Hello all,

Let me start by saying thank you all who respond to my ramblings. I never thought I would use an online forum like this, now I have come to rely on all of your posts.

I NEED HELP!!

I am day 1 of my pre op sugar free liquid diet. UGGG and it's only day 1.

I dont know how to cook dinner without tasting the food...there went my liquid diet! I am preparing and I taste everything for tasty-ness, you know what I mean? I am not even thinking about it and then I realize, holy crap, I am eating...

If I am making the salad, I taste a piece or two to check my dressing, which is always a lemon, olive oil, herb blend, but I HAVE to know if the blend is balanced. The same goes for when I make mashed potatoes, or rice or Pasta sauce or a number of other dishes I make from scratch. How do I know if the food I am feeding the family is yummy if I dont try it first? Seriously. lol HELP!!

The pre-op diet is to shrink my liver. I was told when your BMI is very high, as mine is 45, then it is important to try to shrink the liver before surgery. I want to do this right so bad.

Thanks again for all your kindness and support.

I'm on day 7 of my liquid diet and it gets better. The first three days were SO HARD!!! Tonight my daughter told me if I can't eat I shouldn't have to COOK! So she cooked tonight and my husband has been fending for himself. LOL Left overs!!!!

It will get BETTER!!! Hang in there!!!

Hello all,

Let me start by saying thank you all who respond to my ramblings. I never thought I would use an online forum like this, now I have come to rely on all of your posts.

I NEED HELP!!

I am day 1 of my pre op sugar free liquid diet. UGGG and it's only day 1.

I dont know how to cook dinner without tasting the food...there went my liquid diet! I am preparing and I taste everything for tasty-ness, you know what I mean? I am not even thinking about it and then I realize, holy crap, I am eating...

If I am making the salad, I taste a piece or two to check my dressing, which is always a lemon, olive oil, herb blend, but I HAVE to know if the blend is balanced. The same goes for when I make mashed potatoes, or rice or Pasta sauce or a number of other dishes I make from scratch. How do I know if the food I am feeding the family is yummy if I dont try it first? Seriously. lol HELP!!

The pre-op diet is to shrink my liver. I was told when your BMI is very high, as mine is 45, then it is important to try to shrink the liver before surgery. I want to do this right so bad.

Thanks again for all your kindness and support.

I had been doing two Protein shakes, dinner, and one high protein snack for 4 months b/c of trying to appeal my insurance, and my doc said I didn't have to do the two week pre op liquid, just 3 days. Whoo Hooo. Still. When I had to drop to no food, it seemed like torture. I feel your pain. It was all worth it. My liver on the pics that the doc gave me looked bee-u-ti-ful. Week one after the surgery wasn't too bad as I had almost no hunger and it took all my effort just to get in my liquids/protein sipping all day. By the middle of week two, I was nuts to eat again. You can do it. If you make a mistake, don't give in, just get back on track. It will be past before you know it.