sandielaw

My surgery is 10/22. My surgeon's pre-op diet is both more and less specific than many of the ones I've seen on here. No more than 2 cups of skim milk or sugar free, fat free yogurt (I can substitute 1c of milk or yogurt for 1/2c cottage cheese) No more than 2 cups of gatorade, Powerade, or juice No more than 2 high Protein shakes per day No more than 1 sugar free chocolate popsicle or sugary popsicle or a 1/2c of applesauce or other all fruit puree Full liquid Soups - tomato Soup, carrot soup, etc. Unlimited Water, sugar free popsicles, diet soda, tea or coffee w/sugar free sweetener, protein water, sugar free drinks, broth, and other clear soups (miso) That's it. No specific shakes or calorie counts I need to meet. It's the end of day two and I am ready to kill someone. I am beyond starving. At first, I was just hungry. Then I was nauseous. Then I was shaky. Now, I'm irritable (to put it mildly) and I feel weak. As if the diet wasn't hard enough, my office is celebrating customer service week this week. So far, they've had bagels, popcorn, m&ms, candy corn, chips, salsa, Cookies, brownies, cake, pizza, and a fruit bouquet. All this food is laid out right between my desk and the bathroom. Ugh. I have to admit, getting through the day without eating any of it makes me feel like Super Woman. I have yet to find a Protein shake that doesn't make me gag. My husband just came home with the low carb Slim Fast shakes. I downed one in four gulps. I counted up my calories over the last two days. Yesterday, it was about 600 and today it's been about 400 total. I totally understand why the pre-op diet is important, but I'm pretty sure the intention wasn't to have such low calorie counts. So...I would love to hear ANY and ALL suggestions on how to get through this without killing anyone or gnawing off a limb.