Unlike alot of "threads" I am reading on here. I am having a HELL of a time on this liquid diet. Its not easy!

I am obsessing over my weight every min of the day. I weigh my self at least 5 times a day.

I am so worried I am not going to loose enough weight and I will wake-up from surgery with the nurse telling me He couldnt do it b/c of my liver.

I am driving myself complelty insane over this. Day 4 was the easiest. Day 5 I felt like SHIT ran over! I was hot, and had heart burn and my stomach burned and I felt week and dizzy. HOrrible.

This has just been a nightmare. I am ready for this surgery so I know I have the band. I wont have to worry about not getting it. 13 more days of this shit, then I have my surgery. The nurse monday said Dr.Kim like patients to loose 5-25lbs. Thats is a huge sliding scale. I am an "EXACT" person. give me an exact number.

Oh, I just feel like I am loosing it. I am worried all the time about my liver and what's it doing. My husband isnt any help with me at all on this. He is aggainst the surgery. ( but he has always worn a size 32-34 all his life ) He thinks I just dont have any will power, and i need to just get up and move more and eat less.

I am 27!!! if thats all I had to do. I would have done it while I was a teenager and spared my high school years of hell!!!!

sorry to vent guys,Just needed to get this off my chest. :devil_smile:

My husband didn't want me to have the surgery but he has been very supportive about it. My 9 month anniversary is coming up and I can't remember the pre-op diet being so bad. Maybe it is because I was allowed a 3 oz piece of chicken and a 1/2 rice once a day. I stuck with alot of s/f jello and s/f kool-aid. That seemed to help even after the surgery. Time will go by and you will be like what was the big deal. Just remember a good surgery is what you are after and having your liver shrunk is what matters most. I used to weigh myself 3 times a day every chance I got, I only weigh every other day now because the numbers were driving me crazy. Just stick to the diet and you will be fine. Good luck.

Hi Tori. I'm also on day 2 of my pre-op diet. I have to do 3 weeks of very low glycemic vegies and 3 protein shakes a day to a total of 1000 calories, nothing else! I wasn't nervous at all about the band I was losing sleep over this pre-op diet. So far its been okay but I do expect it to get bad. I have some things planned for the bad times like my hobbies, scrapbooking, movies, reading, biking, quading, things to get my mind off food.

I'm glad to hear lots of people have heartburn and headaches, good to know I'm normal - lol!!!

My hubby was not 100% at first but I showed him lots and lots of success stories and he is now excited for me.

If you have 4 kids then you are obviously a strong woman. If you can deal with 4 kids then you can do this!

Keep up the good work. Celebrate your successes and do a bit better everyday!

I would not have been able to stay on a liquid diet for 4 weeks. My surgeon asked for 2...and I did the last one. The first week I was supposed to be on the diet, I really watched carbs but still had 2 small meals, two protein shakes,and a snack. I told the nurses at the office that I intended to go out to dinner for my anniversary and they just said that the last week (in my case) was the most important one. All along during the three month pre-op period I made "adjustments" to my diet, rather than going on a new one. The nutritionist and psychologist I talked to said this made sense for me at my age since I had no problems that demanded sudden change and that a gradual change would be more lasting. And in my fifties, I know what diets work for me...keeping weight off and sticking to one for over 6 months is the trick. My liver function test was fine, I don't drink or take a lot of meds that would stress my liver, so the doctor told me not to get too wound up about it. He said only once in his years of surgery has he decided he couldn't operate and it was on someone far more obese with other underlying problems. I am not saying that you should do what I did and ignore your doctor, since his is the final word for all his patients and he himself is following very conservative but proven guidelines for success. But remember that last week is the biggie...livers can rebound from a lot of abuse and pretty quickly. If you fall off the wagon and get upset and angry at yourself during this time, you may be in a worse shape for surgery than if you are more forgiving and relaxed.

On day 10 of my liquid diet here. Haven't cheated yet and don't intend to.

Having my surgery Monday morning.

Yes its hard, but I've lost 20 pounds in the last 10 days.

You can do it - stay strong!!!

Good luck!