Sorry, no actual swinging in this one! :thumbup:

As we are all pretty much obsessed with food, does anybody else find themselves obsessed with not eating food while on their pre-op diets?

When I was in high school I went days without eating and walked a minimum of 4-5km a day. It was the only way I could keep my weight below 140lbs and I was just a little obsessed with keeping food out of my mouth. (Yes, I told the clinic people this) After high school I got out of that pattern, got sick, and subsequently packed on huge weight. Part of the weight gain is my fault and part of it is a combination of the drugs and unfortunate genetics.

Since I'm having so much trouble with the Protein Shakes, I've had to abandon them in favour of a veg and Protein diet and I was told "to go hardcore" on it. It was like a kick to my subconscious and I feel exactly like I'm in high school again. I'm reliving those days when I enjoyed being hungry and right back in that pattern like I never left it. So far for the week my biggest eating day was 900 calories. Yesterday was my best at 450. I went to bed hungry and happy. I was supposed to get down to 294lbs for surgery and, at the rate I'm going, I'll likely blow by that as I've got two more weeks of pre-op diet and only 5 more pounds to lose.

Am I a freak here or is this common... the swing from compulsive overeating to compulsive undereating? Do we always need something to obsess over?

Only thing about NOT eating is your body will freak out and think it is in starvation mode and you will not lose anything, Have you tried the Atkins advantage shakes , the Dark Choc. royale is my fave. it almost taste like a melted down frosty from wendy's . only 11 ounces and if you drink them super cold the are easy to slam, of course you can only slam pre op lol. Congrats on your surgery. I am 8 wks out and have last around 30 lbs , Best thing i ever did .By the way I did that in High School too.

Have you tried the Atkins advantage shakes , the Dark Choc. royale is my fave.

I'm allergic to them. They contain both milk and soy.