It is your mind testing you and playing tricks on you!! This is a huge mental adventure that we have to go thru during the pre-op and then again once you are banded...most everyone says "why did I just do this to myself" right after surgery..it is your mind. You need to stay positive and keep focused on why started this process to begin with. Yes, I weighed myself each and every day (and still do). I got a huge high off watching that scale go down and it motivated me to continue that pre-op diet without cheating with no problems. I also was determined so shrink my liver to ensure that there would be no problems for the surgeon. I wanted to make sure that I was paving the best road possible for my recovery. The other thought I kept telling myself that if I cheated now that I was cheating myself out of a lifetime of being healthy, happy and able to do things I haven't been able to do in years. Coming on this site is perfect for what you did..we all are either where you are or already been there...so vent away!! I wish you the very best!

I know exactly how you feel it is so hard when i wake up i think of food and through out the day still i was banded in Dec and this is such a mental challange but am gettin there. My pre op was 4 weeks long and boy was it hard all i kept thinkin if you do this for so long and decide 2 eat something bad it could just be out the window just for my own stupidity as i had 2 shrink my liver i was told by the surgeon if i didnt he wouldnt operate. Just think of how great your goin to look this is gonna be a very long task not just a quick fix like i thought i would have it and that would be it but boy was i wrong its in the mind even when am not hungry. When i 1st done my pre op it was so strict i felt so ill migraine and dizzyness from the lack of food. YOu can and will get there am down 61lbs and 30 of that was on my pre op i wish you the best of luck )