and I am down 29 lbs!!! Yeah I am SO excited about the change and people are noticing. Good Luck to all of you getting ready to have surgery and join me in losing!
-Carrissa (LVSissy08)

Here is what the dr and dietician told me....stay away from liquid meals because it will not fill you like food.  It will go straight through you and you will still be hungry. 

Good luck with the chicken salad.  If your band is tight enough, you probably won't be able to eat much chicken any more.  If I take one bite of chicken I usually throw it up.  The dr told me to try dark meat, which I can tolerate a little more, but not much more.  Also, I can no longer eat eggs any more.  I was trying to have eggs as my protein in the morning, but they come right up.

My surgery is on the 11th!! i will be at WellStar Kennestone hospital in Marietta, GA.

Currently, being recently post op I am not into my protein phase yet however, here is my plan.

I will choose a small piece of salmon and have some softer veggies on the side. I will eat ALL the salmon FIRST ... nothing else! No water, no veggies and no carbs. If I have room I will eat the veggies  Then I will go for a walk. That will be supper.

Secondly, for lunch....I will make a chicken salad or egg salad. I will use the light mayo made with Olive Oil.  I will eat 1/2-3/4 cup. NO water NO carbs.

Breakfast ... probably a smoothie or protein drink.

I plan on staying under 1000 cal/day. That will be 300 cal/meal.

Currently I am about 800 calories per day and I am losing an average of 1 lb/day

Have a great day!

Here's a tip....my dietician told me that whenever you feel like you need a snack, go ahead a eat a hand full of grapes, a banana, or some type of fruit because you certainly cannot starve yourself.  And eventually you will not have those crazy cravings anymore. I don't really get them any more, but if I do, I turn to a fruit!!  I know your discouragment all too well, and hope we both get past this point very soon.