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Got through day..5 I stayed super busy! I think the first 3 days were the most challenging like most people said. I'm back gonna master this!

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Got through day..5 I stayed super busy! I think the first 3 days were the most challenging like most people said. I'm back gonna master this!

Doesn't it feel great to be so good?! I found that being able to finally take control over my food choices and the ability to develop new habits was very empowering. Every little battle won just made it easier to conquer the next challenge....

Congrats on your progress!

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I had a 14 day pre-op. I cheated on day 4 then beat myself up so bad I stuck to it completely the rest of the time. It got easier every day. Your body adjusts. Just please remember it is for your health and the success of your surgery. And the added bonus is a very quick initial loss. You can do it.

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Doesn't it feel great to be so good?! I found that being able to finally take control over my food choices and the ability to develop new habits was very empowering. Every little battle won just made it easier to conquer the next challenge....

Congrats on your progress!

Thanks! :-)

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Glad it's going better for you this time. Yup, first three days were the toughest.

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Wow BeautifullyCreated1982 you are amazing!! I was actually given a three week pre op diet and cheated throughout...I felt horrible about myself and was honest with my surgeon but thank g-d he said it was alright and I didn't have any complications. But no cheating on the post op diet because that really is dangerous!!! Wishing you the best of luck!!!

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@ I understand about the therapy. I was in psychotherapy for yrs before I even thought about this surgery. things just fell into place for me. I ate for every emotion there is! going thru therapy I learned what my underlyning causes were an it was life changing for me. npw that I am down 100 pds I am feeling a little exposed an I am thinking about going back to get thru this mental block I have been dealing with the past few months. I am not eating but shying away from others an acquiredness I am going to go back for a few weeks an get a differant perspective. Its been 2 yrs since I stopped therapy finally was dx hashis last yr 2 specialists sent me for WLS to remove the hormones in tummy that were haywire an of course this was the procedure for that I am so grateful. but if a person is admitting to cheating daily BEFORE ON the preop protocol I agree that person needs to get into therapy an relearn cognitive behaviour an learn proper behaviour. or they wont be successful thats just my input. I agree with you. an this author I am even going to look into this an see if it will help me. thank you for your post...:)

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Day 2 and I stuck to it! Hard, but I did it!

AWSOME!! keep it up! the first 2 days in my opinion was the hardest for me. keep us posted!! :D

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I'm with you OP. I was supposed to do a 12 day all liquid diet and I caved on day two and I are scrambled eggs. I re started and then yesterday (Monday) I called the center and I was like LISTEN. I ATE SCRAMBLED EGGS AND IM AFRAID I RUINED ALL OF THIS. My doctor called me a few hours later and said Danielle! scrambled eggs once is okay and we can continue with your date.

Then he said "but no more." And he knows I'm terrified of death. And he said that if I can't get through the rest of the time and need more time then THATS OKAY. Hearing my surgeon, this basic stranger who is opening up my body and stitching things and wiggling around in there said "if you need more time then that's okay."

It was so comforting. So..I'm on the wagon now. Slow and steady.

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I did two weeks of clear liquid before surgery 2 weeks ago and I am still on clear liquid. My surgeon won't allow me to have puréed food for another two weeks from now. It's frustrating but you will be surprised what you can do. I was told that the clear liquid diet allows your liver to shrink in size and it allows the surgeon to do the laparoscopic procedure. He needs to move the liver out of the way to get to the stomach and the more room the better and less complications. Good luck.

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I'm feeling disappointed in myself, because I have cheated every day on my pre op diet. I'm so hungry and feel I'm starving so then I end up eating. I wonder if anyone on this site had the same challenges and if so did this delay thier surgery or cause complications during the procedure?

I fell of the wagon a few times during the pre op diet and I starved myself 3 days before surgery. My bypass surgery was yesterday and my weigh im before the procedure I had lost 14 lbs in those 2 weeks. Good luck, its hard at first but you have to stay determined and focused.

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Update: started over on 2/16 and today is day #9 of liquid diet. I'm still going strong!

When is your new surgery date?

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With your liver shrunk, it makes it easier for your doctor to optimize the size of your sleeve.. That's the purpose

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