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New to the site and about to start my pre op diet tomorrow!

GenaW828

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GenaW828    117

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I'm so nervous!! I have always had a problem with my weight I have never been a "small" person. So this is a scary thing! it sounds so crazy that I'm scared to be a smaller person.I have gotten so use to being this way...all I have know. But i'm excited!! the only problem that i see is that I will think about the food that I can't eat for the next 2 weeks too much.How did you all do it?

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barriej9    61

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It is ok to be nervous. I have been overweight since I was 6 so I have no idea what I will look like as the weight comes off. Think of at as a surprise your body is showing you. The pre-op diet flat out sucks but it will be worth it. Just remind yourself it will make your surgery go smoother. Best of Luck.

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bobbyswife    862

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Lots of people use ice chips, broth, S/F jellow, S/F popsicles, etc. Keep it interesting. Well, at least as interesting as you can for a liquid diet. Welcome to the site! You'll find tons of positive people here.

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GenaW828    117

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Thank you both. ..i bought some sugar free Jello and broth...hopefully it will help. Is there a Protein Shake or powder that you all suggest

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bobbyswife    862

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Did your surgeon recommend one? There are so many! I am starting pre-op on 12/3 and I am using Bariatric Advantage. Unjury is also super good. Some people like Premier Protein, and others like Isopure

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GenaW828    117

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The dietician did..but I don't like the taste...the premier ones...too sweet. I saw the Unjury ones they have a chicken Soup on. But I bought a little package of the Isopure. ..we will see how they taste

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bobbyswife    862

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I didn't like the Premier either. Too thick and too sweet. I think you'll be pleased with the chicken Soup. I was very impressed.

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GenaW828    117

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Thank you! ! :)

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Elode    8,093

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@@GenaW828 I had a big reply typed out for you and it got erased...twice! I was just saying the things that helped me make the two weeks successfully where: making Protein Popsicles. (I bought molds off of target website I think I paid 10-12 bucks and that included shipping) Don't let to much time pass between shakes. Turn off/ mute all food commercials. Don't watch food! I left the room when my family ate the first week. I Was ok after that. There where times I was out to long and had to stop at GNC and buy a single shake...don't go without your shakes! Keep your eye on the prize! It's not easy but it does get better the more time that passes. Just think if you cheat it will just make it that much harder..like starting over again. Drink water/fluids! Go to bed early if you have to to avoid late night temptations. Zzzquil helped with this.

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GenaW828    117

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Watching food is going to be a problem. ..i like food network and cooking channel too much lol I

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GenaW828    117

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I just drank my Protein Shake. Isopure creamy vanilla and light vanilla soy. It taste really good but I couldn't drink it all..overly sweet stuff makes me have a headache. ..so I'm going to buy regular light soy and try it

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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