Harder than day 1. I don't want to complain but someone please tell me the next 2 weeks are going to fly by.

Today I was day dreaming about food! Pathetic! No headaches or anything. Just hungry, and want food!

hey

that how feel, I'm on day three and I am dying.... I have my surgery on the 25th and feel like I'm not going to make. I have to lose 15% of my weight, I'm 283 5'10. it's only 15 pounds but not eating is driving crazy. hang in there, it will be over soon.

My surgery is on the 25th and I'm on day 4 of the pre-op diet. Today was probably the easiest, though I did take a bite of my son's cookie without thinking (I spit it out). The first few days I was trying to do it without extra vegi Soup or vegetables (which are permitted on my diet if hungry), but yesterday I had some soup and it made a difference. I really hope these next 10 days fly by.

Are either of you getting banded at the Obesity Control Center?

More protein. Add more broths to your "diet" that should help. But I haven't started yet, so I could be wrong. This too shall pass! Hang in there and I will join you tomorrow and you can tell me how it will pass and I'll get through. hehe

I too am on my second day and my desk is next to the break room at work, i can smell the food (hang on a sec while I close the door), nope didnt help, I still smell it. I wonder if the growling stops after a while.

I can tell you, it will get easier. The first few days are the hardest by far. I was on liquids from Jan 1 to Jan 8th and then clear liquids on the 9th and 10th. On day 3 or so, I thought my stomach was going to eat itself. Fortunately, I was at work for most of those middle days so that had my mind pre-occupied. I drank my protein shakes, drank broth, I was able to have yogurt without fruit (Chobani greek saved my life), jello and sugar free pudding. By the time I got to the clear liquids, my stomach had kinda gotten used to being empty. Sounds weird but it's true. the morning of my surgery, the nurse asked me how the liquid diet had gone and I told her that it hadn't been as bad as I thought towards the end and she said that's what most patients experience. Now, being on the other side of lapband, I'm truly not really hungry but I know I have to get my protein shakes in and keep myself hydrated. I can honestly say, I won't drink broth or eat jello ever again! I'm working on diluted low cal gatorade, water and crystal light. So far so good. My pain level is very minor which I am thankful for. I only took the rx liquid pain medicine on day 1 and 2. Not that my scale at home is accurate but using it just to calculate lbs lost from the day I started liquids to this morniing....I'm down 14 lbs!

I can't even look a food on TV I have to turn my head. I can't see how I'm gonna make it.......but I'm strong and I just got to keep saying every day that I can't eat TODAY. Sykes myself up to just get through one day at a time.

My surgery is scheduled for Jan. 20th. I am now on day 9 of my pr-op diet. The first 3 days are the worst. Just remember this too will pass .

I just found out I am scheduled for surgery on January 21st. I wanted to reply since most of you are having your sugeries around the same time I will be. I am not on a preop diet for some reason. I only have to be sure not to eat the day prior to my surgery. I do plan to diet this week, however, using the Atkins induction. My surgeon mentioned losing a few pounds may help shrink my liver a bit and make me a better candidate for a scarless procedure. I have a weird tip for those of you struggling...may or may not help, but here it is...if you're allowed to eat them, David's sunflower seeds with the shells really help me curb those cravings by giving me something salty and something for my mouth to do for a while. They are very low carb.

Best wishes to all.

Ok, so day 3 is MUCH better than day 2. Yesterday felt like quitting smoking! (Which I did a year ago.)

Carb withdrawal maybe???

Jan 25th 10 more dang days!!!!!! lol we can do it!!!

Today is day three of my 2 week pre-op diet and I feel your pain. I have been so grouchy and it's harder to deal with this diet when I still have to cook dinner for my family. I feel like I'm being punished. The point of me getting the lap-band is because I lacked the dicipline to follow strict diets. I mean, they must know this is an up-hill battle for those with obesity issues.

ok, so today is day 3 for me, I drank about 6 cups of 98% fat free low sodium chicken broth last night 6g fat, 40 cals (I WAS told I could have all i wanted), and ate 2 heaping helpings of sugar free jello, really seamed to help, i wasnt too hungry, today on the other hand I feel a gnawing in the pit of my stomack that is distracting me from work. I can do this!

I'm 12 days into my two week liquid diet and it still sucks. I'm not a sweets person, so shakes are fine but im eventually going to need some savory! I've had lots of cheats, mostly turkey bacon or something else that's high Protein and low carb. I had a doctor visit 8 days in and had lost ten pounds.

I can't wait to get back to my low carb lifestyle - no shakes allowed! At least not in the beginning.