And I am so hungry. I’ve been cheating and eating slices of organic deli turkey. Can’t help myself?

Pureee some stuff and Stop thinking about foods - The first week is is rough and No matter what they say Broth Sucks.

Try and sleep and just get thru it - Once the surgery is done the food cravings hunger ends, But the mind games start, Nobody here will say the week of liquids was easy - No it was not - You can pureee soup to the liquid form to help but really JUST GO TO BED, Sleep it off - Its only a week and then you have a tool that will make your life healthy and happy -

Thanks for the input. It’s two weeks and I wish it was as simple as to stop thinking about food. 10 hours of sleep is enough for any human which is what I’m getting. I am trying to be active, take walks etc. I’m trying to hang in there. Thanks again-it is a moment in time and to your point-I will be healthier and happier.

Best thing to do is have protein shakes that are a blend of whey and casein to help fill you up, at least until the clear liquids phase a few days prior to surgery when you want to get get your digestive system cleaned out then because that helps eliminate (pun intended) post op constipation. But for now a filling protein shake three times a day and drink lots of water. The ocean spray 5 calories juice is handy too. They have a variety of flavors though I like cran-grape or grapefruit.

When you get to clear some people drink isopure clear (it comes in glass bottles) and a rich bone broth is helpful though honestly my body can’t seem to tolerate broth. And couldn’t tolerate the Isopure But everyone is different. I didn’t think much about hunger. You can make your own jello and add extra flavor. I think the one thing i wish I had for the clear phase, and post op was BariatricPal pink grapefruit protein shots. they make good juice flavor protein.

i personally liked PEScience select protein powder (A well formulated blend of whey protein isolate and casein. ) mixed with ripple milk. Wished I’d found that earlier on too.

best of luck to you.