Eating Badly

[diekoi 43]

Ok so please don't judge me on this. I know I cannot be the only one... Does anyone out there find themselves eating anything they want prior to surgery and pre op diet? I logically know my eating habits will have to change entirely- therefore I am like oh yea let me have a bowl of ice cream with hot fudge- better have all the goodies now while I still can! However I definitely feel icky from doing this for a few weeks. Just want some reassurance other folks have gone through this.

[jrabbit81 89]

I'm with you!!! Feeling terrible!! Roll on pre op diet!!! Lol

[Butterthebean 8,146]

You are not alone. But if you're gonna eat that way, at least start working out hard. It will make your recovery easier if you're in better shape.

[SoonToBeThinKAT 67]

Unfortunately I am in the same boat. Even though I know it's wrong I am doing it. I am not required a preop diet so I am eating what I want now and will do my own preop diet the week of.

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

There is a forum on here about this very thing...called "Over eating" you are not a lone look it up and you will see that it happens to a lot of pre-ops....

[mom2five 292]

I did it too when I first made my decision. But I couldn't stand myself so I stopped. Now I eat just normally. But after my first appointment with the surgeon tomorrow (and he records my weight) I think I'm going to start eating better and exercising so that whenever I have surgery I will bounce back quicker and have better habits than I do now.

[IlyssaDel 42]

I ate anything and everything I wanted! I was not required to do a preop diet....I gained 20 pounds in 3 months! I think its normal , sorta like a food funeral!

[GeauxForIt 659]

I've been eating well daily but I AM doing my "Farewell Tour of Food" at my favorite restaurants! LOL

[Toyaboo22 51]

I've been doing the same thing., I really wasn't planning on eating like this but I just have been. My pre op diet was just to eat right so I don't think I really messed up that much if I were on a liquid diet.< /p>

[dwbrown1978 26]

I haven't had my surgery date scheduled yet, but I have my psych eval on the 24th and after that I can schedule my date. I need to do a liquid pre-op diet 4-7 days prior to surgery, the last day Clear liquids only.

However... I began eating better last week. I cut way back on sugar (limited), diet soda (never drank much anyway) and coffee (again rarely if ever). I rarely ate sweets/sugar before, so it's not a biggie to cut those out. BUT I do love starchy/carby foods. Pasta, potatoes (mashed or baked - my faves), fresh baked bread, etc. And I know my portions are way too big. I have upped my Protein and vegetables and am slimming down my carbs. I figure if I can eat that way at least 70-80% of the time, then it wouldn't be the end of everything if I have an extra piece of bread or crackers here or there along the way.

Starting next week I will transition 1 meal a day into a Protein shake and 2 regular meals and see how I do for that. 2 weeks prior to my pre-op I will transition 2 meals a day into Protein Shake and 1 regular meal and then move onto the pre-op diet. I haven't really had the "food freakout" that others here have experienced... yet. But maybe it is because I don't have an official surgery date on the calendar. I'll probably be more anxious once that is set.

However - it does seem as if every time I turn on my T.V., I see a commerical for Red Lobster. OMG. Coconut shrimp and Cheddar Bay Biscuits!!!!

Hang in there! I know you will be successful.

[Cresteds Mom 9]

I am eating everything also. I plan to quit when I get a surgery date. Did chemical stress test and echocardiagram today so think I'm done with my tests.

[SweetnCurvy 112]

Ok so please don't judge me on this. I know I cannot be the only one... Does anyone out there find themselves eating anything they want prior to surgery and pre op diet? I logically know my eating habits will have to change entirely- therefore I am like oh yea let me have a bowl of ice cream with hot fudge- better have all the goodies now while I still can! However I definitely feel icky from doing this for a few weeks. Just want some reassurance other folks have gone through this.

You have NO idea how relieved I am to see there are others going through the same as me. I have been eating terribly and I am now ready for the pre op diet to start but my hospital is sooooo slow in scheduling me to see the surgeon so I am just stuck. I do believe that we will all see this through to the end!! Come on surgery!

[puppyphat 397]

I did the same before pre op diet. I'm now 4 weeks post op. if I can offer any advice... Cut out the caffeine now!!! It will be hard to go through the headaches and withdrawals once you start the pre op diet because your body will be going through a lot of other changes and adjustments.

[BKMama 179]

No judgement here! I fell deeeeep into "last meal syndrome". My last Nutrition Class I gained 12 lbs! The first time I had any gain at all since November of last year. My dietician pulled me to the side and went off (nicely, sorta) on me. LOL

She looked me dead in the eye and said "you're only digging the hole deeper for yourself. this weight you're putting on isn't going to come off as easily as it's piling on.". I didn't eat perfectly after that, but it helped to snap me out of that whole "OMG I'm never going to have this again so I need to gorge myself on it" that I was doing. It was bad, bad, bad.

[diekoi 43]

Thank you all for your posts. I am going to pick myself up out of this place! I have cut my diet soda addiction, quit smoking, and I can do this!