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I am scheduled for surgery 7/11 (Lucky right) :) I am so nervous but so happy I am almost there. Any advice for someone about to start a 3 week liquid diet?

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Do you get to have one real meal or all liquid? I had to do Ensure and Boost Glucose formula for a week before but I was allowed a regular meal - I chose Breakfast because it's my favorite. Not going to lie, it was really hard! I only lost about 5 lbs pre surgery so obviously I didn't do well!

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Hi! Long time lurker-first time poster. I have my vsg scheduled for July 2nd -start my pre-op diet this Sunday. Excited to get it done and start losing!

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Hi! Well I’m scheduled (and a little scared) for my Sleeve on the 25th in Mexico. So many things going on in my head. Start my pre op diet tomorrow!! Does anyone use the patch Vitamins? I’m scared I won’t be able to tolerate the gummies.

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Ok so originally the wanted me to do all liquid for 2 weeks because of some other health issues. But after some blood work came back I can actually have food. I'm so surprised. I can have egg whites, leafy greens, 4oz chicken breast or fish. no scratches, no butter, no salt. 1 greek yogurt and 1 cup of pineapple or peach chunks , sugar free Jello or popsicles. Absolutely nothing with sugar. Its hard because I am addicted to sweets. :) But I started a couple of days ago to get the hang of things. It's going ok a bit of a headache but I just down Water. 14 days and counting. xoxo

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On 27/06/2018 at 10:34 PM, HappyMode2018 said:

I'm so surprised. I can have egg whites, leafy greens, 4oz chicken breast or fish. no scratches, no butter, no salt. 1 greek yogurt and 1 cup of pineapple or peach chunks , sugar free Jello or popsicles. Absolutely nothing with sugar.

@HappyMode2018 sounds like you're doing well. my pre op diet is similar -and my surgery is the day before yours. I also started my diet early but did fall off the wagon early on. back on track now though and have been for two weeks now.

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July 12th surgery here and on day two of pre op diet. 2 shakes and one meal, Snacks = 6oz fat free yogart or salad greens. Was worried early in week but just got approved yesterday from insurance and my surgery date was verified. Now I'm good to go and ready for this. Best of luck to all of you fellow July sleevers!!!

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My surgery is July 18. My pre surgery diet starts two days prior. It is a full liquid diet. Protein Shake city! The day before surgery I get to take a boat load full of laxative too. WOOOOOO HOOOOO!

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Its Happening to day guys pray this prayer for me

Heavenly Father, grant me joyful acceptance of the surgery which awaits me, and let this be the relief and cure which I seek. Make skilled the work of the surgeon and that of his team for it is unto their knowledge and skill that I give myself for healing. I pray to You, O Lord, that this procedure will be without complication, and that my recovery will be speedy and complete. Amen.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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