I am scheduled to have my lap band surgery on December 7th, 2009. I am on the Optifast liquid diet now, in preparation for the surgery. My wife had the lap band operation on October 26th.

Edited November 29, 200916 yr by gkc1300

Congratulations!!! And let me tell you the Optifast diet was the hardest thing I ever did. It is so much easier after banding. I am so excited for you and your wife. Lapband saved my life. A little hint, I used to take the optifast throw it in the blender with some ice a little sweet and low and either choco syrup for the choco optifast or vanilla extract for the vanilla with some pumpkin pie spice. Really made the optifast yummy and by making it into a shake felt very filling. I hope that helps.. also adding mint extract to the choco or strawberry was good too. I always made them as shakes. :Yawn:

Congrats on your band date.:confused:

I too hated the shakes, I missed food, even the healthy ones.

I would make coffee drinks out of mine, I mixed decaf coffee and splenda mocha packs with my vanillia and choc. shakes and it tasted like a coffee drink. and it was large so it would fill me up. Good luck and hang in there.

Welcome and congrats!

I am a new member as well I am waiting for my approval from ins company every day feels like a month. How is your wife doing? how much has she lost so far?

Congrats to both you and your wife! I'm looking forward to a February date -- I'm considering it a date with destiny!

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