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vickie    3

vickie
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I'm on day 6. Am I allowed to drink any amount of liquids I want, for example Water, clear juices, broth up to 64oz. Is there a schedule i'm showed to follow our just when i'm hungry? Is broth and Jello counted separate from watery and juice. I haven't been following a schedule. I drink when i'm thirsty, I drink when i'm hungry. Sometimes it's a few sips sometimes several in a row our just one. Is that ok.

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twoboysandagirl    109

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Yeah, I was told that you can have as much Fluid as you want. For me it was impossible to get more than like 45 ounces. If you can get in 64 your doing great!

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myrori    55

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Wow, if you can get in all your liquids already good for you! Just no gulping large amounts, sip, sip, sip. This time is all about listening and learning your new stomach.

If it feels like too much stop, if you feel you have more room then yes it is ok. It is all about hydration right now and yes Jello and broth count as fluids.

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Billy363627    15

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That is really cool there are no limits to Water sugarfree Jello broth. I drank and drank water eating jello and Soup broth I probably still get around 70 ounces of water and I am going on three weeks post op.

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pumpkin07    32

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NO limits, the more the better so you don't get dehydrated. Your doctor should have given you a written plan of what to drink/eat - when to move to mushies, etc. Do you have this? Maybe someone can post one for you.

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vickie    3

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I was given a list of foods I can eat and at what time to start them but not how much. Also i'm getting up to 64 ounces but not quite there yet. Do I still do 64 ounces when I start my cream of wheat and apple sauce tomorrow

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brazcan    37

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I am trying to educate myself to have my meals at regular hours. So I have my soup/broth at lunch and dinner. Milk with Protein for Breakfast and a bit of coffee after. For Snacks mid morning, mid afternoon I have yogurt, protein dink, etc. Water and juice all the time between these meals an snacks. It seems to be working well ans it allows me to have meals with the family. For one second it is hard to see them having a nice full meal while I am having my broth... but it is just one second, then the craving is gone. :blink:

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NJMOMof2    17

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I was told no more than 6-8 oz an hour. Good Luck and before you know it...this will all be in the past.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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