Chuckles

You look gorgeous! Amazing job, cant wait to join the century club!

I think you are overthinking it, most people are so busy eating their own meal they probably won't notice at all, and if they ask why you are not eating you can tell them that their conversation and company is so interesting you would rather enjoy them now and take the food home to eat later

Good luck and a speedy recovery

Cant wait to try them once i am allowed solid foods after surgery again

Today is day six of my preop diet. The first 48 hours were the hardest! My nut says to eat lettuce, cucumbers annd celery as well as tomatoes, but to keep carbs under 30gm. I am allowed nonfat creamy soups and a teaspoon of peanut butter if i cant shake thehunger. I am taking the profect bullets to keep up my protien intake at 100+gm per day. My nut doesnt like them but they are easier for me, i feel bad that i am not following instructions but i am lactose intolerant and i can not see myself adding unjury to my salad. I made a batch of soup with the 3 oz of meat i am allowed for the week, i can not stand the canned soups, so i was so glad to see this thread and find that i am not the only one struggling. Love you all

Wish you success each step of the way

I am referring to the preop liquid diet

My nut advised to chew on celery, broccoli and cucumbers whenever i had an urge to chew and if i could not get rid of hunger pangs to eat a tsp of natural peanut butter or a 1/4 cup of nuts.

Remember to breathe

Today was my first day and it was ridiculously hard

I had a nightmare last night where i show up for surgery only to realize i had a big breakfast i woke up in a sweat and have never felt so relieved in my life

The first 48 hours are the hardest. Does any one have a menu they are following?

@kansasgirl which kind of Vitamins are you getting from shaklee and where are they available?

You can also try fruit teas.

Wow!

Thank you everyone for sharing your individual signs and symptoms that indicate fullness. It is one of the things I have been thinking about as my surgery date gets closer.

I am sorry you are not feeling well definitely call your surgeons office as well as your PCP

I am so glad you are doing well. Please tell me what they did to help with the itching. My surgery is coming up and I am a little worried about the glue too.

Ism sorry to hear that it must have to do with keeping you hydrated during deployment in hot climates.

I am trying to come to terms with both philosophies, I know I will be terrified of gaining back the weight, yet if I can't sit at the table and eat with my family it will alienate me. Suggestions would be great

Do you feel the faster than before or is your body reacting the same as before?

That's interesting, I will add it to question list for my surgeon, because my regular screening is 4 weeks postop.

I was looking for an app like that, you made my day

You look fabulous! I hope I can too.