After waiting for weeks of evaluations and approval I think I am finally reaching somewhere. I am scheduled for surgery on April 7th. The reality of it all is now facing me. I am wondering if I can do the pre op drinks for 14 days. I guess I will know what I am really made of. ha, ha!! !!!! I have refrained from informing people around me except my immediate family. I just don't want to hear the negatives. This is for me and no one else. My knees are telling me, my so many medications are telling me, my diabetes is telling me. I have to get healthy. I have not mastered eating with no drinking, and the slow chewing. I tend to forget. I have also done 2 food funerals already. I am going to need you guys more than ever now!!!!!

Congratulations on your steps toward a healthier and more active future. I am in my final 2-week pre-op phase myself and have surgery 2 weeks from today. I can promise you that you won't always love the shakes, Jello and everything that comes along with the 2-week pre-op diet. I started mine about 1 month ago mixing in shakes with regular food just to get my mind and body ready.

I too have chosen to be very selective in who I share my weight loss journey with so I completely understand your not sharing it either with some people around you.

Stay strong, you are doing this for all the right reasons and you are going to love the finish line

Thank you!!!!! are you allowed to each a salad once a day or straight liquids?

Good for you! The pre op diet is hard, I did clear liquids for a week. Day 2 of that was on valentines day and it sucked! (I may have cheated a little) Just keep your eyes on the prize. My doctor said that my liver looked great thanks to the pre op diet- and I lost weight! I only told my family at first too, and I was planning on keeping it that way, but then somehow everyone at work found out. It is totally an individual thing, some people like to tell everyone, and some like to keep it to themselves. I wish you the best of luck!

Keep up the good work! And don't worry about the "eating without drinking" issue. There is NO WAY I could have done this pre-sleeve, and now it's just a habit. I didn't really even follow that rule to the letter until I started on solids, since it wasn't until solid food that I felt "full" after eating. You will definitely have to push liquids & shakes in between meals to stay hydrated, but here's a little trick I use after eating: spray breath spray on your tongue, then apply a very minty lip gloss. I get a shimmer minty gloss from Bath & Body Works. Your mouth will feel fresh and you won't feel the need to wash the food down. Later you can add gum after meals if you like - I accidentally did this from the outset - I somehow skipped over the part of the education where they told me not to. But I'm an optometrist, so I am always close to folks' faces, and my breath was crazy funky for the first few months post-op. Scraping my tongue after brushing helped a bit, but the minty stuff was necessary!

Good for you! The pre op diet is hard, I did clear liquids for a week. Day 2 of that was on valentines day and it sucked! (I may have cheated a little) Just keep your eyes on the prize. My doctor said that my liver looked great thanks to the pre op diet- and I lost weight! I only told my family at first too, and I was planning on keeping it that way, but then somehow everyone at work found out. It is totally an individual thing, some people like to tell everyone, and some like to keep it to themselves. I wish you the best of luck!

I AM WONDERING HOW I will keep full. But thanks !!!! Hello might help!!!!