I'm on a 2 week all-liquid diet, and while I'm certainly losing weight with it, it's driving me nuts. Officially I'm doing this for 2 weeks, but the end date is actually uncertain. My doctor wants me to do this until I can have certain tests done, and the hospital has been horribly slow at scheduling me. (The lady who does these things was on vacation for 2 weeks.) Also, there's the possibility the dr. will want me to continue the liquids only after the 2 week period. I'm on day 11, but I feel like there's no end in sight. (I don't have a surgery date at this point--the dr. wants me to do this before he agrees for sure to work with me.)

I've tried distracting myself, focusing on making it through 5 minutes at a time, and drinking tons of calorie-free fluids. I eat SF Jell-O with a baby spoon to make it seem like there's more there. I've even taken to sleeping more, so I won't feel hungry or sit around thinking about "real" food.

Those of you who have survived this stage--what did you do to help you make it through?

I went to a lot of movies, 9$ matinee and a bottle of water kept my mind off food for a while. Then I had several protein drinks a day.

Make sure you have shakes everywhere you go. I'd take extras with you just in case. If you let yourself get hungry and you don't have a shake with you, that's when trouble sets in...

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This isn't the time for restriction. Focus on what you can have, instead of can't, and use it.

I am going to start doing origami. I am on my 11th day of liquids.