Today was day 1, & my stomach is a little cranky. A little bit of the runs. Energy is low, and I feel a little shaky. I so wanted to cheat but I think I'm through the worst of it today.

For Breakfast I had a Protein shake made with Water, it was kinda yucky.

For lunch I mixed it with chocolate slim fast, which was much better. Had same for dinner.

Cals: 740, carbs: 59, fat: 15, protein: 95..

Water: 70 oz.

I really hope I can keep motivated till sleeve-day.

I'm getting lots of Protein - well. 90 grams a day. I do need to pick up a multi-vitamin though and maybe some b12. Kinda waiting till payday on those cause of Home Remodel that took most of last paycheck lol

My NUT has me on a plan that I'm essentially eating something every 2 hours from 7:00 am - 9:00 pm every day. I have soft options to choose from that are 80 calories or less, plus 2 high Protein shakes (Bariatric Advantage). I think it's important to make sure to have all these mini meals so you don't feel as hungry in between. Now granted, when something smells really good it's tougher, that's for sure but if your wife is eating that in front of you ... you might want to ask her to please not, as it makes it very tough on you and you need all the support you can get.

My NUT has me on a plan that I'm essentially eating something every 2 hours from 7:00 am - 9:00 pm every day. I have soft options to choose from that are 80 calories or less, plus 2 high Protein shakes (Bariatric Advantage). I think it's important to make sure to have all these mini meals so you don't feel as hungry in between. Now granted, when something smells really good it's tougher, that's for sure but if your wife is eating that in front of you ... you might want to ask her to please not, as it makes it very tough on you and you need all the support you can get.

She didn't eat in front of me.. just held the coupon up in front of me - just looking at the roast beef sandwhich had me drooling. Then my boss (we work together) brought wendy's and the fries smelled so good lol.. Rough afternoon - for sure.

Need2Change, what day is your surgery, and what Dr. are you using? I'm going to Stowers and my surgery is on the 5th

Hi New_Hope! My surgery date is June 12th with Dr. Kim in Dallas... Can't wait!!

Ok today is day 4. ... all was going well, but I just really wanted REAL food. I went to City BBQ and had Roasted Turkey Sandwich, skipped the bun, used half as much bbq as I used to use, and I ordered a side-salad and a Kiddie size mac and cheese. - I also had a Waffle Cone for dessert..

It's a small set back, but it was one meal.. and I feel I've kinda earned it a little, after all 4 days of nothing but shakes. All and all still ate a lot less today than I would've normally ate, so I guess it's not all bad. Weekends are always the hardest for me when trying to watch what I eat..

I did use it as an experiment too - trying to eat like I'm supposed to post-surgery... I'm finding it more difficult than I thought to take my time while eating, and take very small bites... I like devour my food, anyone have problems with how much they take in per bite?

You're still doing better than I did. I took the last week before my 2day pre-op diet and ate anything that looked or smelled good. I looked at it as a week of "last meals"

Patrick, the main thing about the preop diet is to reduce the size of your liver. Staying away from sugar and starches will help do that but you don't have to starve yourself. Also, add some soups to your diet if you like for variety. It doesn't just have to be protein shakes.

That said, you will find it much easier to maintain the diet after surgery, the preop diet is the toughest part. I lost 15 pounds in 10 days on my preop diet eating nothing but soup and protein shakes, but I was never hungry. I are every 3 hours so I had no problem with hunger and my energy levels stayed fairly decent.

BTW...I'm Patrick too...good luck brother.