Well, I made it thru yesterday (surprisingly) and today is day d@mn 4 of 100% pre-op. It’s supposed to be day 6 for me, but since I cheated over the weekend I’m not really counting those days. Yesterday was SOOOO hard! I thought I was gonna break. But I'm just gonna keep on keeping on cuz I’ve still got a long road ahead (this is a 14 day preop).

I was sooooo tempted yesterday. I drove over to Noodles & Company (one of my favorite restaurants) after I got off work. But then I just kept going. It was so hard cuz I wanted some mac-n-cheese!!! I felt tense all over my body as I saw the restaurant in my rear-view mirror. But I kept going. I press toward the mark of the high calling of WLS. That’s bible! LOL!

I can say I’m feeling different in my body. It’s only been 3 days, but I am sleeping so much better at night. It’s amazing. Normally I wake up in the middle of the night and I’m all sweaty and usually have acid reflux, so I have to get up and pee and then eat a few tums…that’s usually EVERY night! But the past few nights, I still have to get up to pee but no need for tums. And last night, I didn’t sweat AT ALL! That might sound crazy to you…LOL…but that’s been my reality. So when I didn’t sweat, at all, it was like WHOA!!! LOL!

So even though it's been quite rough for me to stick to my preop, I can tell that changes are going on in my body, which is good.

Surgery day is 6/23!!

How many shakes are you drinking per day? Do you have to consume a certain amount of fl oz per day? Would you say the hardest part of the diet is that you can't chew any food?

I had gotten to the point where i just couldnt' stomach any more shakes, so I switched to yogurt and broth and Soup. That worked better for me, but it just wasn't enough calories. I have some EAS shakes that I bought yesterday and I'm gonna give those a try today. They are 100 cals each, so I'll try to drink about 4 of those along with the yogurt and broth.

For me, I don't know if the hardest part is that I can't chew. I just want CARBS!!! I'm used to feeling full and this stuff I've been eating just doesn't give me that full feeling. I doubt chewing would help, if I'm not chewing on some Pasta LOL!

I think I've just had a lifestyle of eating a certain way and this is so different. I like tasty food or nothing at all. So that's the worst part for me. That, plus knowing I won't be eating anything truly delicious for a loooooooong time! Sigh...

Oh and I'm supposed to at least 3.5 liters of water per day, which is about a gallon of water. I don't think I've been getting that much in, but I am close.

Maybe you should try sugar-free chewing gum?