I'm doing pretty well with the Pre-op liquid diet. Last night I started feeling hungry. I had a chicken bullion cube, mixed it with hot water and really enjoyed it. I didn't think I was going to like it. I just wanted something very low calorie that wasn't sweet. I was pleasantly surprised.

I am starting my liquid diet tomorrow and find I am really anxious about it. I feel like I spend more time focusing on food today than I ever did. Everyone keeps asking what I want for my last meal and it's driving me nuts!!! I feel like I am being sent to the executioner.....I have to keep remembering why I am doing this.

Amy, glad you're doing so well!

Mom2ris, I decided not to have a "last meal".....what did you end up having?

Good luck!

Just wondering...how many shakes do you have a day. My Pre-op will be 2 shakes and 1 small meal for 2 weeks.

Maggie, it will be 3 shakes and 2C of yogurt (which is an improvement from what the NUT said LOL) and all the clear SF liquids I can handle....

Believe it or not I had McDonald's. This is not what I had planned but we were out and I thought why not. It was McDonald's that got me here along with a million other bad choices.

I am surviving the liquid diet. I have my moments. It seems to bother others more than me. My preop consists of 6 shakes a day. I can have sf drinks, water and decaf tea/coffee. I can have one serving of sf jello per day but nothing else.

My family and coworkers think I am nuts. They don't understand why I want to subject myself to this. I ignore them. I can't believe what I have already subjected my body to.....

Thanks for letting me rant.

Rant away....Isn't it the truth what we've subjected our bodies to already...family/coworkers? bless their hearts, but they haven't walked a mile in your shoes.......surround yourself with positive people, even if it's on VST. I haven't told people, and at times I feel like the omission is lying, then I hear the comments one sister say to another, and I know it's the right decision for me.

I think the pre-op is a mindset....Today is day 2 of the official pre-op diet, and it's going good...I write down everything I've had, the time I ate it, and record the liquids......for 2 weeks, it's doable....at least that's what I tell myself LOL