I started my liquid diet today and I am starving!! AND I already cheated! I had a small burger on my way to work cause I just couldnt stand the though of strarving all night...

I am scheduled to have my surgery 11/18 and need to be on Clear liquids w/ optional Protein shakes 3 times a day til then and I just dont know if I can do it....I know that there has been tons of people that have cheated during their liquid diet phase as well, I just didnt know that it was going to be this hard.

Any suggestions/tips on how to get through this? Did you cheat? Any non-cheaters?

I wanted to try to see if I could do a week test run on my pre op diet and see where the tweets needed to be done. I notice I'm ok until about mid afternoon and I'm starving. I want to just eat anything I can get my hands on. I'm sabotaging myself I can clearly see that but I just do not feel full at any point and time after mid afternoon. I'm drinking 60-70oz of water a day and having the protein shakes to keep me full but I'm not sure if it mental cause it is not solid food or i'm I really hungry. Any real suggestions?

I wanted to try to see if I could do a week test run on my pre op diet and see where the tweets needed to be done. I notice I'm ok until about mid afternoon and I'm starving. I want to just eat anything I can get my hands on. I'm sabotaging myself I can clearly see that but I just do not feel full at any point and time after mid afternoon. I'm drinking 60-70oz of Water a day and having the Protein shakes to keep me full but I'm not sure if it mental cause it is not solid food or i'm I really hungry. Any real suggestions?

It just become a mental thing. By week one post op I wanted ANYTHING but another drink of water or Protein Drink. I was discharged on full liquids so I could switch up and have Soup with protein added in, but I wanted to chew. I finally started doing things to occupy my mind when I got really crazy. First it was easy stuff like playing games on the iPad, then I realized I had to do other stuff. I started walking back and forth in my house. My doctor was really conservative and had me on no lifting and no driving until after my 2 week follow up and I was going stir crazy. I just sucked it up and held out.

I wanted to try to see if I could do a week test run on my pre op diet and see where the tweets needed to be done. I notice I'm ok until about mid afternoon and I'm starving. I want to just eat anything I can get my hands on. I'm sabotaging myself I can clearly see that but I just do not feel full at any point and time after mid afternoon. I'm drinking 60-70oz of water a day and having the protein shakes to keep me full but I'm not sure if it mental cause it is not solid food or i'm I really hungry. Any real suggestions?

There's no way around the hungry. You are taking in a lot less calories and nothing solid in your stomach to make you feel full. Liquid runs right through a sleeve as well as a full sized stomach (I know, I've done barium swallows on myself and timed it). It is what it is. I was hungry my entire preop and on liquids for a total of 34 days. It's just a matter of commitment and knowing it's well worth it. I'd trade more than just a month of hungry for the 100 pounds I've lost anyday!

Edited November 15, 201411 yr by Kindle

I did not cheat on my pre-op diet either. I was on clear liquids with 2 protein shakes per day and was allowed one chicken breast(poached) or fish fillet(poached) daily. This went on until 24 hours pre-surgery during which time I was allowed nothing; including water. It did suck and it was hard and I was a complete grouch.

This whole deal is difficult. It caused me to really change my mind about what is important and what I really want. Like anyone else, I want the end result but the work... not so much. I just decided to suck it up! I knew going into this that I would struggle to change lifelong behaviors and thought processes and its way harder than expected, but I want this enough to push past the discomfort. Staying in my comfort zone is how I became a candidate for WLS.

I'm still on pureed foods(which I'm so over) about 3.5 weeks post op and in the dreaded stall and I know that any other time in my life I would've quit after not seeing the scale budge for a week. But this wonderful tool is allowing me to push past and giving me the opportunity to change in so many ways; physically, mentally, emotionally. All I have to do is keep up my end. If a forever fatty like me can do it, anyone can. Dust yourself off and try again.

Day 3 for me on this... Terrible wind pain in my chest though! Anyone else? X

If you HAVE to eat, you can always make sugar free Jello. It is a clear liquid. You can also mix clear Knox Gelatin with your Protein drink.. Directions are on the Knox box.. To make jello.

You can freeze them to make Popsicles or fudgesicles and, if your doc allows yogurt, mix chocolate powder in to make pudding.

Shave ice, add Liquid Protein to make a slushy or snowball.

Day 3 for me on this... Terrible wind pain in my chest though! Anyone else? X

Do you have heartburn? Maybe Zantac?