31 days away from surgery and I decided to practice the no liquids with the meal, 30 min before. 30 min after.

My fears are now higher than they were for failure. I had no idea how much I washed my food down when I ate.

I suppose it is like anything else you get used to it once you have done it for some time.

Does it get easier?

It absolutely does get easier. And the fact that you want to practice before hand and make this a habit shows me that you won't fail at it, you are going to do great

I agree -- it definitely gets easier and becomes second nature.

I wish I had practiced that before surgery. I'm still on liquids only, so I haven't faced implementation of it yet... but it worries me. I'm very reassured to know it will get easier.

31 days away from surgery and I decided to practice the no liquids with the meal, 30 min before. 30 min after. My fears are now higher than they were for failure. I had no idea how much I washed my food down when I ate. I suppose it is like anything else you get used to it once you have done it for some time. Does it get easier?

Hi.... I'm only 5 days out so I'm on liquid diet...... But I heard to solve the thirst with no liquid after meal is to eat a SF Popsicle..............