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I am very close to getting approved for surgery and I’ve felt more urges to act out or slip up in my diet. Not take in enough Water or eat things I shouldn’t. Has anyone else struggled with this?

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also struggling with this. tempted to just eat all bad foods and “cheat” more because “i won’t eat this stuff after surgery”. tough mental game


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Yep--there seem to be two schools of thought on this--those who decide to reform religiously before surgery, and those who figure this is the last chance to have some food funerals. I had four of them (two fettucine Alfredo, one cheeseburger, one steak and baked potato). I still lost weight pre-surgery , stuck to my pre-op diet, and followed the rules (mostly) after surgery.

Don't beat yourself up too much for minor slipping before surgery, as long as you do your best to follow your program. This is a long haul--long to get to the surgery, but much longer after in terms of changing your eating habits. For what it's worth, I've had a cheeseburger (today!) and steak since my surgery, but in the past seven months, no fettucine and no baked potato. Haven't missed them, either.

Y'all can do this!

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I think for me personally i am in month 2 of 7 and i have this horrible habit of self sabotage its terrible I have no idea why but it happens but now i am like 5 days away from a weigh in reflecting back on the month hoping i lost anything at all

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I went the food funeral route!


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I'm sorry you're experiencing this. I know it happened to me before I was sleeved about three & a half years ago.

Now that I'm far enough on the other side, I look at some of the food I used to shovel down & ask, "Why did this food(s) have such power over me? What about it did I let control my life?" And I reply back to myself, "I don't know."

What if - just as an experiment - you look at food & really ask yourself why it has power over you?

Good luck. You are not alone.

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I start my pre-diet the day after Easter. It's hard not to think of terms of 'I better eat this now while I can...'

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On 22.3.2018 at 1:50 AM, Jerseygirl4523 said:

Has anyone else struggled with this?

Yes, I had that problem before both surgeries and when I look at it now it was completely unnecessary. Most likely you will be able to eat all the kinds of food you want to eat after surgery as well (though you will have no guarantee as there are patients who develop sensitivities to certain foods).

The "before starting a diet surgery binge" is something that some authors call "famine brain" - means, only the thought of deprivation alone can cause binges.

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I did the same thing, but I never choose to get less liquid. I loved it, had fun. Was on a program for 8 months. I went off of it s bunch, but hammered back down 2 days before liquid diet. I don't regret it.

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I did the same thing.... You're definitely not alone! I'm 3 days into my liquid diet and feeling great! No choice but to stay on track.

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oh it has been so bad,it’s like a switch has gone off & i have to get it all in before my liquid pre op on monday.




I totally get it! I start pre op diet this Wednesday. We went out to dinner & a show over the wknd & I went all out w/ appetizers, dessert & plenty, actually way too much alcohol. And I plan on hitting up my favorite Chinese buffet in the two days.


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      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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        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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