Today is the first day of my liquid diet. My surgery is scheduled 8/17/15. I haven't even made it thru one entire day and I feel like giving up already. I need some good advice please ... Thanks guys !!!

Just drink one meal at a time. Don't look at it as a whole. One meal at a time. Stay away from being around food as much as you can. The third or fourth days are the worst. Then after that it seems to get easier.

This gives you a great start to the process of WLS. The shrinking of your liver makes it easier for them to do the surgery and gives you a better chance of success.

Hang in there, you can do it! Not easy but it does get easier! Think of the end prize! The sleeve is one of the best decisions I have ever made!

I agree with RJ. It gets easier and honestly by day 4 your hunger drops off tremendously.

You got this. One drink at a time.

Yes I agree that the hunger drops significantly! I am on a 3 week liquid pre-op diet, today marks the beginning of the second week. However even with my doctor calling it a liquid diet I am allowed vegetables. Even when I go to snack on veggies when I'm feeling especially hungry, I don't eat nearly as much as I might have otherwise. A few bites and I'm done now. I am trying to wean down to not needing the veggies at all.

You can do it! It seems so hard at first but it does get easier. Keep your eye on the prize!

Edited August 3, 201511 yr by TXTinana

I am scheduled for surgery on 08/17 as well! My nutritionist had me start my pre-op diet on Friday. Lucky you! Oh man has it been tough! I'm not going to lie! Today is day 4 and overall it's better. Days 1 and 2 were awful and I cried. My nurse had me do a bucket list of the things I want to do as a skinnier and healthier me and while I was crying to my husband, he had me pull out the list and we went over it. That actually helped. I'm still hungry here and there and crave something to bite into, besides jello or a popsicle. LOL I do notice that the shakes take away the hunger better now. I have had to take Tylenol twice for headaches, but my biggest issue has been the emotions. I feel like crying when I see people eat. I know this is temporary, so like others have said previously, I'm taking it one shake at a time. I've seriously thought of cheating, but remind myself that this is to help the Doctor be more successful with surgery and that helps a little. Days 1 and 2 are the worst, but it does get better! STAY STRONG! YOU CAN DO THIS! Oh and the plus side is I am down 10 pounds as of this morning!

Edited August 3, 201511 yr by ReeseLanden

It will get easier. I am 5 days in to my liquid diet with 2 days to go until surgery. I would say the 1st couple of days were the worst, especially when I had to give up the last of my caffeine . Each day gets easier and this part will be behind you before you know. Good Luck!

Thank you so much everyone !!! I am so happy to have this group for help and support ;o) I am on day 3 today and I am doing OK. I think I got this !!!!!

I just finished day 1 of my liquid diet and I have 13 more to go! And I don't get vegetables .....My surgery date is Aug 18. I felt terrible yesterday and today I go to work. I hope I'm not a grumpy b*tch to anyone. This part is soooooooo hard.

I start mine Friday and I'm not even thinking about what food I'll miss yet. I cannot think of what I want one last time before surgery which tells me I'm ready mentally. Now, let's see how I feel come Monday or Tuesday. I have two weddings and a birthday party in the month I will be on liquids only. Should be interesting,

I didn't have to do a pre-op liquid diet, but I'm post-op day 5 on liquids and it's still hell even though I'm not hungry. What's helped me is just reminding myself that it's temporary! A year from now when we've reached goal weight and are able to enjoy a small but healthy and tasty meal, a couple of weeks with fluids will seem like such a small price to pay. We've got this!

The thing I have loved about the liquid diet is that it is showing me that I can eat in a very restricted way without going nuts and keep to the program. That is giving me TONS of confidence that I will be able to do this after the surgery as well. I feel so good about losing 12 pounds in 10 days. I have everything in the house that I will need for the first month after surgery so I feel prepared and hopeful. Now I just have to get through 3 1/2 more days until my surgery day and then get up on my feet and start walking!

Today is day 8 of the pre-op liquid diet and probably my best day both mentally and physically. I notice how the shakes feel me up now. We are strong and we can do this!!!!!