Just over two weeks from surgery today (Sept 15). My surgeon wants two weeks of Optifast so I'm doing shakes for Breakfast, bars for lunch and Soup for dinner.

I had promised myself I would start today but this morning, when I was making my wife breakfast of bacon and eggs (I do about 90% of the cooking), I was really close to "Well, technically I can start tomorrow...." but caught myself and pushed on with the Optifast. I call that a little victory.

So far doing OK, got hungry a bit before lunch but a bit of Water seemed to help me get through. I made the boys some fruit salad this afternoon and caught myselt absent-mindedly eating the odd, very small, cube of apple - I think thats going to be the thing for me to watch, the subconscious grazing.

Taking my first 'Before' photos tonight with another set the evening before I go into hospital. Starting to seem really real now.

Edited August 31, 201412 yr by Ash51

So excited for you!

I am also having surgery in September 15. It's exciting right?!..I start pre-op tomorrow on the first. Protein shakes in the morning and after noon and 1 once of high protein meat and green vegetable for dinner. Then the week before full liquid diet. Good luck to you and watch for the grazing..I do it also its a bad habit.