I have 2 weeks from today to get my s@#% together! I hope I am strong enough. I hope that these stupid "food funerals" I end up having are gearing me up to start the 2 week pre-op diet on July 7th (surgery is 7/22). I know I shouldn't say "goodbye" to food before I start this new journey. I know I will eventually be able to have anything in moderation (blah blah blah), but I somehow think it will be easier if I personally break up with a few "loves of my life", because they certainly did not love me back...pizza, tacos, hot dogs, crab Mac & cheese. I think it's time we all break up & I start to show those SOB's whose in charge now!

Has this worked for anyone? Or do the funerals just make things harder?

My mind says "I'm ready!"... But my body is still walking towards Pizza Hut. (Sigh)

Good question!!! I start my preop diet Wednesday for surgery 7/9. I'm eating all my faves one last time. Is that wrong?? I feel like I should 'fill up' before the liquid diet!!! I hope I'm not sabotaging myself!!

I spent about 7-10 days pre op having food funerals, and it definitely made things easier for me post op. It helped me mark the transition between the old me and the new me, which was much more a mental and emotional transition than a physical one at that point. I'm glad I did it..

My pre-op instructions definitely warned against "last suppering". I timed my surgery strategically so that I'd be pre-op limited during Thanksgiving and still not on "regular" foods for Christmas. I wanted to get used to fighting those temptations as early as I could, and the rules were law that I stuck to. It was liberating to know that I completely could not touch any Thanksgiving food. I embraced not having the choice. Same thing with bread, pasta, and rice. I personally won't ever have them again. It's a relief.

Just make sure your surgeon doesn't have a rule against gaining weight prior to surgery. Mine would cancel you if you showed up the day of surgery with any gain or if you did not lose your specified presurgery loss. It is fairly common among wls doctors.

My pre-op instructions definitely warned against "last suppering". I timed my surgery strategically so that I'd be pre-op limited during Thanksgiving and still not on "regular" foods for Christmas. I wanted to get used to fighting those temptations as early as I could, and the rules were law that I stuck to. It was liberating to know that I completely could not touch any Thanksgiving food. I embraced not having the choice. Same thing with bread, pasta, and rice. I personally won't ever have them again. It's a relief.

That is exactly what I was thinking of doing...my adult brother that lives with me will be going home for Christmas so I figured it was a good time...thanks for sharing, it helps to know that it worked for someone!