Surgery Next Monday And I Can't Stay Full On This Liquid Stuff.

[chelsealb 0]

Any suggestions?

[Sojourner 2,446]

Keep drinking...mostly Water between your shakes. There are sensors in your stomach which liquids will "trip", and send the signal to your brain to turn off the hunger signal. I am still using this technique to successfully manage my hunger as I still have minimal restriction in my band. I usually have upwards of 90 oz of Water a day...but it works!

Also, there is real hunger and "head" hunger. You need to be able to differentiate between the two. As a bariatric patient, often we believe we are genuinely hungry, when it is really feeling "hungry" from habit, boredom, stress, or many other reasons.

Best wishes as your journey continues...

[Mayasgram 351]

liquid doesn't give you that party in your mouth feeling, it just gives you a nice skinny liver... who wouldn't want that..... Drink lots of Water crystal lite and nothing says lovin like hot chicken broth . You can do this .

[xavier 153]

If you think you can or you cant, you are right...just do it...yes it sucks.

[honk 780]

What are you liquids? Can you have broth? If so I would drink more of that between your Protein Shake meals. Broth has like 25 cals per cup.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

chels, if you want to have surgery, you must do this liquid diet. no one wants to do it, but it is required. can you have SF popsicles or Jello? crystal light and popsicles got me through it. if you can do this liquid diet, you can succeed. hang in there. the first days were the hardest for me.....

[chiefret 0]

What are you liquids? Can you have broth? If so I would drink more of that between your Protein Shake meals. Broth has like 25 cals per cup.

In CT stop & shop has chicken broth with no fat, no sugar and 4 calories per cup and I can drink it cold or hot. My plan also includes sf Jello and sf popsicles, Decaf coffee and tea and crystal lite type beverages.< /p>