I know mine is too my last day of food is dec 4th. my surgery is dec 10 i only have 5 day pre op diet, at least we can enjoy thanksgiving dinner, then come christmas we wont wanna eat your eating habits will of changed and we wont look at food the same way anymore.

I know... I'm glad it's after Thanksgiving... that would've been rough! I'm looking forward to the change of feelings in appetite... hopefully that will make it easier to not eat! At least that's what I'm hoping for...

I start a 2 week preop diet the 28th also. I'm wondering if I'm slightly mental deciding to do this around the holidays. lol And so far I've only told my husband, parents and my boss( man was that embarrassing, but had to be done). So far everyone has been pretty supportive, even if they are concerned about the risks.

I know... was I just a little crazy to do this during the holidays? when there is food everywhere lol.

Good Luck with yours too!

I am 5-days post-op, so the pre-op fast is still fresh enough in my mind . . . and it's really not that bad. My biggest issue was giving up my morning coffee! It really is just a mental thing. I still got to have protein drinks, along with clear liquids. You can drink 3-4/day. I loved the vanilla whey powder with a few ice cubes in the blender every morning. A couple of hours later at work I'd drink some orange tea with a bit of Splenda. When I felt stomach gurglings aroung 11:30 I drank the pre-packaged chocolate protein drink I had stocked in the fridge at work. I didn't feel hungry after the protein drinks. In the afternoon I had a cup of bullion. When I got home I made another vanilla blender drink for dinner. Could snack anytime on SF jello and popsicles. I didn't really feel hungry. (I went through a lot of jello.)

A few days prior to the start of my fast I did the "last time" eating out/fast food thing that I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy for a while. And, of couse, the night before my surgery I made sure to have that "last meal" protein drink at 10:30 pm since I couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight. Old habits die hard!

I did have a few moments though -- I took the tiniest nibble on a couple of things just for the taste. It was enough. Another night I had made stew for my kids and there was just a little left in the pot and I couldn't resist. I put a few meat chunks in my mouth and chewed and chewed . . . and then I spit it out. I still got the taste as well the chewing sensation, plus my dogs didn't care a bit about the leftovers!

I even took my girls out to dinner while on the fast. They picked In 'N Out Burger! But I vowed to take charge and I just brought a Tupperware container full of green jello with us. We did get a couple of looks (I would have thought someone was crazy eating jello at In 'N Out Burger!), but I felt stronger for making it through.

In reality, it's just a week's time ... it'll be over soon enough. Just wait till after the surgery . . . that's another topic.

P.S. I'm with you -- don't tell your grandma -- just show up a few months later a whole lot of "few" pounds gone! It sounds like she'll definitely notice. Don't give her the upper hand! And good luck!