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Day 3 of Pre-Op Diet

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tlh4life    66

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I'm on day 3 of the pre-op diet and my stomach keeps rumbling! I know it will get better each day, but it's already certainly more difficult than I anticipated. The only good thing about my pre-op diet is that I get to have real food at dinner time (3-6 oz of lean Protein and 1 cup of non-starchy vegetables). Otherwise it's Water and Protein shakes.

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kins117    104

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I'm halfway through my 2nd day and waiting for the crash. I'm hoping I'm ok through tomorrow then can be miserable at home over the weekend instead of at work lol. I just keep picturing being on the other side on April 12!

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hopekate    85

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I'm on day four of my pre-op diet of 4 shakes a day. Day two around dinner was really tough, but it seems to get easier with time.
It's exciting to be in this last step before surgery! Good luck all ;)


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MeltsIntoWonder    125

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I'm on day 10, and it really does get much easier. I still have cravings to fight, but I don't feel hungry, have more energy, and have lost 10lbs! I've found the best thing for me is to make sure I keep the Protein Shakes spaced as evenly as possible throughout the day and keep drinking Water in between Thankfully I'm also allowed sugar free popsicles and Jello, so that helps break up the monotony (well, sort of).

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Lattedah    18

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Hi. On my 7th day of pre-op diet. 4 Protein Shakes, two Protein Bars and Clear Liquids. The broth has been a life saver for me as well. I'm doing ok but having a hard time with getting the 4 Protein Drinks in per day. Going to try freezing them. We will all get through this. Good luck on everyone's procedures! :)

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Lovingmyself83    67

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I'm on day 3 of the pre-op diet and my stomach keeps rumbling! I know it will get better each day, but it's already certainly more difficult than I anticipated. The only good thing about my pre-op diet is that I get to have real food at dinner time (3-6 oz of lean Protein and 1 cup of non-starchy vegetables). Otherwise it's Water and Protein  shakes.

Lucky! Wish I could have a Lean dinner. I'm on straight liquids but I've been doing great. I was hoping for a lean dinner and liquids for other meals but I'm truly doing fine. I have up sweets and lots of bad things weeks before so things have been easier and easier. But I'm not going to lie and say that certain things don't smell soooo good I would like a bite but I am strong. Lol good luck with your surgery. When is it? Mine is April 13th.


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Lovingmyself83    67

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I'm on day 10, and it really does get much easier. I still have cravings to fight, but I don't feel hungry, have more energy, and have lost 10lbs! I've found the best thing for me is to make sure I keep the Protein Shakes spaced as evenly as possible throughout the day and keep drinking Water in between Thankfully I'm also allowed sugar free popsicles and Jello, so that helps break up the monotony (well, sort of).

I'm on day 4 and I don't feel hungry but I do have cravings for a real meal. I've lost 4 lbs in 4 days. I do have more energy as well. I do the same keeping the shakes spaced out evenly. I'm also doing sugar free jello and popsicles. They help those cravings.


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tlh4life    66

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Lucky! Wish I could have a Lean dinner. I'm on straight liquids but I've been doing great. I was hoping for a lean dinner and liquids for other meals but I'm truly doing fine. I have up sweets and lots of bad things weeks before so things have been easier and easier. But I'm not going to lie and say that certain things don't smell soooo good I would like a bite but I am strong. Lol good luck with your surgery. When is it? Mine is April 13th.



Mine is April 11. Good luck to you!



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jhope71    105

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Day 4 for me. Even the dog's food looks good at this point! I keep the Protein Shakes spaced out (5/day), keep sipping hot broth, eating Jello and munching popsicles. One more week!


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aquarious12585    13

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I'm on day 8.It hasn't gotten much easier for me. I've been able to have shakes, lean Protein, and veggies. I've been eating really healthy and lost a few pounds but I have zero energy. I'm really missing coffee:(. I start clear liquid on Tues them surgery on Saturday.



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travelsinbc    3

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I definitely feel for you! My stomach was rumbling all the time when I had the pre-op diet. You will be fine, and it is good experience for when you have to have a lot less after the surgery.

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tlh4life    66

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12 hours ago, jhope71 said:

Day 4 for me. Even the dog's food looks good at this point! I keep the Protein shakes spaced out (5/day), keep sipping hot broth, eating Jello and munching popsicles. One more week!

I said that about my dog's food too! Even watching him eat kibble was making me hungry. LOL!

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      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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