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Pre-op Diet Is Horrible

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LizR 2654    4

LizR 2654
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Omg, I am day 2 of pre-op diet and this is horrible. Massive headache, can't focus at work, extremely tired, shaky, dizzy and nausea. I knew it would be hard but not all this.......please tell me it gets better I am not sure I can do this for 12 more days.....ugh!!

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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Are you sensitive to the artificial sweeteners? Maybe you could try another brand.

Hope you feel better.

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FluffyChix    17,418

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LOL. Yeah it is!!

Hang in there! It will get better about day 3 or 4!

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1 hour ago, LizR 2654 said:

Omg, I am day 2 of pre-op diet and this is horrible. Massive Headache, can't focus at work, extremely tired, shaky, dizzy and nausea. I knew it would be hard but not all this.......please tell me it gets better I am not sure I can do this for 12 more days.....ugh!!

Can the headache be from caffeine withdrawal? That's a bear if you haven't weaned yourself off caffeine already.

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Yea the preop diet sucks - you get to see and feel all the things you are addicted too and it is not a fun time.

It gets so much better, so chin up and stay strong, we all looked forward to hearing from you on the other side.

The strained Soup trick will serve you well post op also.

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Creekimp13    5,841

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Been there. It IS horrible! Sorry:( Will get better:)

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Omg, I am day 2 of pre-op diet and this is horrible. Massive Headache, can't focus at work, extremely tired, shaky, dizzy and nausea. I knew it would be hard but not all this.......please tell me it gets better I am not sure I can do this for 12 more days.....ugh!!

Hang in there. Day 2 was the worse for me and I had a huge headache, was nauseous and seriously tired. Today is day 3 and I am much better. The hardest thing for me now is not reaching for comfort food. It's years of bad habits so it will take time to change. PS do not give up. You are too precious and are worth it 🤗

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Hang in there. Day 2 was the worse for me and I had a huge Headache, was nauseous and seriously tired. Today is day 3 and I am much better. The hardest thing for me now is not reaching for comfort food. It's years of bad habits so it will take time to change. PS do not give up. You are too precious and are worth it

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End of day 6. No more headaches, but pretty physically weak, not totally mentally there (like in a fog) and tired. I was cleaning the bathroom today and actually had to sit down a couple times because I was worn out. I was head hungry today (again) but caught it and had a bottle of Water. Boom! Not hungry. I have shortened my work days because there’s no way I’ll be working 13 hour days running around all day (I run an escape room) and I don’t want to mess anything up since it’s a super heavy pay constant attention to EVERYTHING job. But for all that, I do feel good. I don’t want to grab anyone’s lunch anymore Plus I’m down 7 pounds so far.
I’ve got the endoscopy tomorrow and have NO IDEA what that’s going to be like, so I’m definitely taking my anxiety and sleep meds tonight and zonking out soon. I have to be there at 7 am for an 8 am appointment which means I’ve got to leave at 6:15.
All in all, it’s MUCH better than day 1 or 2. Hang in there! We can do this!


HW: 311
CW: 258
SW: We’ll see on May 10!
First goal weight: 191 lbs
Second goal weight: 159 lbs
Goal weight: 142 lbs

5’6” 34 yo female in NC

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LizR 2654    4

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Okay day 3 and my headache is only mild and bearable; no other symptoms today plus down 2.5lbs....yay! Yesterday was the worst! Thanks to everyone for all the encouragement and advice. Definitely making my way to the store tonight for sugar free popsicles and Soup to strain.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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