Hello, My surgery is June 16th. I start my pre-op diet next Sunday... or sooner if I can. I would like to eliminate sugar and flower this week. What I am curious about and asking for help with is that if anyone has experienced worse overeating before the pre-op diet date and surgery? Unfortunately, all the crappy food makes me feel horrible emotionally and physically and I am finding it more difficult to just "stop" than ever. At least there is only a week left but living my life so miserable is no fun.

I am telling only a handful of people about this surgery, so in a way I feel like I do not have much support - but telling people would be to much drama. And I am glad to be avoiding that.

So my question is, have you experienced this and how did you remedy the situation?

I am on day 3 of my pre-op diet. My surgery is Monday June 2. I have 2 Protein shakes a day plus 1 frozen protein rich meal for dinner. I am struggling. I actually feel sick. I am shaky and weak feeling along with a headache. I also have been taking my multi-Vitamin. I am trying to focus on the big picture and the amazing outcome but it's been hard! Reading these blogs have been inspirational. Thank you to everyone for sharing!

I am on day 3 of my pre-op diet. My surgery is Monday June 2. I have 2 Protein shakes a day plus 1 frozen protein rich meal for dinner. I am struggling. I actually feel sick. I am shaky and weak feeling along with a headache. I also have been taking my multi-Vitamin. I am trying to focus on the big picture and the amazing outcome but it's been hard! Reading these blogs have been inspirational. Thank you to everyone for sharing!

I felt terrible the first couple days of the liquid diet. By the third of fourth day, I was doing pretty good though. It gets better if you just persevere through it

I am struggling with my pre-surgery eating too. I've reduced my caffeine intake significantly and I am trying to stay away from total junk but it is tough! I have started drinking a Protein shake first thing in the morning, which does seem to help me stay on track during the first few hours of the day. The afternoon is a whole other story...

I really apprciate everyones feedback. I was so feeling isolated in this. It had not so much to do with a last supper type thing, and more to do with really turning to food to quell anxiety. Then overeating (because I felt bad, or it is a pattern,or it is "Tuesday," or the sky is blue...) then feeling horrible and food hungover every day - then going right back to behavior that makes me feel horrible - and not just "stopping." I get the addiction component to my behaviors with food - I have been struggling my whole life and always doing something to try to remedy this - as the physical and emotional consequences suck! I get the surgery is not a magic wand at all. It is a tool that I am looking forward too give me a stop-gap and leverage to get past a point in my life that I have been struggling to get past for about 3 years since this LAST round of massive wight gain...

Again I thank you so much for your chiming in - as this not only helped me but others as well I am sure! Best wishes to everyone on your journey...

As for me, eating has always been an "emotion" thing but also a way of life. I laugh when I think back on a comment my husband made years ago. He asked me if I was going to make dinner. I responded by asking him if he was hungry. He said, "well no, but it is 6:00." Ha. So you see, I ate even when I was not hungry and not emotional. So now going forward I will tell him to go to a restaurant at 6:00 if he thinks he needs to eat. :-)