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MandaElaine    20

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Today is my first day of my pre-op diet, and I cant lie i'm so emotional. I'm scared and anxious all at the same time. I'm afraid i'll be hungry, and moody and emotional. Ok so emotional has already kicked in. My mind is playing with my emotions big time right now. I'm such a worry wart anyway, so my mind is going 90 to nothing. I keep trying to tell myself i've been through worse things. Here's for hoping I dont break down crying at work, let's just hope everyone is nice today.

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daisychains7    427

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Im sorry girl. :( If you do break down, it's okay. I did and probably will again since I am only halfway through the diet. Lol! I literally feel like my body is rejecting these Protein Shakes (mood swings, Constipation, hunger pains). Once you get emotional, you start wondering "is having the band going to be like this?!" "how will i get through this?". But I actually think this is the hardest part because we need the highest degree of self control, with zero restriction. This is a huuuge change for your body and your hormones are probably all over the place as a result. Have you called your nutritionist or bariatric nurse? They are a good support. We are also here for you whenever you need to vent. Together we will get through this.

 

- Natalie

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MandaElaine    20

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Made it through day one! Feeling a little better about this.

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azhoselady    17

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I am doing a dry run of the liquid diet.... I know that sounds weird. I actually start on Friday as doctor ordered but on Monday I started doing the shakes and Soup for dinner. Day one I was hungry. Day 2 was soooo much better but I am also allowed unlimited Protein Shakes so I am spacing them and during working hours I am sipping a shake that I have in a frozen cup. I am doing the Atkins shakes and I drink 4 per day. It goes like 7:00am when I leave the house (I use to have my iced latte this time of the morning ) then by 8:30 -9:00 second shake... soup at 11:30-12:00 ish. Shake again at 1:30-2:00 ish and then about 4:00pm to carry me over to dinner.. then I drink a lot of Water in between.. Dinner is around 6:30-7:00 and I am done for the day. I am figuring I am consuming about 1,000-1,200 calories per day and I am getting 60 grams of Protein so I think its a good start.. For me if I space it like this it gets me through the day fine. Its the night time I am struggling with! Hang in there we will all get through this.

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Lose_it    4

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At first the liquid diet was REALLY hard for me! I felt so sorry for my husband and kids but I was a grouch!! I did the shakeology drink for my liquid i had a shake for Breakfast and lunch. Then I did a lean meal for dinner. Tomorrow is my surgery with nerves I'm ready!!

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azhoselady    17

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Good Luck loose it sending you positive vibes for a great surgery!

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daisychains7    427

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Only 1 more day of these liquids until surgery and I could not be happier about it! I've lost 17lbs on the pre op diet. My only complaint is that we have to do liquids again AFTER surgery, but I'd rather suck it up and heal properly then have issues later.

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Lose_it    4

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Good Luck Daisychains!!!!

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whymomwhy    12

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I am also being banded tomorrow and found if I stayed on a plan the liguid diet wasnt so bad I lost 11.8 pounds on it. Try to get on a schedule to help with the hunger.

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Lose_it    4

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Good luck tomorrow whymomwhy!!!

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Bremartus    76

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Good Luck ladies on you surgeries let us know how it goes.

 

I have about 1 1/2 weeks left on my liquid diet. I did ok to start out but then over the weekend I was just so hungry. I think it was because I worked hard this weekend cleaning the house before surgery and things it may have made it harder. So now that I am back at work it is not so bad but the people here keep making all kinds of food to sell during the day because we don’t have a cafeteria for the next two weeks. It makes it hard smelling all that good food.

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ryangottobig    1

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Hey everyone its official my doc signed all my papers and I went to Evergreen hospital today to do my labs and EKG.

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eyewonder    24

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That's great Ryan, so get ready for the journey. Good luck

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daisychains7    427

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Thanks ladies, and same to you.

 

That's great, Ryan. Congrats!

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ryangottobig    1

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Never thought I would say this I actually look forward to eating a lean cuisine every night wow......

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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