TaraInDC

I copied this from a post I wrote about 4 days into the liquid diet. I hope it is helpful. I can say that a liquid diet after the sleeve is so much easier than the pre-op diet. This is the hard part--help (your sleeve) is on the way if you can tough it out a little bit longer.

I am pretty sure we would all agree that....... LIQUID DIET SUCKS! Not just sucks a little bit but really really really sucks. So if you are all whiny and angry and down and thinking about driving up to a window for a heart attack in a sack....don't think there is anything wrong with you. If there is anyone out there who can say that the liquid diet was a breeze then they most likely wouldn't need surgery.

The good news....it starts getting easier about day 3. Somewhere along day 3 you go into ketosis if you are on a high protein/low carb diet. This acts as a natural appetite suppressant. If I had to do 14 days of day 1 or 2 I would never make it. I am on day 4 and it was doable today. Not fun' date=' not pleasant, but doable. To be honest, however, I have been an over-sensitive,emotional wreck for the past 3 days. If you are reading this on the first few days of your pre-op diet you are probably overly sensitive, tired, shaky, have a headache, and are absolutely starving. The entire world is probably ticking you off and you could come through the computer and slap someone that says "if you can't do the pre-op how are you going to do the post-op?" I caved and had a boiled chicken breast and asparagus on the first night, then a boiled chicken tender on day 2 and 3. Today I did ok. If you do cheat, make it a smart one. Don't cheat with carbs or you will kill the ketosis benefit. Good luck. My Nut. swears it is easier after the sleeve.

Oh yeah--I am down 10 pounds in 4 days.[/quote']

LOL. - I've been extremely impatient and emotional these last few days. I'm just trying to sleep a lot.

I am on Day 4 and haven't cheated. I'm already sick of Protein Shakes and need to start drinking more of them. I am allowed to have broth and that has been really helping. I also do different flavors of Crystal Light and different flavors of Jello which helps too. Also, I do chew sugar free gum if I need to get rid of the Protein taste and that keeps me busy and distracts from being hungry. can't wait to be done with this part.

My surgery is scheduled for the 14th also - just ending day 4 of liquid diet. I am doing much better than I expected on the liquid diet, but am starting to get really nervous about surgery. Can't believe it's less than 2 weeks away!!!