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I still maintain....the liquid diet and the two weeks of starvation following surgery....are much harder than the surgery itself.

The preop diet sucks.

At least post op you feel like you're on the other side of the hill:)

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Hey everyone! I'm already so excited to have downloaded this app to have others to chat with along this journey! My surgery date is May 3rd and I'm on day 6 of the liquid diet! It's not so bad as I'm a plant based vegan....I do miss fruit though and am kinda bummned to not have it for over the next month or so....I know it will be worth it though. Any other vegans on here?


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12 hours ago, Tonia_Raelynne said:

Hey everyone! I'm already so excited to have downloaded this app to have others to chat with along this journey! My surgery date is May 3rd and I'm on day 6 of the liquid diet! It's not so bad as I'm a plant based vegan....I do miss fruit though and am kinda bummned to not have it for over the next month or so....I know it will be worth it though. Any other vegans on here?

I think in the recipes section there is a subsection for vegetarian/vegan recipes so you'll likely find some other vegan members posting in there :)

Good luck and welcome to the May team! MAY you succeed beyond your wildest dreams!!!

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I am on day two of my liquid diet. I thought this liquid diet would suck cause I would be hungry. I am not hungry at all, I am so nauseous. Hopefully the nausea stops soon cause it is gonna be a rough two weeks if it continues.

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I am on day two of my liquid diet. I thought this liquid diet would suck cause I would be hungry. I am not hungry at all, I am so nauseous. Hopefully the nausea stops soon cause it is gonna be a rough two weeks if it continues.

I’m on day 1. Well, I just finished day one. I wasn’t nauseous today, but I was HUNGRY. It wasn’t mental hunger but physical hunger. My tummy was rumbly all day. Right now is the first time I haven’t been hungry. Thank you jello! [emoji23]
Are you on the Optifast diet? If not, what diet are you following? I just wonder if there’s something specific that’s not agreeing with you.
Hope you feel better tomorrow!


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

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11 hours ago, moondoggie1983 said:


I’m on day 1. Well, I just finished day one. I wasn’t nauseous today, but I was HUNGRY. It wasn’t mental hunger but physical hunger. My tummy was rumbly all day. Right now is the first time I haven’t been hungry. Thank you jello!
Are you on the Optifast diet? If not, what diet are you following? I just wonder if there’s something specific that’s not agreeing with you.
Hope you feel better tomorrow!


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

Jello is the best! I’m feeling better today! Thanks!

I am using the Meal Replacement made by my doctors office and I think that is what is bothering my stomach. I haven’t had any yet today and I feel great. I’m gonna try it once more and if I feel gross, I will give them a call and ask for an alternative.

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I think I lost 12lbs? It's in my signature, but can't see it right now. And can't remember sh*t. :D

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Jello is the best! I’m feeling better today! Thanks!
I am using the meal replacement made by my doctors office and I think that is what is bothering my stomach. I haven’t had any yet today and I feel great. I’m gonna try it once more and if I feel gross, I will give them a call and ask for an alternative.

Oof. That’s awful. Maybe see if they let you do the Optifast? It has a lot of options taste wise. The chocolate Protein Drink is delicious! And it’s nice because everything is prepackaged. Like the drinks are like little juice boxes. I haven’t had any stomach upset so far and it’s just really convenient.
I just really hope you feel better soon. The diet is hard enough without feeling sick all the time.


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

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48 minutes ago, moondoggie1983 said:


Oof. That’s awful. Maybe see if they let you do the Optifast? It has a lot of options taste wise. The chocolate Protein Drink is delicious! And it’s nice because everything is prepackaged. Like the drinks are like little juice boxes. I haven’t had any stomach upset so far and it’s just really convenient.
I just really hope you feel better soon. The diet is hard enough without feeling sick all the time.


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

Thanks! I will check and see about the optifast!

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6 hours ago, Topher_B said:

Thanks! I will check and see about the optifast!

I can't tolerate Optifast because it contains aspartame among other sweeteners (headache trigger for me) but I did sample the chocolate shake (decent when made with ice and icy water) and the optifast lemon mousse dessert was actually really good (made me sad I couldn't tolerate them, but my mum was really happy to take the rest of the package home for her to use!).

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I drink the Premier Protein shakes. So many flavors! And so far all pretty good.

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I am on day two of my liquid diet. I thought this liquid diet would suck cause I would be hungry. I am not hungry at all, I am so nauseous. Hopefully the nausea stops soon cause it is gonna be a rough two weeks if it continues.

Yes, I too had nausea. But it passed. I found it was way worse when I took my Vitamins.

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So, I'm at the end of day 13 of my 14 day liquid diet. It wasn't easy for me at all! However, by day 9 it seemed manageable. But tonight was hard. Was way too hungry. Might have been nerves or something. So far I'm down 12.8 pounds. Not the 15-20 like I was told, but the nutritionist told me not to worry.

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I am on day #12 and as of this morning I am down 12.2#. Sounds about average on here. Absolutely no side effects other than a couple of episodes of feeling lightheaded when standing up quickly. It has gone A LOT better than I expected.

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Thanks! I will check and see about the optifast!

You’re right, Jello makes my day every day! [emoji23]


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

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