okay i am 22 yrs of age and today i cheated big time. I had 2 double cheeseburgers and 10 pc nugget i am so upset with myself I dont know what to do. I am on a 10 day full liquid diet this is the second time i cheated. The first time it was two thin crust chicken pizza slices. I have lost weight but my surgery is in 4 days and i wonder How this will effect my liver, will it shrink or nah? I just feel like a failure at this point any advice would help

What's your stats? Some doctors don't require the liquid diet. I would just try very hard the next 4days

my highest weight was 370 i am 334 as of today i loss 16 pounds since ive started the pre op diet my doctor just want full liquids

I would just start clean tomorrow , I've been struggling too

At least you were able to do it all the way through almost, I feel terrible because I've cheated here and there and really wished I didn't I've still lost weight and since seeing my doctor I've lost about 38 pounds and apparently I did my liquid diet wrong too! I incorporated fruits into it so that my protein meals didn't taste so bland and was told that I wasn't allowed to do that. I know one time I did a liquid diet for 10 days straight and I guess just the thought that I'm being told to do this as opposed to just doing it myself is a little hard I guess. My surgery is on August 4th so I'm right around the corner too!

my surgery is on the same day yay!

I cheated twice pre-op as well. I Lost 15pds & all went well with my surgery. My doc told me my liver didn't shrink as much as he would have liked, but nonetheless, he was able to perform the surgery.

I had horrible pain the first couple of days, I can't help but think that maybe had I followed orders, the pain would have been less intense? Won't know for sure.

You can't change the past but try to make sure you get a good start to your future, from today forward behave & good luck!

i thnk the preop was the hardest part for me, i still cooked for my husband but did lots of crying!

i would assume as long as you are following the last 24-48 you should be fine, however a friend in my surgery class cheated quite a bit and her surgery lasted about 2 hours, while mine was less than an hour...so i think it does make a bit of a difference when they get in there.

remember as hard as it is right now, it does get easier and right now is the time to start making your brain shut up about food! i dont physically feel hungry but i sure do get head hunger, it starts to become more of a mental thing.

good luck on your surgery (all of you!) this is a changing thing in your life! take advantage of every second! and forget the hiccups...they arent going to last long.