So I am tryin this liquid diet the surgeon said would be BEST at 4 weeks. On here most people said the first four days were the worst. I am on day 3 and found it bearable. Sat and watched people eat and everything...until my bf and his nephew just ate dinner. It hit me and I actually wanted to cry. 24 more days of this? This is torture. Why couldn't I get the diets I read on here where I get to eat a sensible dinner??? This is going to be a long 24 days....

I understand how you are feeling although I have not been through what you've been asked to do. I read about an idea I am planning to do when I want to eat things I shouldn't eat and/or times I shouldn't. It's called a "tip jar." The goal is to place slips of paper inside the jar each suggesting activities that will redirect attention to a non-food activity. They could be things like walking outside and picking up 5 leaves, or go through your jewelry, or maybe calling a fun person that is due a visit? The goal is to quickly divert one's attention from food to an activity.

You can do this - you are strong - your destiny is to be healthy. Breathe.

Is this a 4 wk pre op diet? Wow. never heard of 1 that long. I actually have just 24 hrs of Clear liquids before surgery. Thank God. 4 weeks of liquids afterwards will be enuf for me.

Keep you eye on the prize. Focus your thinking on a, say, size 6 pair of jeans. If necessary, buy a size 6 pair of jeans (Goodwill is good for this) and hang them on your bedroom door. Everyday you can wish yourself into those jeans. I did that with a tank top from the week before I had my lapband. By the time I tried it on when I thought it might fit (16 mths later), it was too big!

You can do this!

What exactly did ypur dr give you for your pre op diet?

allons-y

Patti, I was on 3 - 4 Protein shakes (low carb/low fat) plus low calorie liquids (st Jello, popsicles, broth) for two weeks. I dealt with it by keeping as busy as possible. I didn't allow myself the option of cheating so I wasn't tormented by the "will I / won't I" every day...hope that makes sense. I considered it a challenge I put to myself, not something imposed arbitrarily on me. This helped me wrap my head around it. It also helped knowing that by following the pre-op diet I was decreasing the likelihood of complications. I exercised a lot during that time determined to be as strong as possible going into surgery. It worked. I had no complications and a speedy recovery. Good luck.

Shel in Kansas - Sleeved 5/21/13

Thanks for the words of encouragement. The Doc said that the program does a minimum 2 week liquid diet (to be started the day of PAT because they do that 2 wks before, but he said that in my case (I guess because of my size -currently 429 before liquids) that 3 weeks woyld be better and 4 weeks would be best. I also am not giving myself the option of cheating. This post was my diversion to not focus on the meal my bf prepared for his nephew and himself. Thanks for helping me through!