Help :scared0:, I ate potatoe chips and a kit kat bar today - it just happened. Now I'm afraid I won't pass the liver test. I did not mean to - I was socializing and before I knew it I was eating just like they were. I stopped when I realized......wait OMG what was I thinking. Now I'm worried. My pre-op is Tuedays and surgery Wednesday of next week. Any advice? Do you think I'll make it? Does it really take two whole week of no carb and protein diet to shrink the liver? Any feedback will help.:frown1:

Hi Dale, take a deep breath and relax, lol. You know what you did, you recognized it and now you need to move on. What is important is that from this point out, you stick to the pre-op diet as prescribed by your surgeon. If this is the only slip up, I am sure you will be fine. Many doctors don't even prescribe pre-op diets for their patients.

Thanks, Susan for your words of encouragement. I just didn't know if I still had a chance at this opportunity and really did not know how serious the surgeon will be if I slipped (mistakenly). Trust me I want this.

Thanks again. :scared0:

Dale -

I agree with Susan - just chill - you will be fine -- and don't even mention it to your surgeon - one day of a "screw-up" isn't going to undue what you've already done and what you will do from here on out.

Next time, though - pay attention!:scared0:

Really, cut yourself some slack! You're being too hard on yourself.

If you don't do it again, it won't make any difference.

Really, cut yourself some slack! You're being too hard on yourself.

If you don't do it again, it won't make any difference.

Ditto that.

But it's a good example of what we do...I know I am guilty...of mindless eating. Before you know it, the whole bag of (whatever) is GONE.

Now that I am sleeved, that has stopped for the most part. There have been a few instances where I have taken a big gulp of whatever I was drinking, without realizing it...but my sleeve promptly "woke up" and "screamed" at me....STOP THAT!! I listen, believe you me! Mindful, aware eating is best.

I agree with anyone - relax, learn from it, and move forward