I am on my 2 week pre-op diet

and i have eaten one Protein shake with almond milk, a half banana, and a tablespoon of Peanut Butter and one bottle of diet snapple.

I am finally getting hungry enough to want to have another shake soon.

This is how its been for about 4 days now. Is it bad that im not eating more than this, im still dropping the weight daily. I just am no longer hungry.

I am on day 6 of 10 of my pre-op diet. I am so hungry all the time. It isn't just "head hunger" either. My stomach is actually rumbling so loud that other people are noticing. I am having a Protein shake for breakfast and lunch and taking in a lot of broth, crystal lite and diet soda. I am just grateful that I am on the downward slope!

:biggrin: Katie

Maybe you should cut the diet pop out... it makes you hungry! Plus after you get banded no more pop!!!

I agree with Nean, the fake sugar in the soda makes me even hungrier. AND there is the fact that soon, you can't have it anyway. maybe limit yourself to one a day? (Thats assuming you are drinking more than one..sorry lol) try it, you may see that you are not as hungry. Hang in..it is all worth it in the end. :biggrin:

I hadn't really thought about it that way. thanks! I figured they were filling me up because of the carbonation. I will give it a try. what do you think about seltzer?

I did the exact same thing during my pre-op, and had no problems. Just be sure you do what your surgeon wants, and I don't think you'll have any problems. I think the reason why you're not so hungry is because your stomach has shrank some, the same thing happened to be, but water def helped me curb the hunger, so I drank A LOT. GL on your pre-op!

IMO, I would think that the seltzer is better (diet even more so) HOWEVER, I say try to break the habit NOW, before your surgery and then you wont have to worry about breaking it later. The carbonation is a no-no and why not start now? Also, the carbonation is not what makes you full, it just makes you burp :biggrin: Let us know how it goes, or what you pick :thumbup:

K

blech. on day 3. my multivitamins from BA made me sick so i think i'm going w/ flintstones or something. had pre-op dr's appointment where i got an ekg, mini physical, and blood drawn. don't think that helped since i can't eat but what can ya do? they wanted me to go get a chest xray too but i couldn't do the hour-long wait thing. that's soooo not in the cards today so i have to go early in the morning. and STILL trying to get over this cold. sorry for whining but i'm just really hoping i feel better tomorrow. :thumbup: hope everyone else is doin better than me :biggrin: