Am I doomed? (Please say no!)

[No game 14,436]

Pre-op here' date=' but what are some examples of "slider foods"? I hear that word mentioned often, but don't really know what it is.[/quote']

Slider foods... Anything that tastes good!!

Hehe.. Just kidding.

Sliders tend to be anything highly processed high in fat or sugar. Junk food!

chips are a good example, sweets, ice cream.

Popcorn!

[Kellylynn 56]

Ok peeps ... tomorrow I will be part of the post-op club!

I am both excited and nervous - but I am not worried about regrets. This is the right time and the right decision for me. After 9 months of prep, working with a nutritionist, and forming a solid exercise routine, I am confident this is the tool I need to guide me on my journey (indeed I am aware that this is only one of many tools to assist us on our on way).

So, yes, I have struggled (greatly) with a two week liquid only pre-op diet - I appreciate knowing that I am not the only one to do so! The stories of others who were (are) in a similar position to mine and have gone through the surgery and have shared their experiences are exactly what I needed. Thanks everyone!

[SpaceDust 585]

Congratulations on getting there, and good luck tomorrow!

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[brebee 29]

It truly is hard two week prepping liquid diet but vital to do it 100% it helps the Dr to do surgery so please let your surgeon know your troubles.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

Wanna share one?? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Yes!

No!

Um.... Yes?

[nessieberry 19]

I'd have preferred some solid food to the frosty! NUT said I could eat whatever goes through a straw and calories aren't that important right now because you can only take a handful of bites anyway.

It is tough though-I miss tasting things. The hardest has been making meals for my son. I find myself wanting to chew a bite and then spit it out.

FTR-I think doing the 2-3 weeks of strict dieting before the surgery did help me get used to being deprived. (not sure that's the wording I mean to use-I could substitute "being disciplined" or "pacing myself").

I just moved to purees. Oh man!! I was only able to take in 260 calories yesterday. 1 Isopure and could only get 1-2 ounces of scrambled eggs and later 1-2 ounces of tuna in. Doesn't feel right to get that low.

Nevermind I'll start a new tab for that!

[nessieberry 19]

Ok peeps ... tomorrow I will be part of the post-op club!

I am both excited and nervous - but I am not worried about regrets. This is the right time and the right decision for me. After 9 months of prep, working with a nutritionist, and forming a solid exercise routine, I am confident this is the tool I need to guide me on my journey (indeed I am aware that this is only one of many tools to assist us on our on way).

So, yes, I have struggled (greatly) with a two week liquid only pre-op diet - I appreciate knowing that I am not the only one to do so! The stories of others who were (are) in a similar position to mine and have gone through the surgery and have shared their experiences are exactly what I needed. Thanks everyone!

Very proud of you! If you think about it post back to this to let us know how you are doing post op.

Best of Luck!!

[lizv123 389]

I'd have preferred some solid food to the frosty! NUT said I could eat whatever goes through a straw....

I'm sorry this isn't topic specific but made chuckle. In my post of instructions it said the same thing for the full liquid stage of. Y diet and the next line was "DO NOT USE STRAWS!!!!" it made me laugh. And also, if I sucked really hard I could easily get some mashed potatoes or something through a straw lol.

[nessieberry 19]

I'm sorry this isn't topic specific but made chuckle. In my post of instructions it said the same thing for the full liquid stage of. Y diet and the next line was "DO NOT USE STRAWS!!!!" it made me laugh. And also' date=' if I sucked really hard I could easily get some mashed potatoes or something through a straw lol.

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Right! My nut said that included cottage cheese, cream of wheat, and thick Soups. Very weird.

[Webchickadee 716]

In exactly the same boat as you. My surgeon said pre op diet was not necessary and I am same weight as you. I am really trying to do one though just to make his job easier. But, so far I have really been out of control.

Hi guys. I see a lot of you are struggling and worried pre-op about the pre-op diet. It is a HUGE challenge, but for me, it was an important one.

I was on a 2 week liquid pre-op diet because my BMI was 55+ and I was self-pay in Mexico. Traveling from Canada meant that a reschedule would be A LOT of extra expense if my surgeon had to stop due to an enlarged liver mid-surgery. I had NO CHOICE but to follow the diet.

It also meant that cheating would increase the chance of complications and a longer recovery (or worse), all because I could not follow a 2 WEEK diet. Really? Here I was, about to take a seriously radical, life-changing step and get 85% of my stomach cut out permanently. But I can't follow a 2 week diet? That's crazy.

Post-op was going to be difficult for MONTHS, not days. So if I couldn't get my head in the game for the pre-op diet, then maybe I wasn't ready for what was going to follow post-op. I was terrified!

