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TStew, You know I hadn't even thought about that. I was a total carb nut I liked to eat bread with everything! And sugar, dont even get me started. i haven't had any headaches just felt like I was not getting enough of what I wanted. Day 2 is like a complete 180 degrees. I have been more in control of myself in regards to food than anything. That might be due to the Subway sandwich I have promised my stomach if we can go 7 full days of this liquid diet and then go immediately back into the next 7 days. I don't know for sure if I will go through with the prize in this deal I have made with myself, but the idea of it definitely allows me to go toe for toe with the cravings. But, I have been so good today, calm and even sated with the liquid I have been allowed to eat. As far as the technique you are talking about, my mother practices it and has been trying to get me to try it along with some other holistic approaches for decades. I too am a strong believer in whatever works ( including making deals with one's stomach LOL), so it can't hurt to at least try it. It's all about psyching yourself out. So, I'll definitely look into it and thanks again for sharing!

Jane, I needed to hear that. Thank you so much! I felt such disgust with myself until I read your post. I didn't realize how much I would need the support of others during this time, I thought all of the support I would need would be more physical then anything. I think this is the first time in my life I have exerted willpower with food and it is scary and empowering all at the same time. My reason for going through all of this is that if I do not have surgery any children my husband and I conceive will be high risk pregnancies. At this time I do not have any morbidities, however, at my weight I would be on bedrest my entire pregnancy, pre-disposed to gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and a plethora of other issues that would significantly decrease the likelihood of carrying any child of ours to full term. In addition to all of that, weight gain and body shapes are hereditary, however having healthy eating habits is something that is learned through your family. I do not want any children of ours to learn horrific eating habits because I eat the way I do. My husband is a slim man, very healthy, but his eating habits are worse then mine. I quit smoking 2 years ago for this exact same reason, I do not want my bad habits to be passed on to my children, which in term caused my husband to jump on the bandwagon of no longer smoking. He and I both feel that once my eating habits change his will to by default. Thank you again for helping me keep my eye on the prize.

Eureka, I will definitely try this! Miso soup and tortilla soup sounds wonderful right now. Anybody know if I'm allowed to eat vegetable broth? Cuz I can just make some soup and make my own broth and it will be yummy. Thanks for the idea. I am feeling alot calmer today.

Hey there, Thanks for replying to me with your words of wisdom, Iduring this time I really needed the support. I made it successfully through day 1 and now I'm on day 2 and today I started seasoning my borth with like garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. This has made a major difference to my taste buds and the blandness of the liquid diet. And I'm starting the day alot calmer.

What are you eatting? I have to potty every 5 minutes due to all of the liquid I am consuming and I am already bored with all of the different things I have to eat.(sf Jello, beef and chicken broth and sugar free popsicles) I even have some Protein shakes ( havent tried them yet) but my body is acting liek no you idiot I didn't tell you I wanted all this crap I said, " Hamburger" emphasized by a growl of the stomach. But I originally typed the post at like 9 something and it's 11:40 and I have still stayed strong. So who knows...

I just started my preop diet today and this is day 1 of a total of 14 days and I swear you would think I'm going through withdrawls from a serious drug. One minute I'm crying and flipping out about wanting some bread, pizza or a hamburger and the next minute i am perfectly logical in explaining to my husband that what I am experiencing is the psychological ramifications of no longer being on solid food. This has definitely been a trip and do you know who I blame? I blame all the post WLS'ers who never described how much of an emotional roller coaster it is on the first day. Or how many times you would have to talk yourself down from eatting just one more last meal of whatever new billboard or commercial you have seen. But on top of all of this is the utter despair at being such a sloth that you would have to do something as extreme as weight loss surgery in the first place. Or the voices in the back of your head telling you to face reality -- you are 6'2 410 pounds and only 25 years old what made you think you could possibly do this? And that the only thing that makes you feel even a semblance of sanity is drinking some broth because it tastes like meat. I am SOOOOO happy that my coordinator told me to drink as much of any of the items on the list as I want because I think just the act of denying myself liquids after denying myself all day would put me over the edge. And this feeling of emptiness I never noticed before because anytime I would begin to feel the slightest bit of space in my stomach I would cram something into it in order to get that safe full feeling again. There have been some triumphs with all of this though... I have successfully walked away from turkey, creamed spinach, pizza, hamburgers, candy and everything else I have been encountering all day today. And even my triumphs make me feel pathetic. Someone please write and let me know that this isn't just me that has gone through this feeling. And if you haven't experienced this then please do not write back I quite frankly do not have the emotional thick skin typical of my solid- eatting- full- self to handle it right now.

Ladies, please write back with some ideas on how you stuck to the liquid diet. I start mine the day after thanksgiving and I am totally worried about my ability to stick to it. HELP!!!

Sadiegirl, I am paying via Paypal (I feel much safer with having a recourse if there are any issues), I will definitely let you know how it goes. How much research have you done? I found two people who had gone through this hospital and doctor before and they both had pretty positive experiences. One of the people ( a woman) took lotsa of pictures and documented her entire experience. But, I will definitely let you know how it goes for me. Why did you choose the 20th instead of sooner?

OMG i just scheduled my surgery for December 8th, 2010 with Dr. Almanza, for $4400 at the Jerusalem Hospital. I am completely thrilled and terrified at the exact same time but, I think this will be the beginning a a wonderful change for the better. My mother has already agreed to go with me and so I plan to start my all liquid diet the day after Thanksgiving. I have started compiling the list of the things I need to bring with me and the things I need to buy. My husband has already taken off the week from work that I will be returning from the hospital so he and I will have a good bit of time to acclimate before things go back to normal. I am going nuts. I think I will take before pictures and measurements in the buff Thanksgiving Day and again on December 7th. Good Luck everyone!