My pre-op diet is two shakes, and a 300 calories dinner for a week, then all shakes for a week. I am on day 5 of the first week, and I kind of over ate at dinner. It was healthy; pork tenderloin chops, boiled squash, and sauteed mushrooms. I just had a bit too much because it was so good. No sweets or major carbs (aka bread), but too big of portions. Have I screwed everything up?

I caved midway through pre-op and ate my entire kitchen. I started fresh the next day and everything was fine. My doctor never even asked me if I'd followed the pre-op diet! I coulda slacked the whole time and wouldn't have even had to fess up about it. If it was that important' date=' you'd think he would've made sure I'd followed the plan.[/quote']

Girl I did the same thing! I felt so guilty and scared that my dr would see that I didn't follow it and aboard the surgery until I saw where people cheated. Haha.

I definitely don't want to be the one that has to say....I had to reschedule after my Dr. closed me because I didn't follow his instructions, I would be too humiliated and embarrassed to come here or admit it to anyone. I would hate to see someone read all the stories of cheating and getting away with it, and be the one that loses out on the surgery because I read everyone else get away with it.

I started my 14 day pre-op 3 shakes a day today, I don't get any solid food. Just sugar-free Jello, sugar-free popsicles and crystal light. I know I am going to want to cheat, but if I cheat, that to me is setting me up for the ability to cheat in the future, the cheating and overeating is one of the main factors that got me to this point in my life where I feel a surgery, which all surgeries are dangerous, is my only way off the diet roller coaster. I'm not preaching, I'm trying to get it in my head that just because other people cheat and get away with it, doesn't mean I could or I should.

No way that you messed up too bad. But this pre-op is a good time to learn that every time that you overeat post-op comes with a big risk of big negative impact. One extra bite or a meal eaten too quickly can result in immediate chest pain, difficulty breathing, nausea, and your mouth and throat filling with mucous. Now go out there and get your dream sleeve...you'll be glad you did!

@MinaT I cannot have aspartame either. I bought Knox Gelatin and added 4C diet drink mix ( it contains sucralose ).

Edy's has sugar free ( also sucralose ) ice pops.

Hope that helps.

thanks Lissa for your post!! I has a c section almost a year ago and it was awful

pain!!! now I'm starting this journey with the

mindset that If I can do that I can do this surgery. I will think positive and make it!