I started my 2 wk pre-op liquid diet yesterday. I don?t think a fattygirl like me realized how big a part food played in my life until I had to give it up.

Granted, I'm doing the Opti-Fast plan and will have shakes, Protein bars, and Soups ? plus all the SF Jello, SF pops, and all the crystal lite, Water, decaf tea/coffe (unsweetend) that I want, too. BUT, going from being a fatty-foodie, to being soooo conscious of NOT putting food into my mouth has been hard. Its more of a mental thing than anything. Tho I won?t lie ? around 4pm on the first day ? a migraine hit me like a Mack truck! Then the dizziness, weakness, and irritability (of course). I just kept saying out loud ?I canttttt doooo thisssss!!? Yet, I WAS doing it.

Go figure.

?They? say, it will get easier with each day. But day 2 hasn?t been any easier. *lol* in fact, it?s been harder. But still, I?ve stayed on course. I almost flubbed it ? I walked into my Candy Man?s office at work (you know, there?s always SOMEbody that has a dish of candy on their desk) and popped a Werther?s Original into my mouth as I usually do. I didn?t catch myself at first, then about 30 second into me sucking on the buttery goodness I got the deer-in-the headlights look and went & spit it out in the trashcan. But that?s something, right?

12.5 more days to go before surgery with no relief in sight.

But I guess I gotta do this one day?one sip of water?one bite of jello?one sip of Soup?at a time.

*Jesus be the taste of a Big Mac on my tastebuds* AMEN.

I'm with ya!! I'm on day 3 three. Not too bad really, but def head hunger. When I want real food, I just sip on my propel water, and it curves my "hunger pain". Good news tho, I've lost three pounds in these past three days! Haha! :biggrin0: Good luck to you!