Starting my diet tomorrow and I'm pretty scared. I've been exercising for the past 4 weeks, but I haven't really changed my eating habits. Is it torture?

Starting my diet tomorrow and I'm pretty scared. I've been exercising for the past 4 weeks, but I haven't really changed my eating habits. Is it torture?

I won't sugarcoat it...it's not easy and you will likely be miserable to be around. But as long as you are motivated, you will get through it and before you know it, your surgery date will be upon you. Plus...you will see a nice weight loss before surgery. I lost 17 lbs. during by two week pre-surgical diet.

I haven't done much excering but I started the pre-op diet on June 4th. It is going okay, I am still hungry but not as much. I think the shakes help and each day get easier....My surgery is on June 18th, which is also my birthday, lol...Robin

Well, at least I know it'll get better eventually.

I start my shake pre-diet on Monday and I actually gave it a taste tonight not too bad I mixed it with milk and it turned out as thick as a milk shake just make sure its blended real good or u get clumps and that's not good

I am starting pre-op this week. I don't have to do liquids, mostly protein and veggies.

That's great pre op diet! Good luck!

I'm on day 5 of my liquid diet. The first 2 days were the worst for me. But after that I kinda forgot about food. I feel so much better without all that poison in me so I just try and focus on that rather than whether or not I am hungry.

Thats a great way to think about it. Hopefully, I can get in that mindset. Today was torture for me..... o_O

So glad to hear this. Started my pro op diet today. I still get to eat some food but the hard part is thinking about the next thing I'm going to eat. The anticipation is making me constantly think about the fact that I'm hungry or making me think I'm hungry when I'm not. I'm waiting it out though. So far so good.

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Me too. Dont know why I constantly think about food and feel like I'm starving. o_O

For those of you on the shakes, take a look at unsweetened Silk soy (green carton) instead of milk. 1g of sugar and 80 calories in 8 ounces. Don't make a mistake of getting the flavored versions, they load it up with sugar.

Do those shakes have a high amount of protein?

I started my 2 week liquid diet on Monday, I still have not ripped off any ones face so I think that is amazing, I have adopted a little trick for when I get hungry but it is not time for me to have another protein shake or snack, I purchased no calorie no fat broth in powder form and I add hot water and take small sips it actually tricks me into feeling full and like I had a meal, other wise I drink lots of water and try to stay super busy, my nook is my best friend at night! I wish you all the best What day is your Surgery? I am June 25th

I'm scheduled for the 24th of this month @ this is my forth day on the protein diet and really don't feel that hungry I can just have a protein shake with water or milk but if I have it with milk I cant drink milk so I use it with water and ad a little vanilla extract to it to give it more of a flavor

Are you guys on a full liquid diet? I can have a meal a day which has made it somewhat easy for me.