So my surgery is in 2 weeks! I am soo excited! I started the pre op diet today and I'm so hungry! I'm supposed to have 4 Protein shakes, any veggies (no starch), and I'm allowed a handful of fruit and 2 tbs of oil. I'm a pastry chef so there are so many temptations at work and i was great today and didn't eat anything I wasn't supposed to but it was very hard! Just wondering if anyone has tips! And what your favorite Protein shake is, I've been drinking

Premier Protein, but it's a little chalky.

Thanks!

I'm right there with ya! Started liquids on the 8th' date=' surgery the 22nd. I'm down 7 pounds already! How are you feeling today?[/quote']

Aw awesome! We're surgery buddies! and congrats! I'm down 5 pounds! I'm feeling better today just really craving carbs!

Can I join y'all and make it a trio? My surgery is also the 22nd.

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Can I join y'all and make it a trio? My surgery is also the 22nd.

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Of course!

Can I join y'all and make it a trio? My surgery is also the 22nd.

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Perfect!

How are y'all handling the liquid diet? I have had to turn off the television because I have begun noticing that every commercial seems to feature food. I live across the street from the restaurant that makes really good barbecue. They start smoking the meat at around 4 AM so by the time Noon arrives the entire neighborhood smells like smoked fabulousness.

How are y'all handling the liquid diet? I have had to turn off the television because I have begun noticing that every commercial seems to feature food. I live across the street from the restaurant that makes really good barbecue. They start smoking the meat at around 4 AM so by the time Noon arrives the entire neighborhood smells like smoked fabulousness.

I'm having a tough time too. Went to a birthday party today and the food looked soooo good! Especially was hard for me when I was making a plate for my 14month old son and cutting up his food for him! I didn't sneak a bite tho! I was chewing my gum like a cow!

I'm having a tough time too. Went to a birthday party today and the food looked soooo good! Especially was hard for me when I was making a plate for my 14month old son and cutting up his food for him! I didn't sneak a bite tho! I was chewing my gum like a cow!

Luckily I don't have a sense of smell ( never have, and yes I can taste, weird I know) so I don't have in worry about smelling the yummy food. Lucky in this case I guess.

It does get easier, take some low carb snack with you all the time. Eg low carb chocolate. That way you don't feel like your missing out

I definitely noticed the tv commercials! I spent half my day cleaning today just to avoid the commercials and I actually ate a lot less so I guess that worked! Today was easier, did avoid a family party so I wouldn't be tempted but I think it was a good decision, no need to add temptation with lots of food!

Get used to it. 6 months post op. Remember the movie "ghost?". Feel like the guy in the subway after breaking the cigarette machine. "If I could just take a drag....". Would not do again if could do over. Should work more on self control and discipline. Surgery is easy way out. Anything worth doing takes effort.

I don't know what kind of fool you are, but surgery is not the easy way out. Surgery is a tool that if those who use it use it correctly works very well. If this is your first post, and your other posts are going to look like this, don't bother to post to any thread that I'm in because I'm probably going to ignore you. The drivel coming out of your mouth doesn't even belong here.

Luckily I don't have a sense of smell ( never have' date=' and yes I can taste, weird I know) so I don't have in worry about smelling the yummy food. Lucky in this case I guess.[/quote']

My cousin doesn't have a sense of smell either. He does have a sense of taste but smell does nothing for him. Four years we didn't believe him, we thought he just had really bad allergies. We finally got him sent to an ENT who said that he does not have a sense of smell.

I don't know what kind of fool you are' date=' but surgery is not the easy way out. Surgery is a tool that if those who use it use it correctly works very well. If this is your first post, and your other posts are going to look like this, don't bother to post to any thread that I'm in because I'm probably going to ignore you. The drivel coming out of your mouth doesn't even belong here.[/quote']

Agreed! It is not the easy way out!

I don't know what kind of fool you are' date=' but surgery is not the easy way out. Surgery is a tool that if those who use it use it correctly works very well. If this is your first post, and your other posts are going to look like this, don't bother to post to any thread that I'm in because I'm probably going to ignore you. The drivel coming out of your mouth doesn't even belong here.[/quote']

Agree! I was reading a book that called RNY a personal assistant! You need to 'tell' it what to do in order for it to work. It can't just do it on its own!

I don't know what kind of fool you are, but surgery is not the easy way out. Surgery is a tool that if those who use it use it correctly works very well. If this is your first post, and your other posts are going to look like this, don't bother to post to any thread that I'm in because I'm probably going to ignore you. The drivel coming out of your mouth doesn't even belong here.

I know what kind of fool he is but can't say it. This is what you get when you mix two brain cells and a computer.

Rick

It is okay to chew gum?