Ok so I got all I need for this 10 day liquid diet chicken broth fat free and beef broth fat free and low sodium, skim plus milk, cases of water,sf gelatin,sf popsicles, and chocolate and vanilla bean total lean shakes....while I was at the market putting this stuff in my cart I said to myself....I said SELF.....U KNO SOMEBODY GETTING CUSSED OUT RIGHT..... YOU DO REALIZE THAT THIS CAN TURN INTO AN EPISODE OF SNAPPED REAL QUICK.....yea....im praying this 10 days goes by quick I mean it would be something diff if they said do this when I had a banana shaped stomach but I still have a whole stomach that can fit A LOT of stuff in it....ok im done venting 6/7 friday I start this.....fellow sleevers pray for my love ones lol they gonna need it lol

This might help you think about it differently.........

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.

Exactly 1 year ago, I was in the middle of 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 owning 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 off the wagon" one day, the next day is a fresh start.

Aim for excellence. You owe it to yourself.

I've already told my family that does not live with me that they may want to avoid me for awhile. BTW, I love Snapped!

Oh, and I have 14 days of meal replacements (5per day) plus other liquids including the sf Popsicles and sf pudding. But everything is sweet. I think that is going to get old REAL quick.

Ok so I got all I need for this 10 day liquid diet chicken broth fat free and beef broth fat free and low sodium' date=' skim plus milk, cases of Water,sf Gelatin,sf popsicles, and chocolate and vanilla bean total lean shakes....while I was at the market putting this stuff in my cart I said to myself....I said SELF.....U KNO SOMEBODY GETTING CUSSED OUT RIGHT..... YOU DO REALIZE THAT THIS CAN TURN INTO AN EPISODE OF SNAPPED REAL QUICK.....yea....im praying this 10 days goes by quick I mean it would be something diff if they said do this when I had a banana shaped stomach but I still have a whole stomach that can fit A LOT of stuff in it....ok im done venting 6/7 friday I start this.....fellow sleevers pray for my love ones lol they gonna need it lol[/quote']

You are too funny

I am a little over a week in and it's not that bad. I bought Premier Protein drink (chocolate) at Costco and I love them. They are like chocolate milk to me but have 30 grams of protein, 3 grams of fat and 5 carbs. My prayer is that I will still like them post op. I eat (drink) chicken broth and Greek yogurt plus some jello. So far I've most about 10 pounds and I am already feeling better. My sugar levels are great!

I've already told my family that does not live with me that they may want to avoid me for awhile. BTW' date=' I love Snapped![/quote']

So do I lol lol lol

This might help you think about it differently.........

Yea she sent this too and it does help BUT I still might choke a bird or something in the near future lol I kno itll be fine tgank you but that doesnt mean I wont be on here having a cow very soon lol

I am a little over a week in and it's not that bad. I bought Premier Protein drink (chocolate) at costco and I love them. They are like chocolate milk to me but have 30 grams of protein' date=' 3 grams of fat and 5 carbs. My prayer is that I will still like them post op. I eat (drink) chicken broth and Greek yogurt plus some Jello. So far I've most about 10 pounds and I am already feeling better. My sugar levels are great![/quote']

Thats awesome I hope to have mindset and success but boy oh boy im feeling like this may turn me into a ax murdered if one person says good morning im gonna be like REALLY U TELL ME HOW MUCH OF A GOOD MORNING UR HAVING AFTER I SLAP U AND U GO ON A liquid diet FOR 10 DAYS LMAO

I hope I lose lots during my preop. My doctor said he needs me to not be at a certain number or he will send me home. Sometimes I get excited about this preop. Other times I picture myself fainting with dizziness !!! Now I am picturing snapping !

I hope I lose lots during my preop. My doctor said he needs me to not be at a certain number or he will send me home. Sometimes I get excited about this preop. Other times I picture myself fainting with dizziness !!! Now I am picturing snapping !

All I see is fire in the future lol out my mouth ears nose just RED LOL

I said SELF.....U KNO SOMEBODY GETTING CUSSED OUT RIGHT..... YOU DO REALIZE THAT THIS CAN TURN INTO AN EPISODE OF SNAPPED REAL QUICK.

:lol:

You're gonna do great girl. Just get through those first 4 days without cheating and the rest will be cake. Write a list of the reasons this surgery means so much to you and keep referring to it as often as you need.

Oh, and get yourself some liquid tylenol asap so you'll have something for the headaches you're gonna get the first few days. You'll be glad you did!

And remember: you got sleeve brothers and sisters here to lend an ear!

:lol:

You're gonna do great girl. Just get through those first 4 days without cheating and the rest will be cake. Write a list of the reasons this surgery means so much to you and keep referring to it as often as you need.

Oh' date=' and get yourself some liquid tylenol asap so you'll have something for the headaches you're gonna get the first few days. You'll be glad you did!

And remember: you got sleeve brothers and sisters here to lend an ear![/quote']

Im gonna need u guys and thanks for the tip will be getting some tomorrow as soon as I leave the pre admission testing

Lmao.... Girl you r gonna be ok.. Just knowing that it is Going to be hard will make it easier because you know how you think Something will be so so so so painful and then when It's happening you Say oh that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be... Be strong be strong be strong and I'm here for you

I think it would be worse if you thought it was going to be a piece of cake not literally.. Lol... But you know how the saying goes to prepare for the worst and hope for the best!!

Ok so I got all I need for this 10 day liquid diet chicken broth fat free and beef broth fat free and low sodium' date=' skim plus milk, cases of water,sf gelatin,sf popsicles, and chocolate and vanilla bean total lean shakes....while I was at the market putting this stuff in my cart I said to myself....I said SELF.....U KNO SOMEBODY GETTING CUSSED OUT RIGHT..... YOU DO REALIZE THAT THIS CAN TURN INTO AN EPISODE OF SNAPPED REAL QUICK.....yea....im praying this 10 days goes by quick I mean it would be something diff if they said do this when I had a banana shaped stomach but I still have a whole stomach that can fit A LOT of stuff in it....ok im done venting 6/7 friday I start this.....fellow sleevers pray for my love ones lol they gonna need it lol[/quote']

Will keep you in my prayers