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I've done a juice fast before just for a detox for 10 days so I can't understand why I am finding this pre-op full liquid diet so difficult. I miss food. I actually chewed chips up just to taste them and have the crunch then spit it out. Ugh! I am about to eat some Soup & popsicles.

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Well this is the worst part! Just do your best and do not cheat! I promise it will get easier! You can do this. I know it is hard!

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I've done a juice fast before just for a detox for 10 days so I can't understand why I am finding this pre-op full liquid diet so difficult. I miss food. I actually chewed chips up just to taste them and have the crunch then spit it out. Ugh! I am about to eat some Soup & popsicles.

I've also done a 7 day juice fast, but am finding it pretty difficult to wrap my head around my 10 day all liquid Protein pre op diet.

But lucky for me, I have another few days until I've got to start it. I find out my surgery date tomorrow and then it becomes real.

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Well this is the worst part! Just do your best and do not cheat! I promise it will get easier! You can do this. I know it is hard!
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I've also done a 7 day juice fast' date=' but am finding it pretty difficult to wrap my head around my 10 day all Liquid Protein pre op diet. But lucky for me, I have another few days until I've got to start it. I find out my surgery date tomorrow and then it becomes real.[/quote'] I'm trying to keep myself busy to not think about it so much. And that's awesome!!

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Yep, for me the pre op diet was the hardest. Here's some tough love. Get your head around this now, you want to shrink your liver pre-op and have the best possible outcome for surgery and after. It's hard, it gets easier, you've got this. Try to picture self 6-8 months down the road. Don't let your head sabotage your success. It's still a head game post op as well. Good luck!!!

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Yep' date=' for me the pre op diet was the hardest. Here's some tough love. Get your head around this now, you want to shrink your liver pre-op and have the best possible outcome for surgery and after. It's hard, it gets easier, you've got this. Try to picture self 6-8 months down the road. Don't let your head sabotage your success. It's still a head game post op as well. Good luck!!![/quote']

How many times can I love this? It's exactly what I needed to hear. I think sometimes we get so focused on making it threw the surgery itself that we forget to keep the head in check.

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This may sound crazy..but I am not familiar with the full liquid preop diet. My preop consists of 2 shakes +. 1 low fat/ low carb/ high Protein. Is that what you're referring to by full liquid preop diet?

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This may sound crazy..but I am not familiar with the full liquid preop diet. My preop consists of 2 shakes +. 1 low fat/ low carb/ high Protein. Is that what you're referring to by full liquid preop diet?
no my diet is only low cal, low sugar, high protein Soups, Water, and Jello ice pops

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