Anyone cheat on the pre-op diet? if so, how and with what and how many times?

I haven't really"cheated" but last night I caught myself taking a bite of my kids dinner and today my husbands chicken d salad. I'm going to really watch myself though. its not about listing weight during this time its about shrinking the liver.

I tired my hardest to be good during mine, but then again my doctor was very very strict if I didnt loose 10% of my weight before surgery they would not do it.. so I was on my P's and Q;s so to say... plus who wants a fat liver during surgery that could cause serious complications if they accidently injure it..... I say stick to the diet as much as possible its for your benifit and health that they require it .. the month before surgery and after surgery were the hardest but worth every single minute of it.

(Note that I did on occasion put somehting in my mouth chew it up and spit it out but I dont consider that cheating since I didnt swallow it ... lol )

November 6th marks my two month post opt and I am already 58 lbs down.... :tongue2:

I am cheating in my mind.......

im on day 5 of the 10 day liquid diet......its not so bad, i have my moments....im allowed cream soups so thats a big help, tomato soup with skim milk is my go to food....well, drink i should say..... eye on the prize, november 12...good luck all

OK so my surgery is Nov 6th. My pre op is 10 days. I've lost 12 pounds and yes I cheated twice in the beginning because I am allowed a small meal once a day. I ate 4 hard boiled eggs instead of 1. I also had about 7 fries and 2 nuggets. But I am totally driven and very scared of being opened up. I have no room to cheat cuz surgery is in 4 days. I know I've made great progress so I'm gonna stick to the plan. Good luck to all of us. It is hard but we can.and will succeed!!!!!!

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My surgery is 11/7, today was my first day on liquids. I'm so hungry lol I just wanna dip a piece of bread in my broth so damn bad lol but I won't, cuz....man I've had lots of bread before...that's what I keep telling myself lol smh time for some broth! :-) I'm gnna go to bed early hoping it helps pass my time.

I felt like i cheated "a fair amount" although in retrospect I think honestly I was pretty good. I had coffee with creamer every day- but just one little container. I broke on day 5 of 14 and had a sausage biscuit and again on day 7 of 14 for a pig in a blanket. So I felt pretty bad about those 2, but I stayed on the straight and narrow for the last week.

I certainly wouldn't encourage cheating, but I also think realistically that if you slip once or twice you probably shouldn't berate yourself, as long as you're honestly trying to stick with it.

My surgery is 11/7' date=' today was my first day on liquids. I'm so hungry lol I just wanna dip a piece of bread in my broth so damn bad lol but I won't, cuz....man I've had lots of bread before...that's what I keep telling myself lol smh time for some broth! :-) I'm gnna go to bed early hoping it helps pass my time.[/quote']

I'm 11/7 too..this is my third week..and I had a dinner out tonight..I cheated..it Clear Liquids for me from tommorow on..even though my doc doesn't require..I feel horrible for eating outside what I normally do!

If my surgeon opens me up and finds out my liver did not shrink enough..he will close me back up and cancel the surgery...I cannot take that chance......been waiting way too long for this to happen...been so faithful it is unbelievable...Slim Fast shakes 4 times a day and Water..that is it.....have not taken a bite of anything in 12 days......

I envy all of you who get to drink broth and eat a meal daily .......

I am on my 3rd day of preop my stomach is so rumbling not even funny. Im also very grumpy. I cant have any solids only 4-5 shakes a day. I feel like a drug addict going through detox!!!!!

I hear you........

I'm getting ready to do my pre-op diet...and I can just know it's gonna be hard, but I'm gonna do my best!

Cheated twice I didn't get caught I was scared to not get my surgery if you slip instead if beating yourself up and causing more stress to cause cheating again move on and try again

I started my pre op yesterday I felt weak like I had a temperature in my head but not hungry

My hubby says it all on my had lol I thinks so too.

Well tomarrow I travel to Mexico. Monday is mt surgery cnt wait to get it over with and be bk Nassau to my 4 kids and family

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Don't cheat you guys!!! This is a beginning of a whole new life. Eating poorly is why we are all on this page! Seriously it's not worth it. Food has been our crutch for our whole lives. Kick that crutch to the side and start working on your "head". I know some of you will not agree with me and that's okay. I'm 7 weeks out from surgery 30lbs down and I struggle everyday. I've learned that my eating came from emotional eating. I decided this week to go to a counselor to deal with some old demons and the things that I hid behind by eating. I am doing really well in so many ways now. Food is really not my issue anymore it's all the hurt that is resurfacing that I have not dealt with in my life. I'm proud of myself for not cheating. All the crap I use to eat makes me nauseous to even smell or look at. My main goal is to succeed and to love me FIRST again! I wish you all lots of luck!