. OMG it's rough right now. All I am doing is running to the bathroom and I feel a little fuzzy tonight. I am eating yogurt right now to get rid of the feeling and I doing much better but can anyone else relate this right now?

Never thought I'd say this, but, beef bullion is really pretty good. . . .

The pre-op and post-op all liquid diet is the most difficult part of the lap band process. For me it was 21 days of nothing but liquids. Looking back, I'm amazed that I was able to get through it. Many bandsters are also trying to "detoxify" from caffeine, sugar, smoking, and other things that can interfere with your weight loss which can further compound the issue.

I gave up my caffeine and limited my sugar intake the week prior to going on the liquid diet and I think it helped me alot. I was a Diet Coke fanatic for 25+ years, so to get away from soda was quite a change of mindset.

The biggest motivator for me was to keep the ultimate goal in mind. I wanted the surgery terribly after gaining and losing tremendous amounts of weight over the years and knew this was my best chance for success. I will tell you now I don't regret it for a minute because I know I would be 50-60 lbs heavier than I am now if I hadn't of started this journey.

Good job, emjay, but for me, they will have to pry caffeine from my cold, dead lips!

I don't drink coffee so much, although I used to.

However, I am a tea addict, and I don't mean "herbal" teas. I would say that it is a hobby for me.

Green tea, assam, earl grey, oolong, white, Pu Erh, mmm.

I am on day 3 and to my surprise, it has not been too bad. My Dr. has me on up to 5 shakes a day and 2 cups of Veggies. I can also have sugar free jello. I am not that hungry but the acid from the veggies is upset my stomach a bit. I have found that the unjury Chicken soup is a wonderful change from the shakes. I only wish it could be hotter before the texture changes. But it helps to shake (pardon the pun) things up.

Hey TopTier, I will be banded on 6-24-09, also! Hooray for the beginning of a new "us"!!!

Yeah, UpperWestSide, I was pleasantly surprised at how good the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury products taste. I recall taking some Protein supplements several years ago and they were gritty and had a "cardboardy" taste and a bit of an aftertaste.

They were also hard to "dissolve."

But these Unjury products are great. They fast dissolve and have a pleasant taste.

Anyway, end of commercial! But I'm on day 5. . . 4 more to go!

I'm on day 11 of my pre-op liquid shakes...can't believe I've made it this far. I'm using Bariatric Advantage and they aren't tasting too bad. Just keeping my eye on June 23!! Can't believe all the different pre-op diets there are. Mine seems to be brutal. lol

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:biggrin:Today I went in for my preop stuff at the hospital. I can tell you that I have not been on a scale since the doctors office last month. I am down 20 pounds :sad: I am so happy. I feel good. I am going in to get my band on June 26th..they said you must really want this because most people gain weight before this surgery. I was so happy. The Liquid diet does not even bother me anymore I have to force myself to eat now. Have a good weekend everyone.

I'm so envious! I am still very hungry most of the time. But, granted, it's just "habitual" eating that I miss.

What disappoints me is that after 5 days, I'm only down 2.5/3 pounds. Bummer. It feels like I should be down 20! LOL!

This thread is very informative and helpful... thanks for sharing your experiences everyone!

Jason

I was allowed only clear liquids and then protein shakes. So I lived off of broth, jello, popsicles, and protien shakes for a very long time (10 days pre-op then 1 month post-op). It was rough for me. I was always hungry and always craving but seeing the number on the scale gradually geting smaller kept me motivated!

I just discovered the unjury chicken broth, and wish I had found it sooner. Its a great way to boost your protien count. I wish I cood cook with it, but I have found that if I add it in at the end, it seems to work.

I started my liquid diet 4 days ago and I don' think I'm going to make it. I still have 10 days to go but it helps that my roommate and I are having surgery on the same day so there is no solid food in the house to temp us...

Julia,

Your stick-to-itness is inspiring. To stay on this diet since September is a sign of your determination. I take it the time factor is for insurance? It really shows you will make the banding work for you.

I am on day one of the pre-op diets, Protein drinks, GREEN salad only and Lean Cuisine for dinners. I'm not really looking forward to this phase, but I know I need to do it and I will. I'm also going to make sugar free Jello which is something I've never done. I guess I really am ready to make those necessary changes.

Frankly, I was surprised at the carrots, too. Being a diabetic, I'm aware of the carb content of veggies, and carrots' carb factor is fairly high. Even higher than peas. At least as high as raw sweet potato, and they won't let me have that.

So I'm going to pass on the carrots and stick to asparagus and squash.

For me raw carrots are ok, but cooked are a no-go. Peas are also a no go . I hate peas. Last time I checked, potatoes weren't veggies so they're out too.

What's the word on tomatoes? I'm not allowed to have any fruit on my pre-op diet because of the sugar. Tomatoes are fairly high in sugar and are, technically, a fruit.