Mindi Melissa b

Never again. I have accepted the fact that I just can't eat fried food. Fired food, pizza, Pasta, beer, etc., brought me the point of being dangerously obese in the first place. Not going back there!

My husband has been helping me a lot, he’s been cooking some nights too.

@Sanchez40 I just went through the same thing it hard but you can do it and it helps if he could just take over the Cooking what are you going through this process that’s what my old man did and it help a lot .

@fluffyandiknowit here’s a picture of mine

Kimbero You seem to be doing great I’m glad i only a few more days to go I’m excited and nervous at the same time .

Pearldrop, try journaling. On sundays we have the family over for dinner, and this past Sunday while everyone was eating, i had my Jello and wrote in my journal. It didnt take long for the feeling that i wanted food to pass. It works for me. Im on day 10 of a 14 day liquid diet, surgery is tuesday the 29th

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PCOSSUCKS good luck 🙂

Im not allowed any Soup at all.. i wish. Lol

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🙋🏼‍♀️ day 5 for me. Surgery next Thursday

My surgery is tomorrow and I’m so hungry.. I decided today I’ll have as many Protein Shakes as I need to not be hungry. I’m only supposed to have 5 but I may need another 2. My cravings are also out of control, I’m dying for pizza with pepperoni and cheesy fries with wings and a cold soda with ice.


Yo-Yo Girl from New York City

I started my pre-op diet on May 11th, for some reason my doctor wants me to do it for 3 weeks! I'm one week in, some days I feel like I can change the world, other days I don't have it in me to change my clothes. It's made me very aware of how often I turn to food for everything; when I'm REALLY wanting to just say eff it all I start to go into mild panic attacks thinking of how I may never get to eat my favorite ice cream again, then I feel embarrassed for feeling such attachment to food. In order to cope with all of my emotions I have to keep busy, do the dishes, fold the infinite pile of laundry; I recently started trying to garden, right now it's just digging up weeds but getting dirty and sweaty and feeling sore the next day really feels good, like I really DID something. I'm a lot of things but strong-willed has never been one of them, its been hard but my advice to anyone for what it's worth is to just keep busy, don't give your mind a chance to wander on its own and start thinking of all the things that are triggers for us.

I am on day 4 of mine now. Based on everything I have seen and heard, I expected it to be hell. Maybe going in expecting the worst helped me, but I feel pretty okay. The first two days were challenging because I felt like I was getting the flu. I slept about 10 hours the second night and that really helped. I feel fairly normal now, just weak.

I started incorporating shakes before the pre op diet to get used to them as Meal Replacements so the physical hunger is not really getting to me. The mental struggle is SUPER real though. I feel like all I do is think about food and how I can't have it right now. I have found myself almost heading towards grabbing a snack or a bite of something and freak out. I am realizing how much of a habit food has become. Hopefully my new normal sinks in soon, because this is frustrating.

It’s going pretty bad lol


Yo-Yo Girl from New York City

The two week liquid diet is harder than the actual surgery

HW: 256
SW: 238(4/25/18)
CW: 226
GW: 165

I had to do a 4 week Optifast diet before surgery. The worst part was the first 4 days. It got a little easier after that. Try and drink as much liquid as you can hold. It helps.
Good luck and hang in there!