cheated already!!! Help!!!

[larsylooloo 33]

Hello I am new to this and I'm due to get my band 24th may in 6 days omg!! I've done no pre op diet at all! I've just tried today to do just milk and yougart stuck it out till 7pm then cooked myself spag bowl!! ;(. I fully intend to get straight back on it tomoro and do it properly! Feel such a failure already!! I really hope I Won't get turned down for the band!! I would be soooo upset!

I'm 20 years of age and 22 stone.. If I stick up diet strictly now will my liver be shrunk by the 24th? Thanks..,, xxxx

[Arzel Phenomenal Ivy 8]

Don't be so down on yourself. I know the feeling of the liquid diet. I tried of variety of different things when I went on my preop diet. I made my own Protein Shakes for variety and I was exercising 2-3 days a week and I went to surgery. We all cheat at times but the most important thing is that you get back on track. You can do this:). Good luck on your journey.

[tarajill 63]

Lots of doctors don't even require a preop diet. Don't beat yourself up about, knuckle down and get back on track.

[Cedri 33]

Best thing you can do is call your doctor's office and tell them the situation. If you're serious about losing weight, you'll be able to do this. A little bit of pain now means a lifestyle changed for the better. Just remember that.

[Shelleymb 75]

Don't worry, on day 4 of my preop diet I had a Doritos loco cool ranch taco.... But I did good all the other days

[monique219 13]

I was supposed to do pre op diet for two weeks. I did it for three days then cheated for the next 8. 3 days before I went super hard and had Water only. That whole liquid thing isn't as easy as it sounds. Easier said than done. Some doctors don't even require a pre op. but again, that all depends on your weight. Get back on track. You got this!

[utkscvol1 125]

I soo dread my pre op diet- it's gonna be rough

[Sharpie 3,306]

My pre-op diet was not bad.. Breakfast, 1 Protein Drink or bar, 10 am, Protein drink or bar, lunch, protein drink or bar, 3 pm proteinn drink or bar and dinner lean cuisine 300 calories or less... I lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks and I felt fine...it's about 1100 calories...

[Wilona 33]

To me it was a mind thing. I did ok during my two weeks liquid diet because I chew a lot of gum. I did cheat a couple of time but at the end I lost 15lbs in two weeks. It seems like everything would be find while am was at work but when I made it home I would be starving but I made and you will to. Good Luck!!!

[It'sTime 82]

I think you need to contact your doctors office and be honest with them about the status of your pre-op diet and see what they say.

My pre-op day was only 5 days but I followed that baby stricter than a nun teaching at Catholic School.

The reason for the pre-op diet is primarily safety for your surgery. Since they are doing a laparoscopic procedure, they need your liver to shrink. The easiest way to do that quickly is to go on a strict diet so your fat from your liver starts to dissipate.

If you call your doctor they will tell you whether your surgery is a go if you follow the diet from here on out or if they will need to reschedule. But for your piece of mind, and safety, you need to call the docs office and have a chat.

[DetChatt 188]

I followed mine really strictly, too, because I was terrified of not being able to have the surgery as scheduled. One misstep isn't the end all, but you need to get in the right mindset and start following the guidelines. I think the preop is probably the hardest part. Good Luck!

[NYC1992 135]

I was SO terrified to say goodbye to my favorite foods I not only cheated every single day of the two weeks but I overate Now I have followed it to a t post-op and have lost almost 30 lbs, but inside I am just miserable about it.

[larsylooloo 33]

Thanks everybody for replying.. I can't ring them up because I literally cannot go another day my surgery needs to be that date!! I'm just guna stick to it and hope for the best!! Thanks!!! Xxxx

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

its best to try and follow the pre and post op (diets) as best as one can

the majority of us couldnt follow (how to eat correctly) and hence why we have wls...some things are just worth roughing it out and not giving in.....

[Frederic 500]

Rather than worry about whether your cheating will delay your procedure (and your surgeon may just close you right back up if your liver isn't small enough); I would encourage you to try and figure out "why" you cheated. You didn't just grab a snack sitting on a shelf you actually prepared food which took time and multiple steps.

I found the Pre-op diet was really an opportunity to look at my behavior and prepare myself for the demands of the much harder post-op diet.