Pre-Op and restaurant!!

Never thought I could go to a restaurant during this time, but I did as we were going out with a friend. So I looked at the menu( Earl's) and their Salads were all something I could not eat, caesar Salad, Asian Salad and then I found a mixed green salad. The only problem was it came with feta cheese, glazed pecans, beans and sliced apples!! I asked the waitress to bring me the salad without any of the above, she kindly offered to replace those with celery and cucumbers.  I also asked for the dressing to be on the side and instead got some lime wedges! It was nothing like my hubby's bacon mushroom cheddar burger with yam fries or my friend's steak and mashed potato with a caesar salad but it did fill me a bit!!! So another successful night for me! Day 9 down, 5 to go!
I was really worried last week as my ketosis strips started to be negative, I emailed my coordinator and she told me not to worry as long as I am losing weight. As soon as I read her email, my strips are not negative anymore, actually they are either light purple or dark pink which is good.
I have lost more than 11 pounds so far, I know the weight loss will not be like this after the surgery as I will be eating carbs and other stuff. But I still think I did pretty good. It is so funny how I am not craving carbs anymore( well maybe a bit) but mainly crave chicken breasts or something,

Wish me luck as I still have another 5 days,

Pre-Op!!!!!

So, day 2 of my pre-op diet, not fun at all, I miss everything I never liked to have like pancakes! but I do miss my coffee and cream the most! I never liked the taste of protein shakes but have been good and have not cheated at all. I can have some veggies with only lemon juice, no salt, no olive oil :(
I am invited to a friend's house for the first time! I am not sure what to eat as I have not told anyone except my close family about surgery and am not planning to!

Any tips from previous banded friends are very welcome.
btw, I am on slimtime shakes, those and some veggies are all I can have!

Last-Supper!

So I start my pre-op diet tomorrow, not excited at all as I only can have 3 shakes everyday and maximum of 225 calories of certain veggies, I can't even have milk or cream in my coffee, that would kill me!!

I am flying to Vancouver  in 2 weeks to have my surgery done, gosh it is gonna be hard. Most people think lap band is the easy way out but seriously it is not, . This is a life changing thing, I can not eat the way I have done for the last 35 years anymore or I will have complications, and also will gain more weight.

I will weigh myself tomorrow morning, and have my husband take a picture of me, so I can document 

my progress. I am not sure how I feel right now, it is a mixture of fear, nervousness, excitement

wish me luck, will write as I progress