Maybe you should talk to a therapist who specializes in eating disorders.  The psychologist  with your bariatric center would be a start if you liked her/him.  If you don't get it taken care of now then after a year or so when you can eat more and malabsorbsion is gone you will be back where you are now and when you had the band off.

No, they have never said how much I needed to lose.  When I first started this process, I was going to do lapband and that was almost a yr ago.  I have since changed my mind to doing RNY and have only talked to the surgeon's "bariatric navigator" as they have her titled.  ha ha  I go in for my pre-op on the 8th.  I am already down about 40 lbs from when I first met the surgeon and I am sure I will go down more pre-op on the liquid diet.  What scares me is even now my BMI is still at 46.6 and from what I have read the higher BMI tend to have harder time getting past the fatty liver issue.  I am paying out of pocket so CANNOT afford to have them go in and NOT complete this.  So I have to work hard.  I read one poster say they ultrasounded her liver pre-op so I am definitely going to be asking about that option. 

On May 28, 2011 at 9:56 PM Pacific Time, princessfrogee wrote: Hi kim_in_alabama!  I also live in Alabama.  My surgery set for June 21st, but I am having it done in Lagrange.  Maybe we can keep in touch! We sure can!!!!! Where is Lagrange?  My surgery is going to be in Mobile.  I have to have blood work and pulmonary test done on the 9th.  I will start meal replacement on the 1st.  Then that way I can ease into full liquid on the 12th.  I am so happy, I can just bust.

We have the same surgery date.  I can't wait.  Do you have to do a liquid diet before? 

So, I had the lapband in 2005 and lost 100 lbs, but it had to be removed in 2008 due to erosion. I remember when I had it taken out, all I wanted to do was eat the things that I had missed so much, that I wasn't able to eat when I had the band in. Needless to say, while making up for lost time, I gained all my weight back. I got approved for a revision (bypass), about three months sooner than I expected. It is all coming so fast, I have surgery scheduled tor June 21st. I know I will have to go on a liquid diet for 10 days before surgery. So I've been obsessing about eating all the things I know I won't be able to eat later. It's like I want to get it all now, cuz I have an idea of what things won't digest like they will now. Like red meat, bread, pasta, french fries, fried chicken. Ya know.. all the unhealty make you fat foods. I have promised myself that I would never make the mistake of gaining it back again...... but this head game is driving me crazy. Am I the only one that wants to "bulk up" before I know I can't do it anymor?. It's a mind set that scares me half to death. Am I heading down a road of disappointment all over again? Am I wasting my time getting this surgery? I truely don't want to make this same mistake twice.... and it wasn't until today that I asked myself.... wtf is the matter with you? I truely am a food addict! I have very unhealthy thoughts about food, and I only hope I have learned my lesson about changing my life style with this new revision surgery. Does anybody have any comforting advice? ,...... .I'm a lil scurd!