A few little tidbits of observation from my pre-op diet:

• I never realized there were so many food commercials on TV! I mean, wow. Fast food, restaurants, creamy this, sweet that. I have begun reading more than I have in a long time to avoid commercials.
  
• Shopping at the grocery is not as much fun. So many candies, lovely breads, and those evil old lady sample people! "Here, sweetie, you look like you can use a sample of this!" It's like a mine field of potential disasters. Get what I need, keep the head down, and escape.
  
• My breath is so bad makes me wonder if my dogs occasionally eating poop has benefits. At least they cannot smell this damn ketosis breath. Was wondering why they were pawing at their noses.
  
• As I wrote to a pal, and to quote Jack Nicholson in the movie The Bucket List, "Never trust a fart." Expecting to see a polish sausage from 1997 real soon! I know, gross. But it's the truth. My body is flushing out all kinds of oddities. Probably for the best.
  
• If I sleep much more part of my surgery will be mattress removal from my posterior. Just awfully run-down. But being run-down beats the caffeine/sugar/carb withdrawal headaches.
  

More to come! Please add more if you wish.

LOL, very funny but all very relative.

Thanks for the input

A few little tidbits of observation from my pre-op diet:

• I never realized there were so many food commercials on TV! I mean, wow. Fast food, restaurants, creamy this, sweet that. I have begun reading more than I have in a long time to avoid commercials.
  

When I was pregnant with my second son, I ended up in the hospital on IVs only due to dehydration (flu bug) -- I couldn't watch TV or read magazines because of all of the food commercials - and that was 26 years ago -- before the Food Channel - so I feel for you Bob!

• Shopping at the grocery is not as much fun. So many candies, lovely breads, and those evil old lady sample people! "Here, sweetie, you look like you can use a sample of this!" It's like a mine field of potential disasters. Get what I need, keep the head down, and escape.
  

Keep to the permiter of the grocery store - all the "BAD" items are in those center aisles - the outside is generally - produce, meat, dairy - you'll be safe(er)!

• My breath is so bad makes me wonder if my dogs occasionally eating poop has benefits. At least they cannot smell this damn ketosis breath. Was wondering why they were pawing at their noses.
  

Lots of listerine - gold - it tends to kill your tastebuds - and anything else that might be lurking! And SF mints - Altoids - they're almost as bad/good as the gold Listerine!

• As I wrote to a pal, and to quote Jack Nicholson in the movie The Bucket List, "Never trust a fart." Expecting to see a polish sausage from 1997 real soon! I know, gross. But it's the truth. My body is flushing out all kinds of oddities. Probably for the best.
  

Yes, this is a time (and following surgery too) that you want to make sure you don't make the wrong choice in trusting a fart - that's for darn sure!

• If I sleep much more part of my surgery will be mattress removal from my posterior. Just awfully run-down. But being run-down beats the caffeine/sugar/carb withdrawal headaches.
  

Sounds like lack of Protein - I know all I wanted to do was sleep after surgery -- my pre-op diet had lots of protein - afterwards, and still now, I have a difficult time getting in my protein - if I don't get enough, I just want to sleep. More to come! Please add more if you wish.

Hang in there Bob - you're doing great and in the long run, it will be worth all the suffering you're going through now!

Bob, this thread absolutely cracked me up, but it is all so true! You will survive, and it will be all worth it in the end.

Oh, how funny! Oh, how true! I needed the laugh!:thumbup:

I was watching TV (on Tivo) last night and had to fast forward thru all those damn food commercials. I am good ALL day until it's time for bed. That's when the cravings start.

And two more:

* Forks. What are those? Those little tines are good at mixing up goop from the bottom of my mixing jar, but that's it right now!

* People are so apologetic when they find out I am on a liquid diet. "Oh, you poor thing..." They think I am just totally and tragically unable to function. Maybe I can work this into some sympathy things, like mowing my yard, washing my car, going to the store for me...?

And two more:

* Forks. What are those? Those little tines are good at mixing up goop from the bottom of my mixing jar, but that's it right now!

* People are so apologetic when they find out I am on a liquid diet. "Oh, you poor thing..." They think I am just totally and tragically unable to function. Maybe I can work this into some sympathy things, like mowing my yard, washing my car, going to the store for me...?

I'd certainly give it a shot - the answer is always NO until you ask ... they may feel sorry enough for you that they'll actually do it.