JellyBeanz

I’m having a sleeve on the 16th. I’m starting my 3 week liver shrinking diet in 3 days and trying not to eat myself to death saying goodbye to all my favorite binge foods.

Good luck to everyone who is having surgery this week. You've got this. You're going to do great.

I mocked up a shopping list for when I'm eventually on soft food and it has about 8 different types of cheese on it.

My grandmother's chicken broth recipe has literally kept me breathing.

My grandmother's chicken broth recipe has literally kept me breathing.

My grandmother's chicken broth recipe has literally kept me breathing.

Twins! I have good days and bad days. This 21 days of hell culminates in 3 days of extra strict starvation so I have that to look forward to. I'm feeling pretty good from a mental perspective. I've really thought hard about whether this is really what I want to do - and it really is! How are you finding it all?

My grandmother's chicken broth recipe has literally kept me breathing.

I'm on day 10 of 21 days of liver shrinking diet. Last night I started dreaming about food. This is pure savagery. Can't they just put me in an induced coma and hook me up to a drip? Sigh.

Hey everyone! I’m a week post op! I had to stay an extra day in the hospital because the nursing staff wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be doing. Doing pretty well but I’m ready to move out of the liquid stage. I was up 11 pounds from my pre-surgery weight when I got home and still three pounds over today. I’m hoping I can have some puréed food soon. I’m over protein shakes!

Oh my 21 days! I’m certainly not going to complain about 8 days - you just made this a whole lot easier on me.

So far day 1 has been better than expected. After my 2nd (out of three) Fairlife shakes and about 12 oz of juice - I didn’t think I could take one more sweet sip, so I had some chicken broth. I welcomed the savory. I have one more shake, about 6 oz of juice and 15 oz of Water to go yet today.

No hunger yet - but I think I’ve been to busy running to the potty (it’s a lot of liquids… lol) and focused on hitting my goals to think about it to much.

I told my husband and kids - that if I can make it to day 3 without being cranky I think I can make it till Tuesday. But you making it through 21 day to get to “Goal” I’m inspired and extra motivated!

I’m having a sleeve on the 16th. I’m starting my 3 week liver shrinking diet in 3 days and trying not to eat myself to death saying goodbye to all my favorite binge foods.

Hi everyone. My sleeve is scheduled for the 16th of August and I started my pre-op diet today. I on 3 shakes a day, 1 piece of fruit and unlimited non-starchy veggies (plus all the diet drinks, black coffee and diet jelly I can eat). I'm extraordinarily lucky as my husband volunteered to do the diet with me in solidarity. I hope we don't kill each other!

LOLLL!!! why did this remind me when Dr. Now use to put his patients in the hospital to prove to them they can lose the pounds by sticking to the diet and not lying.
You got this!!!

I'm on day 10 of 21 days of liver shrinking diet. Last night I started dreaming about food. This is pure savagery. Can't they just put me in an induced coma and hook me up to a drip? Sigh.

they say that fewer than 5% of obese people are successful in keeping off lost weight. I, unfortunately, was not one of those people. I spent decades losing weight, only to gain it all back. Surgery was the only thing that allowed me to lose my excess weight (I lost over 200 lbs) and keep most of it off.
no one can tell you whether or not you can do this on your own - but I agree with the others. A pre-op style diet is not sustainable long term.
I would do this surgery again in a heartbeat. The first few weeks can be trying, but I have zero regrets (other than I should have done it years ago). It was the best decision I ever made.

This is totally understandable. I couldn't do this diet if I had to do physical work. I'm struggling to do basic domestic stuff. I'm on day three and they say it gets easier from here. I sure hope so!

This is totally understandable. I couldn't do this diet if I had to do physical work. I'm struggling to do basic domestic stuff. I'm on day three and they say it gets easier from here. I sure hope so!

This is totally understandable. I couldn't do this diet if I had to do physical work. I'm struggling to do basic domestic stuff. I'm on day three and they say it gets easier from here. I sure hope so!

This is totally understandable. I couldn't do this diet if I had to do physical work. I'm struggling to do basic domestic stuff. I'm on day three and they say it gets easier from here. I sure hope so!

Hi everyone. My sleeve is scheduled for the 16th of August and I started my pre-op diet today. I on 3 shakes a day, 1 piece of fruit and unlimited non-starchy veggies (plus all the diet drinks, black coffee and diet jelly I can eat). I'm extraordinarily lucky as my husband volunteered to do the diet with me in solidarity. I hope we don't kill each other!

That's super kind of him!
Some days I feel totally fine and 0 issues. Other days I feel like I could gnaw my arm off. I know I'm a raging b***h by the end of the day some days and usually by 7pm I could pass out I'm so exhausted.

Hi everyone. My sleeve is scheduled for the 16th of August and I started my pre-op diet today. I on 3 shakes a day, 1 piece of fruit and unlimited non-starchy veggies (plus all the diet drinks, black coffee and diet jelly I can eat). I'm extraordinarily lucky as my husband volunteered to do the diet with me in solidarity. I hope we don't kill each other!

HAHA I feel the same way most of them time.
I just have a routine and force it. But sometimes it is miserable because when I don't want to eat, nothing tastes good and I am like gagging it down.
I just keep telling myself to be grateful to not be hungry because some people wake up hungry and struggle like crazy.
My dietician says to take this time to establish the good eating habits so when my hunger comes back, I will be prepared and already have my body trained.

I walked around the fair today…. All day…. And I wasn’t miserable ? (it was like 94 degrees out too!)