I am 2 days off starting my pre-surgery liquid diet for surgery on the 17th of May....

Has anyone had thoughts go through there head at this point wondering if they will be able to cope with this all ....

I know I need this, and it hasn't been till now that I am left wondering if it will work

Omg yes... I am on day 1... All that I can have is chicken broth, celery, sugar free Jello and a sugar free popcycle... Plus 5 shakes not to filling. I keep telling myself it will benefit me in the end

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I certainly wondered if it work, if I would succeed, if it was the right decision, should I do this? I had been overweight so long I just couldn't see myself any other way than morbidly obese. I was afraid to hope. But I really, really was tired of my life like it was, and WANTED to lose weight. So I took the leap with a fear that it would just be another failed attempt at weight loss.

Something happened to me in the first few months. I saw success, and you know what they say about that - success begets success. I started to see that just maybe, it could work, even for me, a career fattie.

Fast forward three and a half years, and yes, it "worked." Actually, what happened is that I worked. The sleeve made it easier, and the metabolic reset that happens after WLS is a gift. It is up to us what we do with it. Some have greater success than others, and some have to work harder, but generally speaking, if you put in the work you will be rewarded!

Thank you for this word of advice, you just described me to a tee. You really gave me hope. Thank you. Kim

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How much did you lose? If you do not mind me asking

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My surgery is on the 16th.. Fear is starting to kick in

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I'm down 10 pounds on pre-surgery diet. Hope my liver has shrunk enough.

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@@Tracey79 I lost about 145 pounds in 14 months.

Mines is on the 18

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I'm on the 18th also. It is going ok so far on the surgery prep.

Mines is on the 18

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I'm on the 18th also. It is going ok so far on the surgery prep.

Day #3 of pre op diet... so far on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the hardest@ 1126am it's about a 4 right now... the day is still young, plus I have to attend a sponsor party later on...????

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@@Tracey79 I lost about 145 pounds in 14 months.

Wow that is so great and encouraging

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I was afraid I would be the only person the sleeve didn't work for, because no matter what I did before I couldn't loose much weight, but if you follow the plan, it works.

hang in there. I think the first 2 weeks po are the hardest part. *head games* it's brutal.

@@Christinamo7 can you please elaborate about the 2 weeks post op and "head games"? I want to prepare. Thanks!

Yes u right I have tried everything and this surgery will be a great thing

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well, you've just changed your life, and there's the post op healing and liquid diet. but you think you're hungry. truth is if you tried to eat you wouldn't be able to fit it really. your hormones start going weird. it is a lot to adjust to.

with any other diet you can quit if you decide to, but with this you're in for a penny, in for a pound at the beginning anyway.

I am one week post-op and I am totally gripped by the head games. I love movies. All I have been thinking about all day is eating popcorn and mozzarella sticks. I'll be going home for my grandmother's funeral and I thought more about all of my favorite places to eat than I have about her death. All I think about is the food I could be eating if not for the surgery. Luckily, I realize it's just a head game, and I hope it subsides soon. Eventually, I'll be able to eat those things again-- but in much, much more moderated way.