Hi guys,

I am scheduled for surgery on Nov 4 and started my 2 weeks of pre op shakes on Wednesday. Today I was really struggling with hunger and broke down and ate a load of food I shouldn't have - I was just so hungry.

I am back on the wagon and trying to stay positive, but I would be grateful for any before/after photos and anything else you can throw my way to stay motivated.

I know I have to complete the pre op diet, or there is a chance they will not operate so I really need to pull myself together. I'm finding this pre op stage very emotional but remain focused on what I need to do to achieve my goals.

Thank you for your help!

I start mine Nov 3. I haven't found a protein shake I really like yet. I am a little concerned. I feel ya!! I am not afraid to be hungry but I do not want to feel bad. I am starting to ween off caffeine already, a little at a time so I won't have a caffeine headache to deal with as well. You can do this!! It is ok to be hungry. It will pass by fast I'm sure!!! Good luck to you!!

Try premier protein shakes from Sam's.. they are the best so far. I've tried many others and these have the best taste for me at least. They have 30 grams of protein... good luck for your new and exciting future.

I am day 11 of my pre-op diet. I do understand how you feel. It took about 3 days for the hunger to subside. I think about day 4 I switched over to being in ketosis, which is when weight started dropping. According to my NUT, it's very important to stick with the 2 week plan to shrink fat on your liver and make surgery and recovery faster. I looked at it like my life depended on it!

Thanks guys. Starting afresh today and feeling a bit more positive!!

Pure protein in strawberry is pretty good

Try unjury shakes just go the web page look them up. So far my favorite Good luck(:

OK you want a before & after or I like to say at present I'm not at MY goal , however MY Surgeon loves the result of our work together , I was just Subtracting yesterday because someone asked how much I lost so far it's been & still is a journey for me even if it's been 3 yrs. But , YES loss of 155 #s . both pictures are of me a true real life not photo shop or whatever but a real person

I know this probably isn't the best but I didn't follow my preoperative diet until 3 days before surgery. Then I went on a total water and protein shake diet and everything went fine. Just saying.

I know this probably isn't the best but I didn't follow my preoperative diet until 3 days before surgery. Then I went on a total water and protein shake diet and everything went fine. Just saying.

Thanks! I've done better since I posted this but it has been so hard. I'm now 20lbs down (surgery is on Wednesday) which is a bonus but I can't wait for the next month to be over!!

I know this won't be encouraging but the next month is going to be hell. For me, right after surgery for about a week or two while everything was swollen and healing, I had no apatite. Once I moved to squishy foods, I was starving all the time. I even gained weight. Once I started my fills, I didn't notice a difference until I had 6 ccs in my 10 cc band. But I gained weight up until that point. Then I started losing again because I started having the restriction that I had right after surgery. But just know, there is ways you can eat around the band. I would feel not hungry, but keep eating anyway and as long as I ate small bites chewed through then I can get as much as I want. Get it into your mind that food is fuel not anything else. Once you get the hang of the lifestyle change of your eating it's easy.