So I started the liquid diet. And I was STARVING. I was dreaming of all the foods I thought were leaving my life forever. Suddenly I didn't care that I had spent my life morbidly obese, I wanted my comfort back. I wanted to fill myself to bursting at every meal, like it was my last meal forever.

But I didn't break my diet.

Because for once, I wasn't going to cheat myself. It was time to grow up (I'm 43....) and take responsibility for my health, my future and my choices. A lifetime of justification, gluttony and excuses brought me to that operating room. Now it was time to face the music and get on with owing my future.

The first 3 days were HELL. That is when your body is detoxing from the carbs. You are using up the glycogen in your liver (to help "shrink" it) and it's screaming for replacement carbs to fill it back up. You can get through it. After 3 days it gets MUCH better. After a week you start to feel normal and more healthy than you have felt in years. You may be hungry, but you don't have the carb cravings anymore.

Most importantly, you feel IN CONTROL; and mentally and emotionally strong for battling your demons and winning. This is the first tangible proof in an unsure future that you CAN get through the post-op recovery and that you CAN succeed in losing the weight this time, FOR LIFE.

Whatever weight you lose during your pre-op diet is really inconsequential. What is important is what you gain:

- Confidence

- Emotional and physical self-control

- The desire to succeed and overcome "impossible" obstacles

- The knowledge that you are a WINNER as long as you do your best

Please don't look at the pre-op diet as a "condition" that your surgeon imposes on you (and some surgeons don't require it!). It is an OPPORTUNITY for you to test yourself, to help build your will, character and emotional toughness BEFORE you have the surgery.

It's like training for a marathon.....you put the blood sweat and tears in before the race to help you finish the race on game day. Without training and preparation, you will likely fail and you can get hurt really badly along the way!

Use your pre-op diet to work through your demons, build up your confidence and prove to yourself you can do it. If you "fall of the wagon" one day, the next day is a fresh start.

Aim for excellence. You owe it to yourself.

[buplee 556]

Hi guys. I see a lot of you are struggling and worried pre-op about the pre-op diet. It is a HUGE challenge' date=' but for me, it was an important one.

I was on a 2 week liquid pre-op diet because my BMI was 55+ and I was self-pay in Mexico. Traveling from Canada meant that a reschedule would be A LOT of extra expense if my surgeon had to stop due to an enlarged liver mid-surgery. I had NO CHOICE but to follow the diet.

It also meant that cheating would increase the chance of complications and a longer recovery (or worse), all because I could not follow a 2 WEEK diet. Really? Here I was, about to take a seriously radical, life-changing step and get 85% of my stomach cut out permanently. But I can't follow a 2 week diet? That's crazy.

Post-op was going to be difficult for MONTHS, not days. So if I couldn't get my head in the game for the pre-op diet, then maybe I wasn't ready for what was going to follow post-op. I was terrified!

So I started the liquid diet. And I was STARVING. I was dreaming of all the foods I thought were leaving my life forever. Suddenly I didn't care that I had spent my life morbidly obese, I wanted my comfort back. I wanted to fill myself to bursting at every meal, like it was my last meal forever.

But I didn't break my diet.

Because for once, I wasn't going to cheat myself. It was time to grow up (I'm 43....) and take responsibility for my health, my future and my choices. A lifetime of justification, gluttony and excuses brought me to that operating room. Now it was time to face the music and get on with owing my future.

The first 3 days were HELL. That is when your body is detoxing from the carbs. You are using up the glycogen in your liver (to help "shrink" it) and it's screaming for replacement carbs to fill it back up. You can get through it. After 3 days it gets MUCH better. After a week you start to feel normal and more healthy than you have felt in years. You may be hungry, but you don't have the carb cravings anymore.

Most importantly, you feel IN CONTROL; and mentally and emotionally strong for battling your demons and winning. This is the first tangible proof in an unsure future that you CAN get through the post-op recovery and that you CAN succeed in losing the weight this time, FOR LIFE.

Whatever weight you lose during your pre-op diet is really inconsequential. What is important is what you gain:

- Confidence

- Emotional and physical self-control

- The desire to succeed and overcome "impossible" obstacles

- The knowledge that you are a WINNER as long as you do your best

Please don't look at the pre-op diet as a "condition" that your surgeon imposes one you (and some surgeons don't require it!). It is an OPPORTUNITY for you to test yourself, to help build your will, character and emotional toughness BEFORE you have the surgery.

It's like training for a marathon.....you put the blood sweat and tears in before the race to help you finish the race on game day. Without training and preparation, you will likely fail and you can get hurt really badly along the way!

Use your pre-op diet to work through your demons, build up your confidence and prove to yourself you can do it. If you "fall of the wagon" one day, the next day is a fresh start.

Aim for excellence. You owe it to yourself.[/quote']

Well said. Those are exactly my sentiments.

