Any advice? I am on day 1 and already I want to chew my arm off lol I am doing liquids with 1 meal.

Drink lots of Water. Is there a limit to the number of shakes you are allowed to have in a day?

OK, so I haven't started my pre-op yet (still trying to make sure I can get funding), but as an unexperienced know-it-all (lol aren't we all, when we are outside looking in?), my theory will be to remind myself that this will be the WORST of it. Once you get through this, your diet will be liquids, but you won't be hungry, so it shouldn't be as hard. In my mind, this is the same as when you have to go for a fasting blood test....you may NEVER eat Breakfast, ever.....but if you have to go for a fasting blood test you wake up STARVING, every time.

You've got this! Distraction, lots of Water, keep busy, and daydream about how different your life will be 1 year from today! Good Luck!!

in all honesty my preop was harder for me than any healing, post op, head hunger issues i had after, i cried a lot during my preop...but i got through it and so will you and eveyrone else that does it!

just a small stepping stone to your new life!

congrats!

@@Nyelaah

I am on my first day too and having 3 shakes a day. Having fasted for 40 days before, I know it gets easier after a few days so its not forever. Like the others said, drink lots of Water and keep busy. Spend time here and read the sucess stories and involve yourself a lot. Buy some bariatric books and read, read, read. I have a couple of Alex Brecher's books and Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies. I found each book really helpful and informative.

Best of Luck!!

Kate

Thank you all for the comments! My stomach is messed up since I went on a food funeral weekend :-/ now I want warm soup but don't know if I could. I need to read directions of my NUT

Can you eat veggies? I was able to eat raw vegetables in addition to 4 shakes per day and water. That held me together.

I can eat certain veggies but it's giving me horrible stomach pain. I just started taking vitamins too (liquid) and it might not be sitting well. I contacted my NUT. Let's see what she says...