August 11th is my day

I am on the liquid diet now, its harder than I thought it would be. Anyone else having this problem?

Hi Rochele...yes... My date isn't until the 14th and I've been on the pre op diet since July 27th. I'm suposed to do a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and then a small carbless meal for dinner. I am STARVING during the day. I am trying to drink a lot of water and it helps but yes.. I agree with you.. this is VERY hard. Thank God we are psyched for this because I can't imagine getting through this phase without having such a strong desire to get to the losing side. Hang in there girlfriend... we can do it. And when we need help and support we have our fellow August surgery date buddies to give us a boost. :thumpbsup: Hugs, Marianne C.

Isn't it awful to have to lose weight before the surgery??? I found all I wanted to do was say goodbye to all of my old friends..........My friend Pasta, her cousin meatballs, my aunt hoagie...........and so on. My surgeon told me if I gained one pound from the time he saw me to my surgery date, he would send me home from the operating room without the lap band. I thought that was a little extreme, but I'm so glad that it's over. And, I must say that I am glad that I didn't put more pounds on before the surgery......it would be just that much more to lose now. Hang in there with your diet plan......You're starving now, but after your surgery, it will be easy to eat the way that you are now, and you'll actually be full! Keep writing........I can't wait to read about your surgery and progress!