Hi All,

I Am Fairly New To This Website And I Have Been Learning So Much. I Will Be Banded On May 30th. I Kind Of Put Myself On The Liquid Diet For The Past Day, Just Because My Surgery Is Around The Corner. The Docs Office Ordered Me Some Optifast And Told Me To Start It As Soon As It Arrives, But I Haven't Received It Yet.

When I Met With The Dietician On The 21st, She Told Me I Would Be Doing The Liquid Diet For Two Weeks, But When I Met With The Program Coordinator Afterwards, She Was Able To Secure Me An Appt With The Surgeon For The 28th With A Surgery Date For The 30th. She Said Since I Had A Lower Bmi I Didn't Need To Be On The Liquid Diet For Two Weeks.

I Wasn't Sure Whether Or Not To Go Ahead And Start Liquids, But I Did Because I Had Anticipated Having My Protein Drinks By Now. I Sure Am Hungry Though. I Am Going Through Food Withdrawals, Lol!!! Maybe Not, But Definitely Through Caffeine Withdrawals. No Carbonated Drinks, That Is The Major Test For Me, But I Know In The Long Run It Will Be Better For Me And The Appearance Of My Skin.

I Will Be 40 In July And Want To Keep Looking Young As Long As Possible. Most People Think I Am In My Late 20's Or Early Thirties. I Do Everything Possible To Keep Looking Young And Now I Am Getting Banded To Feel Young. I Don't Have Any Energy Due To Excess Weight, So In Order To Be Healthy And More Active, I Need To Get The Weight Off.

Well I Guess I've Rambled On Enough. I Am Currently At Work. I Am A Registered Nurse In Waco, Tx With A Specialty In Pediatrics. Time For Midnight Rounds. Good Luck To Everyone.

Stephanie---waco, Tx