[Arts137 1,811]

Webchickadee... THANKS!

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

Hi guys. I see a lot of you are struggling and worried pre-op about the pre-op diet. It is a HUGE challenge, but for me, it was an important one.

I was on a 2 week liquid pre-op diet because my BMI was 55+ and I was self-pay in Mexico. Traveling from Canada meant that a reschedule would be A LOT of extra expense if my surgeon had to stop due to an enlarged liver mid-surgery. I had NO CHOICE but to follow the diet.

It also meant that cheating would increase the chance of complications and a longer recovery (or worse), all because I could not follow a 2 WEEK diet. Really? Here I was, about to take a seriously radical, life-changing step and get 85% of my stomach cut out permanently. But I can't follow a 2 week diet? That's crazy.

Post-op was going to be difficult for MONTHS, not days. So if I couldn't get my head in the game for the pre-op diet, then maybe I wasn't ready for what was going to follow post-op. I was terrified!

So I started the liquid diet. And I was STARVING. I was dreaming of all the foods I thought were leaving my life forever. Suddenly I didn't care that I had spent my life morbidly obese, I wanted my comfort back. I wanted to fill myself to bursting at every meal, like it was my last meal forever.

But I didn't break my diet.

Because for once, I wasn't going to cheat myself. It was time to grow up (I'm 43....) and take responsibility for my health, my future and my choices. A lifetime of justification, gluttony and excuses brought me to that operating room. Now it was time to face the music and get on with owing my future.

The first 3 days were HELL. That is when your body is detoxing from the carbs. You are using up the glycogen in your liver (to help "shrink" it) and it's screaming for replacement carbs to fill it back up. You can get through it. After 3 days it gets MUCH better. After a week you start to feel normal and more healthy than you have felt in years. You may be hungry, but you don't have the carb cravings anymore.

Most importantly, you feel IN CONTROL; and mentally and emotionally strong for battling your demons and winning. This is the first tangible proof in an unsure future that you CAN get through the post-op recovery and that you CAN succeed in losing the weight this time, FOR LIFE.

Whatever weight you lose during your pre-op diet is really inconsequential. What is important is what you gain:

- Confidence

- Emotional and physical self-control

- The desire to succeed and overcome "impossible" obstacles

- The knowledge that you are a WINNER as long as you do your best

Please don't look at the pre-op diet as a "condition" that your surgeon imposes one you (and some surgeons don't require it!). It is an OPPORTUNITY for you to test yourself, to help build your will, character and emotional toughness BEFORE you have the surgery.

It's like training for a marathon.....you put the blood sweat and tears in before the race to help you finish the race on game day. Without training and preparation, you will likely fail and you can get hurt really badly along the way!

Use your pre-op diet to work through your demons, build up your confidence and prove to yourself you can do it. If you "fall of the wagon" one day, the next day is a fresh start.

Aim for excellence. You owe it to yourself.

This is a great post, it sums up the pre-op journey for so many of us. I'm sure it would be a great read for those pre-op searching for info... maybe copy it to a new thread also?

[Capricornrose 59]

In all honesty what is disheartening is how some on the boards make it seem so easy to follow the pre-op diet. If I were able to successfully follow a diet' date=' I wouldn't need this surgery. And neither would you. While I appreciate all of the insight I do think lines are crossed when making such harsh judgments and declaring someone is not ready for surgery based on one post. I think it's important that we keep ourselves in check and not assume an authoritative, expert role.[/quote']

Perfectly said. I'm not a pre-op diet yet, but totally understand where you are coming from.

[buplee 556]

It is not about judgement but some degree of self control. All of us are considering or have had surgery for different reasons based on our relationship with food. Whether you are an overeater, grazer, binger, or a foodie like who traveled the world extensively and ate rich food, it takes discipline. Sticking to pre-op and post-op diet is a mental thing which prepares you for the next step in your journey.

The surgery is a tool and requires discipline for you entire life. How can someone not can stick to a plan for a few weeks or months but do it for life? I made the decision, to stick to the plan because I did not want to fail again. I have dieted and lost 50-100lbs several times during my life, but always gained it back for some reason or another. I was at a support group last night where three people went, fell of track and gained all their lost weight back. I don't know about some but I can say that is not going to be me.

I stick to the plan because I want to succeed. I have not had any sweets, carbs (other than yogurt), or beverages other than Water since 4 weeks pre-op. Will that work for all? No it will not, but it works for me, because I want to succeed. I applaud the honesty on this board to admit things no matter how hard. However, I can't not applaud not sticking to a plan which will now become a way of life. Will i have a few bites of something unhealthy down the road? Maybe I will or maybe I will become a healthy food fanatic? Who know? However, as have said many time to each his own.