My surgery is set to October 1 I'm exited my insurance is paying after all today is my first day of diet and omg I'm so hungry I don't know how everyone else does this.... HELP!!!

Are you allowed anything else besides protein shakes? Maybe some veggies? I found cucumbers were my saving grace with a little bit of fat free italian dressing. The first week sucked. I felt like I was walking around in a haze and, ask my kids, I was extreemly witchy. After the first week, it got much easier. I didn't really cheat other than having some turkey sausage for a snack. I just told myself that if I didn't follow the pre-op diet, then when it came time for the surgery, the doctor wouldn't be able to do the surgery and my sacrifice would be for nothing. Don't get me wrong....I was not this zen during the diet. I was slowly breaking up with my second greatest love.....FOOD!!!!! Even a week and a half post band, I still get a little blue thinking about eating things like bread and stuff.

Good luck to you and keep your head in the game. Just try to set mini goals for yourself and get over this first week.

Are you allowed anything else besides Protein Shakes? Maybe some veggies? I found cucumbers were my saving grace with a little bit of fat free italian dressing. The first week sucked. I felt like I was walking around in a haze and, ask my kids, I was extreemly witchy. After the first week, it got much easier. I didn't really cheat other than having some turkey sausage for a snack. I just told myself that if I didn't follow the pre-op diet, then when it came time for the surgery, the doctor wouldn't be able to do the surgery and my sacrifice would be for nothing. Don't get me wrong....I was not this zen during the diet. I was slowly breaking up with my second greatest love.....FOOD!!!!! Even a week and a half post band, I still get a little blue thinking about eating things like bread and stuff.

Good luck to you and keep your head in the game. Just try to set mini goals for yourself and get over this first week.

Just a note on cucumbers, I was stictly told nothing with seeds......cucs, strawberrys, blueberrys, I don't think those come in until about 3 weeks post op.

Good luck, you will do just fine.

DO NOT chew gum the artificial sweetners cause hunger! Soup/broth will fill you up. The first two days are the hardest! I'm on day 9 of 14 day liquid diet and I"m not even hungry. It's easier than I thought. What is keeping me 100% compliant is the safety of the surgery. I haven't cheated at all.

I have an umbilical hernia .... So my insurance is paying for the most expensive stufff I'm only paying for the band I'm having the hernia n band surgery at the same time... I'm on Protein Shakes

Which shakes are you doing?

I am on Day 7 of a 10 day liquid diet (Protein shakes). It is pretty hard but I agree with the above. I don't feel as much angst as I did the first 4 days or so. Also' date=' I understand the importance of the diet physically and mentally. I have not had a bite of food for 7 days. This is a clear message on how little I really need to survive. Good luck on your surgery. Mine is scheduled for 09/27!![/quote']

Which shakes are you doing?