Veterans I need some guidance. I'm on my pre-op diet having surgery on Tuesday. I am desperately craving pizza like seriously. I just want to enjoy a slice of pizza and be done with it. I've lost about 12 pounds so far and my tummy has shrank a bit which the doc says is good. Wants me to lose as much as I can by Tuesday. I've been losing about 2-3 pounds a day. I've contemplated if the the surgeon will really know if I stick to the diet in the morning, pizza in the evening (don't go overboard) and Saturday on out back to the plan religiously.

Has anyone cheated so close to the big day? Is this normal? What was your experience?

Please and thank you

What are the requirements of your pre-op diet? Does it exclude pizza? If so' date=' you really should stick to your guns. If your surgeon goes in and can't manuever as he/she wants, your surgery could be converted to an open procedure (they've also been cancelled, though this is not common) and you don't want that.

Here's an excerpt from a previous post on why a liquid vs. regular or low carb diet. This may help with some perspective:

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Thanks, helpful advice. I'm on Protein shake for Breakfast and lunch then palm sized meal for

dinner

So can you have a piece of palm-sized pizza? That might be enough to satiate your craving.

About 8 years ago I went on a pretty crazy low carb diet, I did the induction phase of Atkins for about 2.5 years. One of my favorite meals to make was crustless pizza. It sounds crazy, but trust me - it's good. And if you're going to eat pizza, it may as well be a low carb pizza, right? I would make this, take leftovers in for lunch, co-workers would try it and most actually preferred this to a standard crust-based pizza.

4 oz of cream cheese

4 eggs

1/3 C heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese

1 tsp italian seasoning

2 C mixed italian cheese

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/2 C low carb pizza sauce (at the time Mama Mia's was the lowest I could find in stores)

Preheat oven to 375F.

Beat together cream cheese and eggs until smooth. Add cream, parmesan and spices, mix again.

Spray 9" or larger baking dish with butter Pam (or spray of your choice).

Sprinkle 2 C cheese into dish, pour egg mixture over cheese.

Bake 375 for 30 minutes.

Remove form oven let stand for 5 minutes.

Spread on sauce and 1 cup mozzeralla cheese top with any of chossen toppings (pepperoni & sausage do very well with this recipe).

Return to oven bake til bubbly and brown.

Let stand for 10-15 minutses before cutting.

I hate to admit this but.... I was supposed to be on a 2 week full liquid diet. I did it perfect for 5 days. Then I had an emotional breakdown with some issues at home and cheated. I only ate foods high in protein and low carbs. Then 3 days before surgery I went back to the liquid diet. I wouldn't cheat if the surgery was less than 3-4 days away. Honestly dont cheat. You will feel bad about it if you do. You can do it!!!

I had a two week liquid diet. For the most part I stuck to my guns but I did cheat a few times. Sometimes I got so crazy hungry I would have a salad for dinner and it was HEAVEN...I also went to sonic and brunch the Sunday before sugery (my surg was on a thurs)..I had NO problems. My advice is to try as hard as you can but don't feel bad for a cheat or two. We are all human and there is a reason we are where we are. Our normal sized stomach screaming 'FEED ME!!' Can be REALLY overwhelming sometimes.