Starting my first day of pre-sleeve diet...A little nervous, will I be able to hold up during my 12 hour shifts..Will I be hungry or just think I am...Who knows what true hunger is???I guess I will find out soooooon...

I started my pre-op diet this week. My NUT has me on a 5 week pre-op, slowly coming off of carbs, caffine, and sugars, for 2 weeks. Third week start 1 protein shake for breakfast, then last 2 weeks are shakes for breakfast and lunch. I too work 12 hour shifts.....but so far so good!! Good luck!

The 1st 3 days are the hardest. Your body goes through withdrawal of caffeine, sugar, fats, etc. My husband did the diet with me to show his support and did not experience near what I went through. I actually felt so bad day 3 that i called in sick. After the 3 days I wasn't stomach hungry as long as I drank my Protein shakes, I was head hungry from time to time. I also went through liking the shakes the first day and not liking them on day 2 and 3 (made me nauseous), then day 4 I was able to drink them again by changing to a different flavor. The whole process took me by surprise. I had lost so much sleep prior to starting the diet about not eating for 2 weeks and I didn't think it was that bad after I got past the first 3 days. I'm proud to say that I did not cheat once.

Stay ahead of your hunger and eat so you do not get so hungry that you cheat. It is important to take your diet stuff with you to work and eat or drink something often (obviously staying within your diet guidelines) and drink Water, water, water because this helps you stay full and helps flush out your liver. I dont know if you have ever had surgery, so this advice also goes for pain. Don't wait for the pain to start coming, get pain medicine before you feel it. If you stay ahead of it by taking it even if you don't yet feel the pain, you will reduce your discomfort tremendously. I hope this all helped. Good luck to you!

The 1st 3 days are the hardest. Your body goes through withdrawal of caffeine, sugar, fats, etc. My husband did the diet with me to show his support and did not experience near what I went through. I actually felt so bad day 3 that i called in sick. After the 3 days I wasn't stomach hungry as long as I drank my Protein shakes, I was head hungry from time to time. I also went through liking the shakes the first day and not liking them on day 2 and 3 (made me nauseous), then day 4 I was able to drink them again by changing to a different flavor. The whole process took me by surprise. I had lost so much sleep prior to starting the diet about not eating for 2 weeks and I didn't think it was that bad after I got past the first 3 days. I'm proud to say that I did not cheat once.

Stay ahead of your hunger and eat so you do not get so hungry that you cheat. It is important to take your diet stuff with you to work and eat or drink something often (obviously staying within your diet guidelines) and drink Water, water, water because this helps you stay full and helps flush out your liver. I dont know if you have ever had surgery, so this advice also goes for pain. Don't wait for the pain to start coming, get pain medicine before you feel it. If you stay ahead of it by taking it even if you don't yet feel the pain, you will reduce your discomfort tremendously. I hope this all helped. Good luck to you!

Thanks for your encouragement. Yes, it is a huge accomplishment NOT to cheat..It is a new begining..with beginings there has to be and ending of some behavior....I'm an RN and such a stress eater..always hurry.. hurry..hurry.. but this is about me now...Have to take care of me instead of others... I'm did plan my start date the 3 days I was off from work... and I did NOT tell anyone except for my husband of course.....I don't drink caffeine any more, so I am beyond that (boy do I miss it)...It will be the sugar, fat and other crap in foods..

My DOC has me on two shakes a day ( 1 more if hungry) and a lean & green meal which is good source of protein fish, chicken etc and a green vegatable...Thanks again..

I started my pre-op diet this week. My NUT has me on a 5 week pre-op, slowly coming off of carbs, caffine, and sugars, for 2 weeks. Third week start 1 Protein shake for breakfast, then last 2 weeks are shakes for breakfast and lunch. I too work 12 hour shifts.....but so far so good!! Good luck!

Thanks for your encouragement...Yes, the carbs, sugars will be hard..Gave up caffeine a while back..won't have that battle...Good luck to you...

Susie, you are lucky with the lean meal. My diet consisted of only 3 protein shakes per day, ckn broth and sugar free jello. I would have loved a meal of some kind. That will be something to look forward to every day. Keep your eye on the prize (a healthier you) and you will do great.

Good luck! I have been on my pre-op diet 10 days got 4 more to go.