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I am on day 2 and it has sucked. I want FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOd

Lol I know I'm being a whiner but it is really hard. But I'm gonna get skinny! YAY!

I really hope the next 12 days fly by!!!!!!!! I'm on a 2week liquid only diet. Protein shakes!! My favorite are Ids Multi Pro Whey Protein Isolate Blend Vanilla Cinnamon or the same brand but cappuccino flavored--taste awesome!! Second fav is Syntrax Nectar Caribbean cooler which you can mix easy with water and it tastes like Pinacolada! But even so smelling subway is excruciating and it's in the building where I work!! I also love SF banana popsicles from krogers!! I also cheat just a little and eat carbmaster yogurt from krogers because I'm sure it could be part of this diet but of course you would then get people eating any yogurt they wanted if they said yogurt was okay. But this kind has only 5grams of carbs and 15 grams protein and zero fat= 80cals. So I say 1 a day is okay

I will maybe quit that a few days before surgery.:blushing:

LMAO, I don't start pre-op diet for a few weeks and am dreading it. Thanks for the encouragement. (I'm joking) Hang in there, you can do it and it's so worth it.

patience patience, you can do it!!! it's hard but everyone has to go through this rough time. keep up the good work sounds you're doing great with your drinks. goodluck and remember it'll all be worth it.:biggrin0:

It will get better soon enough. You're on you way now! Good luck.

Hi...Good luck with the pre-op diet...I am also in Illinois...where are you going to have your surgery? Why did you choose your surgeon? Thanks...

I am having my surgery at Methodist Medical Center. My surgeon is Jayar Salimath. The Methodist Surgery and Weight Loss center is in Peoria, Il

here is a list that pops up under my surgeons profile;

Other Bariatric Surgeons near Peoria, IL

Gerald Cahill ? Evergreen Park

Christopher D. Joyce ? Joliet

Brian E. Lahmann ? Joliet

Constantine T Frantzides M.D., P.H.D., ? Skokie

Jeffrey Rosen ? Downers Grove

Jonathan W. Wallace ? Hoffman Estates

Alexander Nagle ? Chicago

James M. Kane Jr. ? Hoffman Estates

Stephen Haggerty ? Highland Park

Amir Heydari ? Crystal Lake

Good luck with the diet it is hard but can be done. I also had to do a 2 week clear liquid. Stay strong.

Thanks for your reply and for the information. Appreciated. I wish you well as you prepare for your surgery.

Laurel - be strong! It'll be worth it in the end to shrink your liver and also give your weightloss the kick start.

I start mine next week - luckily its only one week, but I know it'll be hell... I may just do my exercises and drink my drinks and then go back to bed!!!

I think I'll have massive issues that week more so than after the op, but to give myself a healthier life I am prepared to do this.

Good luck

Kathy

Keep at it! The pre-op diet is always a challenge - I had to drink just milk for 10 days prior to both my ops and it was difficult, but it is worth it and will make surgery easier.

My pre-op diet allows one small meal at dinner. I feel lucky! I only have to do clear liquids the day before/of surgery.

The pre-op diet is much harder than following the diet after surgery! The important thing is to lose weight so that your liver is easier for them to move during surgery. My doctors staff told me he once refused to do surgery on someone that didn't follow their pre-op diet. He just closed her up! So I stuck to it as best as I could, lost 12 lbs preop.

Work hard, it is so worth it!!!

I have to start mine on Thursday, but today I've done 2 shakes and will have a meal tonight, and only had some chicken apart from that. Tomorrow we are out for lunch, so I will Protein shake the other 2 meals... then start my 7 day pre op the morning after.

Scary stuff.... but we have to do it!

Kathy