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Pre-Op Diet: It Gets Better??

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Fat_Librarian    21

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I keep reading from everyone that it gets better and the hunger subsides, but after a week of the pre-op diet I am still starving all the time and just want something "crunchy" - I would kill for a cracker or tortilla chip!

Please tell me once I'm past the liquid diet post-op that it gets better...

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Sarah72    21

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It gets better. The first week of my pre-op was so hard. I think I was going through carb withdrawals! It was HORRIBLE! I'm a week and a day post-op and I can look back and say it was worth it. By the second week, it wasn't too bad and this past week, I've been able to sit and drink my Soup while the family chews their dinner and not really miss it.

Keep at it, my friend! It is worth it in the end!

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Desdemona    48

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Some days are going to be harder than others but believe it or not -- after you get your band -- there are going to be a lot of days that you will walk straight past plates and bowls full of the foods you are craving now and they won't even look appetizing to you anymore. You'll wonder why on earth you'd want to eat that. And --- believe me---before the LB I NEVER met a carb that I didn't like!

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lawismylife    41

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It's hard pre op but once you have the surgery you won't have any appetite and will be shocked how you can eat so little for so long and not die. Pre op is terrible because you have a normal stomach and this is very unnatural.

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joann852    91

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I'm having the same problems. My surgery is Aug 29th and I have all I can do to stay out of the kitchen. Hang in there!

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Fat_Librarian    21

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Thanks everyone, I guess it's nice to know that I'm not the only one AND that the "starving" feeling goes away! Fortunately, I haven't had too bad of a time with cravings - its just this constant ache of feeling hungry! It's worse at night when I actually wake up with pangs of hunger. 6 days to go...

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DeAna N    229

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Thanks everyone, I guess it's nice to know that I'm not the only one AND that the "starving" feeling goes away! Fortunately, I haven't had too bad of a time with cravings - its just this constant ache of feeling hungry! It's worse at night when I actually wake up with pangs of hunger. 6 days to go...

make sure you are drinking lots of Water I was starving(on day 4) but I increased my water and I'm not starving anymore I do have the craving but my stomach isn't growling and complaining anymore I drink 64oz now and I feel so much better Hope this helps

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cassiem93    39

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I agree I would love to have sweet tea or even scrapple right about now. I am 8 days in and i have 17 days left. I am just now starting to get use to this. But its funny because my husband and son will be like do you want to go out and eat or here try this and i keep saying i cant! But eveytime i say i cant it makes me feel better about this whole journey!

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lrhodes46    55

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I promise it does get better. I am on day 6 and I no longer crave those carbs. Actually the first day I was fine but woke up on day 2 with a horrible headache that lasted 3 days. I too think it was carb withdrawals. Went to dinner with my family tonight and I ordered a salad and some grilled chicken. Their fried food dinners didn't even tempt me. I actually couldn't eat but half my chicken and about 1/3 of my salad. So hang in there.

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pjsurratt    8

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OMG!!! Headaches and queesiness and heartburn, oh my! I am on day 5 of a 3 week liquid pre-op diet. I am not hungry, per se, but I've turned into a witch hermit and noone is allowed to eat in my presence (at home) except for my dogs...and I've thought about their kibble! Craving beef, cheese and potatoes, or anything salty. I asked the boy at GNC if anyone made roast beef flavored shakes!

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pjsurratt    8

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It's interesting to me that some are allowed to eat meat and veggies. My diet is all Protein Shakes and a small salad at night.

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HaleyJ    4

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It does get better! I had to do an all liquid diet for 14 days...slimfast, Water, chicken broth, sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles....it didn't get hard for me until day 10 when I wanted to chew! I found the sugar free gum in strawberry short cake flavor, apple pie flavor, and root beer float! Don't give up u can do it and it will be worth it! I lost 15 pounds before I was banded July 24 and all together I've lost 31! Keep trying u can do it!

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67jax    45

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I'm having the same problems. My surgery is Aug 29th and I have all I can do to stay out of the kitchen. Hang in there!

You are the day after me , I don't have to start pre op diet until next week but I'm gonna try to start cutting down on my carbs this week to see I'd I can reduce the carb withdrawel, that's the plan anyway, we'll see!!

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67jax    45

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Gosh some of you have really long prep diets, mine is two weeks milk, thank god as 2 weeks is enough!!

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allgeeteredup    3

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Gosh some of you have really long prep diets, mine is two weeks milk, thank god as 2 weeks is enough!!

Is it a typo or did you really mean 2 weeks of milk?

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