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This is sooooo hard but I know it'll pay off..

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How far along are you. I start mines on Monday

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I started mine tuesday and am down 7 lb...went to final surgent consult going to be sleeved next wed :) Good luck..

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i soo agree do u have any ideas on what to eat?

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I started mine tuesday and am down 7 lb...went to final surgent consult going to be sleeved next wed :) Good luck..

Wow, are you saying this past Tuesday the 10th or 3

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I started yesterday.. my nutritionist ok'd chicken and beef broth.. so i spike it with a little seasoning and hot sauce it tastes similar to ramen noodles.. ive also been doing sf Jello , Atkins advantage dark choc. royal shakes are deeeeeeeelish and snickers mKes a Protein Bar called marathon DELISH and 68 crnts at Walmart

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This is sooooo hard but I know it'll pay off..

True but worth it...so very worth it. You will not believe how good it feels to not just lose the weight, but there is a point when you realize you have a tool that gives you the ability to lose it, learn and keep it off...just be prepared to work very, very hard.

Good luck, God bless!

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I started yesterday.. my nutritionist ok'd chicken and beef broth.. so i spike it with a little seasoning and hot sauce it tastes similar to ramen noodles.. ive also been doing sf Jello ' date=' Atkins advantage dark choc. royal shakes are deeeeeeeelish and snickers mKes a Protein bar called marathon DELISH and 68 crnts at walmart[/quote']

Ok so what's your meal plan

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I don't have a meal plan that's the problem I am afraid that I am eating the wrong things

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Breakfast and lunch: Protein bar or shake... mid morning,afternoon evening snaxks:small piece of fruit or lowfat yogurt. dinner 3 oz lean meat. none starchy vegetables unlimited

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I am on day 3 of only 3 Protein Shakes a day... For 16 days. My surgery is April 25th.

This is horrible! Im Sooooo very hungry and grouchy... I can't stay away from food bc i have to small girls to feed. I think if i could have one small meal a day I could do this w no problem. Right now it feels like torture and I want to give up on the whole thing and run to taco bell!!!

I won't of course but goodness this is tough!

I don't understand why there are so many variations of the preop diet though.... Im on the lower end of the bmi chart so its not like my Dr needs me to lose a bunch of wt before surgery...

Oh well.... Hurry up April 25th!

Good luck to all of you!!!

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Im so hungry :((((

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I agree this is hard, maybe one of the hardest things I've ever done. I'm on day 4. Surgery 4/23. It makes me crazy thinking some people don't have to do anything. I have a set menu that I must stick to. 4 Protein Shakes, 1 Protein pudding, 1 protein Jello, 2 V8 juice (which is the highlight), 1 applesauce, and 2 yogurt. That's it. I just wish I could go to sleep until the 23rd! LOL. I am surprising myself though because I know I am going to stick to this. I am proving to myself how bad I really do want this. I wish I wasn't so tired though.

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My pre-op diet was Optifast shakes for Breakfast, lunch and dinner. No solid food. No variation. For 2 weeks. I think it was harder than the post-op dietary change has been! All I can say is hang in there, its a very small price to pay to the amazing lifestyle changes that are ahead for you.

I'm only 3 months post op and I already can tell you it was the best decision I ever made for myself.

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    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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