I am in day 5 of my liquid pre-op diet and my surgery is on June 25th. I am having a difficult time with it. I am always hungry, but have four protein drinks a day with popcicles sf jello and broth through out the day. Does anyone have any suggestions to get me through the next 8 days???

When I did it I drank LOTS and LOTS of water. Nothing is going to make you feel completely full on an all liquid diet. And if you're like me and love food to the point that it's almost an addiction, you're going to seem hungry no matter what. It's going to take lots of will power and strength.

Drink your water and know lots of people had problems with it and worse yet, some cheated and got denied surgery. You can do it, it's hard, I know it, but the end result will be worth. Go back in time to when we were waiting to hear that you were approved. I remember how hard it was for you waiting. Drink water, walk, read, keep active and you will get through this I promise!

Thanks guys for the encouraging words

Oh my I can't help you. It's not so much hunger but the flavor of food. My surgery is 6-18 and I cheated today. I can't believe I folded. Should have put my finger down my throat. My hub said it was no biggie. But I don't know. 1 piece of deli turkey, 1/4 cup cottage cheese. I haven't cheated since last week with the same food. No discipline guess that's why I'm the shape I'm in. Ready for this parade to begin.

STAY AS BUSY AS YOU POSSIBLE CAN...I DID EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF DURING THE DAY TO KEEP MY MIND AWAY FROM EATING...

I find it harder today because I have been at work the whole week and now that I am idol at home it is not helping.

Make sure you are consuming something every 2 hours. My doctor had me on 2 shakes/day (lunch and dinner) and from the point of breakfast until bed I was having a snack every 2 hours (light yogurt, SF jello, SF pudding, SF popsicle/creamsicle, SF applesauce, Gatorade). I really didn't struggle too much as long as I stayed to the 2 hour windows.

Make sure you are drinking something every 2 hours. And in bewteen that drink water. Don't forget that sf jello or sf opsicles are considered liquids to. Maybe they will make you think they are more of a food. it is hard to do, but it is worth it., the pre-op liquid diet helps decrease the size of your liver before surgery. You can do it! It will be worth it, trust me!

I'm confused. Some people are on pre op diets for quite awhile. Some are on one 3 to 7 days. My instructions said 7-14 days. I have surgery on the 25th and am supposed to have 3 shakes a day and salad and protein for dinner. I ate cooked veggies tonight instead of salad. Not looking forward to my final 3 days of clears.

Everyone should follow what their doctor's says. I had 3 shakes a day and sf Jello or popsicles allowed only for 14 days. I'm 12 days out from surgery so I haven't had any solid food in 26 days

Follow your doctor's directions, stay busy, start looking around your clothes for smaller clothes, clean out your closets, your drawers.

Thank you all for your encouragement! Just one more day of pre-op,

My surgeon had me on 5-6 protein drinks a day for 2 weeks(I chose Atkins). All the water I could drink. He said if I was really having a difficult day I could have 7 drinks. I only had to do that once. I was drinking the protein drinks about every 3 hrs. My hardest part was about half-way through, I wanted something crunchy!! Mysurgeon explained that this protein fast is really good at decreasing the fat in the liver. They have to move the liver to do the surgery, and they really don't want it to break. I just kept thinking about the end goal of getting to surgery day. I also found that distraction helped a lot. Don't sit around the house, get out and do something. I did get an awful lot of things done around the house those 2 weeks because I wasn't sitting in front of the tv and eating. Make a list of things you would like to get accomplished before surgery, and do them! Take control of your life, don't let food control it anymore. Good luck!!