I have my surgery in less than two weeks. I do not have to do a pre-op diet - Dr. Spivak just said to not gain any weight before surgery.

But I have the strangest last meal thinking. I have been thinking about all the things I want to eat before my surgery. Almost like I used to do on Sunday before I started a new diet.

For all of you already banded - did you have the same urge?

Silry,

I wish I hadn't taken Dr. Miranda's advice on eating the "light meal" of carne asada - it was terrible! The meat was almost inedible to me it was so full of fat - yuck! I did eat the rice, Beans, and "cactus paddle" which was actually very yummy! It tasted like a cross between artichokes and asparagus.

I wish I had gone out for a nice hearty steak!

Oooh - so Dr. Miranda will let me have a last "real" meal? Any suggestions on where to go in TJ?

I've had the "last supper mentality" since November, when I decided to go ahead with surgery. Luckily, I have gotten sick of pigging out, so I have definitely slowed down. I am trying right now to eat good foods, and to be honest, they are usually more satisfying than the crap I was eating before.

I was scheduled for surgery Jan, 16 and i pigged out, a lot. I ate a lot of spicy and fried things and that combined with stress led to severe gastritis. I had to postpone my surgery till June. My advice, watch out, it was NOT worth the agonizing week of pain i went through.

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I know that nothing anybody says will convince you but you can and will eat your favourite foods again - only this time not in excess and they wont have the hold over you they once did. There is no need for you to have it "one last time".

I felt a bit the same but for me, my new life started the day I said to my surgeon that I wanted to go ahead with the surgery. My last supper was tinned Soup and toast, lol.

Thank you for this. I just want to experience a meal and feel "full" like a normal person does.

I went through this Last Meal Syndrome too. For me it began about 30 years ago and every day I ate like it was my last meal.

The night before surgery, I went to FuddRuckers and had a HUGE burger with fries AND onion rings.

I think I had the "last meal" syndrome the whole last week before my surgery!! I too used Dr. Spivak and besides my weight I was very healthy as well, I didnt have to do a pre-op diet either.

I actually had my last meal without realizing it or it may have gotten ugly - My DH took the kids and I out to Pappas, I couldn't eat it all so I got a to go box - the next morning I got up and ate it - I went to my pre-op and they said only liquids tomorrow. I thought nothing of it and went about my day, I did go to Popeye's and Sonic (Tuesday Night Special) - Had 1 piece of chicken, 1 hamburger. Today I only got to have clear liquids.

Oh I sure have the last meal feel....before my preop diet.tonight was it...I had Kraft dinner ...how pathetic..but its really what I wanted ...I have been Dieting for so long ( and gaining) that I can not remember the last time I had KD?? Tomorrow I begin the journey..Wish me luck

Bev