I am down to the last week before surgery! 6 days to go and on my second day of a liquid diet. Doing great so far! Excited, nervous, all the normal things, I guess! I am so ready to be on the losing side with the rest of ya!

My suggestion:is to write down why you got the lapband in the first place? WEre tired all the time, were you knees hurting, did you have diabetes, right it all down. Even to the point of not being able to see your ankles what ever it might be. -then write down why you want and need to lose weight - then write down a response to the questions that your family and friends ask you: example: Do you want a piece of fried chicken? have a response ready. so you know ahead of time. - something like: I could really use your support, or thanks for offerring I ate already. You have to come up with a line that will be really good. Not hurtful, but where they will think twice. I am in the process of doing all of the above so that when i get to the point where I want to falter and forget about "this tool" I can look at what I wrote down. If you'd like, I am having my surgery next week. Do you want to do the liquids with me like you had to do when you first had surgery? We can do it together and you can get back on track. Jodie

hi, there. I wish you luck on the lapband. I am doing the liquid diet and have only lost 5 lbs and i am on my second week. My surgery is 7/15/08. Hope all is well. Who is your surgeon? I am in West Houston. I have a friend you had lap band surgery who works out in Alvin and she has lost over 100 lbs in a year and 8 months. keep in touch. Yes, i am losing my best friend too, but we need a new best friend : i am thinking about taking up an new hobby Jodie

i am nervous about the surgery but have made up my mind that this is my last resort . I have been on the protein diet for two weeks and hving only lost 5 lbs. He said he needed me to lose 15 lbs. So we will see if i have surgery on Tuesday. Good luck to everyone! Let me know if there is anyone else having surgery at Memorial Hermann Memorial City. Houston, TX

I'm having lap-band surgery on July 10 and as time dwindles away I'm having mixed feelings. Not about whether I want to go through with it but I'm unsure how I am going to get through the emotional side of this. Food has been my pal for a long time..we're best friends..grown up together. I'm very scared of the liquid-diet-week.