Oink oink before pre-op liquids?

[gomekast 559]

I had lots of food funerals before I started my 2 week pre-op diet. But as I got closer to the date, it just got old. I ended up starting my pre-op diet a day early because I felt doing otherwise was counterproductive.

If I had it to do all over again, I'd limit the food funerals - pick maybe 2-4 things, then be done with it.

I have to agree with this. We all got to our breaking point, which is why we are getting wls...right? So I started my pre op diet 4 days early. I was just sick and tired of all the crap food. I was ready for the journey to begin. So it did.

I'm glad I started it early. I feel it really set me up for success..even if I didn't lose much weight, which wasn't the point anyways.

But..day of surgery came and I was more than 200% sure of my choice. Why? Because I had given up food. Didn't have a funeral for it..I wanted to FEEL that power over it..rather than it have power over me. Enough years had gone by of that and I really felt empowered. I knew I was ready...I was excited to have Protein shakes for a month after surgery.

I'm now almost 4 months(next week) post op and I've lost 80.

Do I miss food? NO WAY! I love the feeling of power and control WAY more than the feeling any food anywhere had given me.

That my friends, is a magical golden moment...for me at least.

[belunos 93]

I had one long 3 month funeral during my required insurance time-out, and I regret none of it! Even gained 20lbs. I lost 50 lbs from my pre op and the two weeks after the surgery, but I'm a dude so you shouldn't count on that

[andreamy7 55]

I totally ate everything on the planet before surgury. I knew I could not eat croissants so I had a croisssant almost daily!!