This is only day two of my pre-op diet and I'm so hungry and irritated. To add insult to injury I live with family members all of which love to eat and EAT GOOD! And I'm stuck drinking liquids for the next 8 days. My sister literally just made steak, eggs, rice with gravy and spinach. All those delicious smells served to drive me crazy. Ugh! but I kept it together. Instead of indulging I fixed a delicious tomato based Soup with yummy veggies strained it and drank the broth. Although it was good, I'm still craving her meal. This is so very hard. My family is supportive as much as they can be but, they're not on a diet so they don't have to curtail what they eat, i do. But, seeing all that great food MAKES ME WANT IT EVEN MORE!

Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated....

If it is any consolation, it does get easier each day. Yes, food still smells great but as you start to see the scale going down that will release some of those endorphins to get you feeling good about what you are doing. If there is anyway for you to go for a walk or leave during their mealtime so it doesn't bother you as much, perhaps you could do that.

Good luck!

Its hard at the beggining but it will get better. Hang in there, you could do this. Also when this happens go for a walk or leave the house for a bit.

So I'm on 2nd day of pre op diet. My surgeon seems real strict. I have to do it for 3 weeks they make everyone do it. It's only 3 shakes a day and 64 oz water. So I feel awful!!! I have the worst headache, sick to stomach and very dizzy. It's less than 450 calls a day. I work 10-12 hour days on my feet a s a hairstylist and i can't seem to focus. Does this seem extreme to anyone else???

So I'm on 2nd day of pre op diet. My surgeon seems real strict. I have to do it for 3 weeks they make everyone do it. It's only 6 shakes a day and 64 oz Water. So I feel awful!!! I have the worst headache' date=' sick toy stomach and very dizzy. It's less than 450 calls a day. I work 10-12 hour days on my feet a s a hairstylist and i can't seem to focus. Does this seem extreme to anyone else???[/quote']

So I'm on 2nd day of pre op diet. My surgeon seems real strict. I have to do it for 3 weeks they make everyone do it. It's only 3 shakes a day and 64 oz Water. So I feel awful!!! I have the worst headache, sick to stomach and very dizzy. It's less than 450 calls a day. I work 10-12 hour days on my feet a s a hairstylist and i can't seem to focus. Does this seem extreme to anyone else???

I would go over the diet with the surgeon again- you want to make sure you are getting enough Protein in. Be honest and tell them you work 10-12 hour shift and you would like to add another Protein shake or something of the like in.

Next time sheer cooking maybe excise tourer self for a walk around the block that might be easier

For me, the pre op and post op liquids were the hardest part of this process by far! I was constantly irritated, anxious, hungry or crying. LOL. What you are going through is normal. You may want to stay away from people at meal time. Go for walks, look at skinny clothes online, journal. Remind yourself it's only temporary, and soon you will on the road to meeting all your goals. If you have the self control to do this, you can do anything!

Go the distraction technique - avoid the situations that are making you think about foods, replace the food attraction with something else. This is just short term pain for long term gain. it's a time when you just have to suck it up and keep your eyes on the prize.

Thanks for the encouragement. But, I've failed. Each day since my post I have started each day on the right track but by the end of the day I fail. Idk, I need help, I have little to no discipline and I'm considering cancelling the surgery altogether.

Thanks for the encouragement. But, I've failed. Each day since my post I have started each day on the right track but by the end of the day I fail. Idk, I need help, I have little to no discipline and I'm considering cancelling the surgery altogether.

Don't cancel the surgery, I am right there with you. Each day I wake up with the biggest headache, I see food everywhere and my family continues to eat. These things are normal, you have to keep looking at the bigger picture. This is only temporary, it's a temporary hell, but only temporary. These two weeks will be nothing when you step on the scale in 6-8 months after the surgery and see that the weight of a todler has melted off you.

I am struggling as well, I sat in the kitchen with my Protein Shake while, Fried chicken, Mashed potatoes, corn bread and corn was being made...my favorite me meal... I had to leave the room. Don't cancel the surgery, you're stronger than that. Like most of us you have jumped through some hoops for this and to walk away from it now would have been all that work for nothing.

I am almost done with my 2 wk diet before surgery I am so nervous that I have not lost enough weight and will have to postpone surgery, does anyone know how much weight you are expected to lose?? Please help I am panicking!!!

I am almost done with my 2 wk diet before surgery I am so nervous that I have not lost enough weight and will have to postpone surgery' date=' does anyone know how much weight you are expected to lose?? Please help I am panicking!!![/quote']

How much did u lose? My dr days depends on your starting weight

This is only day two of my pre-op diet and I'm so hungry and irritated. To add insult to injury I live with family members all of which love to eat and EAT GOOD! And I'm stuck drinking liquids for the next 8 days. My sister literally just made steak, eggs, rice with gravy and spinach. All those delicious smells served to drive me crazy. Ugh! but I kept it together. Instead of indulging I fixed a delicious tomato based Soup with yummy veggies strained it and drank the broth. Although it was good, I'm still craving her meal. This is so very hard. My family is supportive as much as they can be but, they're not on a diet so they don't have to curtail what they eat, i do. But, seeing all that great food MAKES ME WANT IT EVEN MORE!

Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated....

Oh, honey, right there with ya! Just remember, you're in it for the long haul. You will eat those foods again (albeit in much smaller quantities) but you will be doing it sanely and moderately, and not affecting your health adversely.

Hopefully you're doing better this week! <3

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During my pre op diet sugar free jello and sugar free popsicles saved me. Give those a try. I could have as much of those as I could stand along with 2 protein shakes and one meal of 4 oz. protein 1/2 cup steamed veggies. I still have sugar free jello everyday and I'm 8 months post op.

I am on my first day of my 2 week pre op liquid diet. I can honestly say that I needed this thread, my stomach is growling, I'm going to go drink some water and distract myself. i can tell that most of my "hunger" is mental as well, I got through the work day just fine. @rachel please don't give up, we are in this together. With everything it is one day at a time, if you didn't make it one day just pick up where you left off the next day. Believe in yourself!