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bellabeans    74

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I would love to hear everyone's experience with there pre-op diets. I start mine tomorrow for 2 weeks. What helped make it easier and what made it harder. Is there anything you wish you would have known then ? Did you cheat ? Were you moody ? Tell me the details

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cindyw41    761

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I had to drink 4 shakes a day but I could also have 1 serving each of Yogurt, unflavored applesauce, sf pudding, sf Jello, 1/2 cup cooked veggies & 1/2 cup oatmeal

I spaced my meals out every 2 hrs. It seemed that I was constantly eating. So it took the urge to snack away.

I did not cheat..I was afraid of having surgery delayed/canceled if I didn't lose enough.

I was extremely tired the first couple of days but felt better on day 3.

Don't be afraid to be around people who are eating. I Carried my lunch box (it looks like a purse) everywhere filled with things that I could eat. Not one eatery/movie theater said anything to me.

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bellabeans    74

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I can have 4 shakes day , 8 oz of skim milk, 1 cup of sugar free pudding with Protein powder mixed in , and a cup of low carb yogurt . And then the usual unlimited Popsicles broth and stock . @@cindyw41 I am going to try the every 2 hrs to eat., that sounds helpful . My husband took me out to dinner and my stomach is in knots because I'm so nervous. But I know I got this !!

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cindyw41    761

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Once I was past the first 3 days, I wasn't hungry anymore. Ketosis kicked in and took over. After that it was a breeze. You'll do great!

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AgentSmith    39

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The schedule does vary depending on your doc. Mine wants 10 days of shakes with one cup of veg per day no solids at all. I am at day two of my second pre-op. This is my second pre-op as I also did one for my band several years ago. I'm having a sleeve done now after an erosion. I agree with Cindy that after the first few days it gets way easier. Trust me 100% once you're done surgery and seeing results these two weeks will be a distant memory! One month post op on my band I was laughing about how much I whined... :)

Now focus, you've got this!

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AgentSmith    39

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The schedule does vary depending on your doc. Mine wants 10 days of shakes with one cup of veg per day no solids at all. I am at day two of my second pre-op. This is my second pre-op as I also did one for my band several years ago. I'm having a sleeve done now after an erosion. I agree with Cindy that after the first few days it gets way easier. Trust me 100% once you're done surgery and seeing results these two weeks will be a distant memory! One month post op on my band I was laughing about how much I whined... :)

Now focus, you've got this!

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Pescador    1,374

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Keep busy and follow your surgeons plan. It will soon be a distant memory! It works! CRystal Light and Dasani sweetener adds great flavors to Protein shakes.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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