Today I started my pre-op 7 day diet. Clear liquids, <20gms protein, 64oz liquid per day for 7 days. It's 9:37am on day 1 and already I'm obsessing. Can I do this? Can I make breakfast, lunch, and dinner for my family and not eat myself? Can I avoid the random nibbles that go hand-in-hand with preparing meals? Will this help me to learn not to snack so much while cooking?Hey, this could be a good thing afterall. I bet I consume at least 100 calories per meal when cooking. A nibble of cheese here, a bit of broth there, it all adds up. Licking the batter bowl is just as bad as eating the cake. I can do this. I know I can.:thumbdown:
OMG this sucks. I've never liked sugar substitutes, and just about everything I'm allowed to eat is loaded with them. I'm irritable, hungry, I have a NASTY headache, my baby is teething and hasn't stopped crying for the last 2 hours, and to top it all off my tummy is gurgling in a way that tells me I'm going to be spending some unpleasant time in the bathroom. I cheated a bit last night, ate some noodles I was serving my family for dinner. I am determined not to cheat again. I really want this surgery, and my surgeons are super-strict.
Well, they were right. It does get easier. Once healed I doubt I'll ever want to so much as smell tomato soup again, but I've done okay. Lost 6lbs in <5 days. Whoo hooo! What a way to start! now, if only my nerves will calm down....
I've adjusted to the sweeteners. matter of fact, I'm almost enjoying the sugar-free puddings! I am not, however, enjoying what this liquid diet is doing to my digestive system!
