cm655

I started my pre-op diet on Dec 23 - I have 4 weeks of shakes, and was told that sticking to the shakes could help me lose 35-40 pounds pre-op. The issue is that I MUST lose that weight - the clinic at which I'm having the surgery has a BMI limit, and unless I lose about another 35 pounds (65 total between Nov 17 and Jan 20 - I lost the first 30 before starting the shakes) my surgery will be postponed. I've already cheated on the "shake" diet - went to a movie and had nachos. Today I was afraid to leave the house as I'm not sure I can control myself. I truly don't know how I'll get through another 3.5 weeks on shakes, and even if I'm PERFECT it still might not be enough to proceed with surgery as scheduled. (I have to travel for the surgery as well, so while rescheduling is possible, likely for some time in mid/late February, it would be quite inconvenient.) I just feel really anxious about all of it - which just makes me want to give up and eat comfort food even more. My pre-op diet is these shakes (for 4 weeks, as I said), and then very low glycemic vegetables, if I want them, for a maximum of 200 additional calories/day. Christmas dinner with a plate of steamed broccoli was a little embarrassing. On to more practical issues - if anyone has any idea about how to make the Meal Replacement drinks taste any better, I'd love to hear. I had to order directly from a medical supply company and ordered far more chocolate than vanilla - I have some ideas re: the vanilla, but any advice for either would be great. I'm figuring out that the colder the drink, the better - makes the less-appetizing elements go down a little easier. Good luck to all...