I'm 1 week 3 days post op. I'm now on the 2 wks of drinking 3 protein shakes a day. I've been ok for the most, but @ times I just want to cry knowing I still have another week before moving on to semi soft foods! The only thing that keeps me going is that the scale continues to go down in numbers:) and that this is temporary (thank goodness). As my friends & family are very supportive, they have no idea how truley difficult this is, so I just needed to vent to those who can relate. Thanks for hearing me out

I have not had my surgery yet, not until October, but if the scale is going down that is all worth it! You can do it~it's only 7 more days. You have come so far already~deciding to get healthy and take control. I know this is not an easy process, but the support on here is amazing and helps. Congratulations on your weight loss so far. Remember~ Keep Your Eye On The Prize!!!

By the way, in a month or so~ I'm sure I will need the same pep talk! You are not alone!

I think you need to step back and put this all into perspective and realize what a brief moment this is in the whole of your life it is the exact opposite of all those days you stepped on the scale and wanted to cry because you had gained another 5 lbs please take a deep breath and look at the glass again and this time see it as half full instead of half empty and instead of thinking" OMG another week of these darn shakes" and start thinking "OMG just one more week and I will start soft foods and just look at how much I have lost already" Its all a matter of perspective and seriously you need to get a much more positive one,If I told you all you have to do is commit 1 month to eating the way I tell you to and you can a normal weight for the rest of your life does that sound like so much to ask?I can relate that the shakes get old they do but instead of focusing on whats right in front of you at this point lets try looking at whats coming down the road if it helps start planning what you will eat at the soft stage gather recipes and shop for the items and plan your meals for next week it will be here before you know and do not allow your negative thoughts to creep in when you find yourself feeling the poor poor pitiful me's coming on push them away firmly and say out loud I can and I will do this for myself I have earned it and I owe it to myself,I have spent years being heavy and uncomfortable I can surely do one month of shakes and soft food for the sake of feeling normal for the rest of my life ~~~rinse and repeat~~~

go ahead and eat something sofT! yogurt, milkshake, whatever, dont deprive yourself, or you'll end up hating the journey......then jump back on the Protein shakes......as long as you dont eat solid solid foods. Good luck!

I'm 1 week 3 days post op. I'm now on the 2 wks of drinking 3 protein shakes a day. I've been ok for the most, but @ times I just want to cry knowing I still have another week before moving on to semi soft foods! The only thing that keeps me going is that the scale continues to go down in numbers:) and that this is temporary (thank goodness). As my friends & family are very supportive, they have no idea how truley difficult this is, so I just needed to vent to those who can relate. Thanks for hearing me out

Stay busy so you dont think about it.- Paint a room, clean out your closet, go see about a new park you never been to and walk there, write letters to servicemen who have been in combat. I have not had surgery yet, but have been in very hard places in my life and only way to control my own head was to fill it with something else besides my present circumstances. You will make iT

I'm reading so many of you are going on a liquid diet before the surgery. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing I will only have to have those liquids for two weeks after surgery. I have the shakes and Soups lined up on my counter and I am going to take them disappearing as my motivation that better days are ahead. Maybe you could post a chart on the refrigerator with how many shakes you have to drink before the next phase and mark them off to see your progress and keep you going.

How much weight have you lost? That must be so exciting to step on the scale and see a lower number consistently. I'm so happy for you and proud of you.

I distracted myself today from a case of the pre-surgery jitters by going through my closet and putting away some of my summer clothes. As I folded each one, I thought to myself...by next summer this is going to be too big. And then I would smile to myself.

Stick with it. You CAN do this. All of us are rooting for you.

I'm 1 week 3 days post op. I'm now on the 2 wks of drinking 3 Protein shakes a day. I've been ok for the most, but @ times I just want to cry knowing I still have another week before moving on to semi soft foods! The only thing that keeps me going is that the scale continues to go down in numbers:) and that this is temporary (thank goodness). As my friends & family are very supportive, they have no idea how truley difficult this is, so I just needed to vent to those who can relate. Thanks for hearing me out

Thank you all so much! I'm feeling better. I think it's the weekend that's always harder, but I'm happy that I have less then a week left. Yay:)