Plain raw veggies were "free" for me. They saved my life.

If I was ever hungry I would practice taking my really small bites on a carrot.

Hi, Jennifer.  I am fairly new as well but my good friend, Lisa, who had lap band surgery 8 months ago, swears by this site as a place to meet others and get the information you need to learn to live our new life.

My lap-band surgery is on the 10th. I'll be thinking of you - an all of us.

Good luck.

Hello - My lap band surgery is on August 10th out here on the Left Coast in Seattle (I lived in NJ for 11 years - does that count?)  Our world view will change with this surgery; it is life up to now and then life ever after.  As the day approaches, it is like there is a little crack with light shining through that keeps widening...

Good luck, everyone. 

Hey Kristin, just two weeks to go, you are half way there!  Protein takes your hunger away more than anything else.  Get in am much as you can.  If you get some non flavored protein powder, you can mix it into sugar free jello or broth or skim milk.  You will need to do this after your surgery also.  Try to stay away from protein shakes that are more than 10 grams of sugar and less than 14 grams of protein.  The importance of the protein is so when you really start loosing weight, you will loose fat and not muscle.  That is important.  Congratulations on your choice to have a happier healthier life, and I know you will!

Thank you Ms Ronnie for the beautiful prayer..you are my August brothers and sisters and I am praying for you all as well. My big day is 8/13!