I'm on day one of my 10 day liquid diet, and I'm starving! Goodness, I hope it gets a little easier. I'm looking forward to my surgery the 20th. :-)

The liquid diet is very hard! My surgeon told me I could put soups/soft foods in a blender to help curb my appetite... It helped a lot! good luck!

I am not required to do a pre op liquid diet but I am going to do it anyway. I am 269 right now and I hope that with the liquid diet I can get to 240 in a month. That's the goal anyway.

I am doing protein shakes and a lot of water.

Hi.. Quick question.. When you are on the liquid diet, can you make Protein smoothies & add fruit or sugar free puddings...etc? If it's all blended, it's "liquid"... Isn't it?

Thx

Dawn

My surgeon said Anything liquid goes

Hi.. Quick question.. When you are on the liquid diet' date=' can you make Protein smoothies & add fruit or sugar free puddings...etc? If it's all blended, it's "liquid"... Isn't it?

Thx

Dawn[/quote']

That's how I understand it

Thanks! I'm still a few months pre-surgery, hoping for end of September. Maybe the reality hasn't hit me yet.. I didn't do very well with my 6 months of Dietary counseling. I've gotten so fed up with diets, that i haven't taken this 100% serious YET. Doing my research & learning what to expect- but i might just be somewhat blind sided the day of surgery.

This may sound crazy, and correct me if i'm on the wrong course... but im likening this to a person in an accident.. they wake up in the hospital & maybe they've lost a limb... they need to do rehab & learn how to live their life in a different way.. being forced to. or refuse to & live a very unhappy life. i want to be the person who is determined to make the change, go with the 'rehab' and struggles, but come out in the long run a winner.

Today i don't feel like a winner, because I KNOW what to eat, what to avoid, what to buy, what to stay away from.. but.. do i do it? not everytime... but if i don't now...in September it will be a must!

I'm 48 next month, i have 3 grandsons; 5 months - 4 years old. i want the second 1/2 of my life to be healthy and happy..

Can i do this? I CAN...if i can get the mind set & take that first step...

this is more of a mind game than a weight loss problem!

What did YOU do, pre-surgery, when the reality of the seriousness of surgery hit you?

Dawn

Well I am pre surgery and I have to say that I am trying to go liquid until that day and boost my vitiman intake, I am not requiered to have a liquid diet but what the heck it will all help in the long run.

I have bought all my foods for the first month, which isnt much and I have bought the minerals and vitimans that I will nedd

Well I am pre surgery and I have to say that I am trying to go liquid until that day and boost my vitiman intake' date=' I am not requiered to have a liquid diet but what the heck it will all help in the long run.

I have bought all my foods for the first month, which isnt much and I have bought the minerals and vitimans that I will nedd[/quote']

YOU GO GIRL! Now THAT is planning & preparing!

Thank u

BirdAlert, Follow your gut! I also did not do well with my prediet. Only lost about 12 lbs in a year. I just kept putting it off. I did the 10 day liquid diet but struggled with it so much that I considered giving up. In fact some people on another forum when they read a post I put out about struggling suggested that I wasn't committed and should probably wait until I was ready. I am so glad I did not listen to them! I had my surgery on July 2nd. I weighed 248 on the day of surgery and 235 this morning. I am doing great. I am drinking my protein, eating a little (of the right things), walking every day, not nauseous, haven't thrown up, pooping regularly (tmi?) and very, very happy that I did this. You are going to do fine!

BirdAlert' date=' Follow your gut! I also did not do well with my prediet. Only lost about 12 lbs in a year. I just kept putting it off. I did the 10 day liquid diet but struggled with it so much that I considered giving up. In fact some people on another forum when they read a post I put out about struggling suggested that I wasn't committed and should probably wait until I was ready. I am so glad I did not listen to them! I had my surgery on July 2nd. I weighed 248 on the day of surgery and 235 this morning. I am doing great. I am drinking my Protein, eating a little (of the right things), walking every day, not nauseous, haven't thrown up, pooping regularly (tmi?) and very, very happy that I did this. You are going to do fine![/quote']

Hopefully I do as well as you ! We have the same day of surgery weight cause I sure as hell have only lost 6 lbs since April :/ errrrg !!!

I'm on day 3 of my pre op. first day sucked but it's gotten a bit better. I'm on hmr800 and I can add some sugar free gelatin and pudding to the shakes which makes a huge difference. My surgery is on 7/24

BirdAlert' date=' Follow your gut! I also did not do well with my prediet. Only lost about 12 lbs in a year. I just kept putting it off. I did the 10 day liquid diet but struggled with it so much that I considered giving up. In fact some people on another forum when they read a post I put out about struggling suggested that I wasn't committed and should probably wait until I was ready. I am so glad I did not listen to them! I had my surgery on July 2nd. I weighed 248 on the day of surgery and 235 this morning. I am doing great. I am drinking my Protein, eating a little (of the right things), walking every day, not nauseous, haven't thrown up, pooping regularly (tmi?) and very, very happy that I did this. You are going to do fine![/quote']

SO glad to hear you are doing good! I truly believe that once the surgery is done & the consequences are REAL & not nice; the weight starts to go.. the mood changes, the self confidence kicks in you can just run with it and don't look back!

I will need to be cautious about that lil' devil in me that says 'one bite won't hurt' - we may be doing a bit of scrappin' for awhile ( people will think I'm schizophrenic when I start arguing with myself)!

Just sitting down now to a protein drink: Body Fortress pdr protein, 1 mango, 1 peach, 2 cups black cherry sparkling Water & ice. Yep, it's a blender full, I'll put most in the freezer for later.

(oh, my glass has 2 shots of rum. Is that a major no-no?). Remember.. I'm pre-surgery! And breaking into the program. I'm aware I must be alcohol-free 1 month before surgery, and 6 months after! How's everyone doing with that?

Oh, I called the Drs office today to schedule surgery! You all have encouraged me SO much, I don't want to wait till the end of September!

BirdAlert' date=' Follow your gut! I also did not do well with my prediet. Only lost about 12 lbs in a year. I just kept putting it off. I did the 10 day liquid diet but struggled with it so much that I considered giving up. In fact some people on another forum when they read a post I put out about struggling suggested that I wasn't committed and should probably wait until I was ready. I am so glad I did not listen to them! I had my surgery on July 2nd. I weighed 248 on the day of surgery and 235 this morning. I am doing great. I am drinking my Protein, eating a little (of the right things), walking every day, not nauseous, haven't thrown up, pooping regularly (tmi?) and very, very happy that I did this. You are going to do fine![/quote']

PS.. I think you need to update your Username to : NOWS.THE.TIME.TO.BE.ME!

Your "almost" is past now.