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iattcom    96

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I have not gotten emotional about the surgery hence my user name IATTCOM it stands for “It’s about time taking care of me”

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CrankyMagpie    509

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The folks in this thread are mostly the week before me (Oct 3!), so I'll be doing my (one week) liquid diet while you're getting your surgeries, BUT, @CRD1981, we're the same age and getting the same procedure! (My BMI is a bit higher, though. 57ish.) Different kind of surgery buddies.

I'll be rooting for you!

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abbster_tee    9

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On 09/16/2018 at 13:48, CRD1981 said:

How are you feeling?

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Umm jury is out. I have a two week liquid diet. I wake up fine but by 2:30/3:00 I’m hungry.

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iattcom    96

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I make sure to have lunch around then and that is when I have my second Protein Shake so that it helps maintain me for the rest of the day. I have my Jello snack between that shake and the dinner shake.

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abbster_tee    9

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3 hours ago, chuckwalsh said:

October 1st here.. I just started my pre surgery shrink the liver diet today. . And omg I'm so hungry haha.. ugh

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Okay, so I really thought I wouldn't make it through the liquid diet. To be honest, the first 4 days were HELL! The hunger, cravings, and fatigue WAS REAL! I think I am finally in ketosis though (day 5) - no hunger, no cravings, increased energy, etc. (That or I am just delusional now.) My liquid diet consists of 5 Protein Shakes and "unlimited" Clear Liquids (broth, crystal light, sugar free popsicles, sugar-free Powerade, etc.) Knowing me, I HAD to make a schedule so I would be able to pace myself and just tell myself "you can make it one more hour."

  • 8:00 AM, Protein Shake
  • 9:30, Jello
  • 10:30, Protein shake
  • 12:00, 16 oz of some kind of clear liquid
  • 1:00, Protein Shake
  • 2:30, 8 oz of broth
  • 3:30, Protein Shake
  • 5:00, 16 oz of some kind of clear liquid
  • 6:30, Protein Shake
  • 8:00, 8 oz of Broth

Of course I continuously drink Water throughout the day. I am in bed by 9:00. Other than the occasional popsicle thrown in, I have been sticking to this schedule and it works. Lots of sleep has helped too - if you are asleep, you aren't hungry :lol: Just 8 more days to go for me (September 26th surgery).

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CRD1981    28

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Okay, so I really thought I wouldn't make it through the liquid diet. To be honest, the first 4 days were HELL! The hunger, cravings, and fatigue WAS REAL! I think I am finally in ketosis though (day 5) - no hunger, no cravings, increased energy, etc. (That or I am just delusional now.) My liquid diet consists of 5 Protein Shakes and "unlimited" Clear Liquids (broth, crystal light, sugar free popsicles, sugar-free Powerade, etc.) Knowing me, I HAD to make a schedule so I would be able to pace myself and just tell myself "you can make it one more hour."
Of course I continuously drink Water throughout the day. I am in bed by 9:00. Other than the occasional popsicle thrown in, I have been sticking to this schedule and it works. Lots of sleep has helped too - if you are asleep, you aren't hungry [emoji38] Just 8 more days to go for me (September 26th surgery).
Time is flying

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H2neal    40

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I am also 9/26. I started my clear liquid diet on 9/12. I had previously started a modified diet 9/1. As of today I have lost 16 pounds. It has actually went better than I thought. My emotions are all over the place. One minute I am fine and the next I am like why am I cutting out a perfectly good organ. But then I just go back to the whys of doing this and I am fine again. It will be here before we know it. I will be getting the vertical gastric sleeve.

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CRD1981    28

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I am also 9/26. I started my clear liquid diet on 9/12. I had previously started a modified diet 9/1. As of today I have lost 16 pounds. It has actually went better than I thought. My emotions are all over the place. One minute I am fine and the next I am like why am I cutting out a perfectly good organ. But then I just go back to the whys of doing this and I am fine again. It will be here before we know it. I will be getting the vertical gastric sleeve.


I'm at the end of day 1 of the liquid diet and it has been tough

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LynnV1964    134

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1 more week to go for me! I only have to do 2 days and of Clear Liquids pre op, but I’ve been trying to ease into it over the next few days.....especially with eliminating caffeine! I think hunger headaches and caffeine headaches together would not be fun! 🤪

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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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    • 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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      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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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