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I'm July 24th. Day 6 of my optifast and I am seriously hungry today. No headaches or anything though. Counting the days...yeehaaa

I am July 24th for my sleeve. It seems like I've been talking about it forever, and now the countdown is on and it's real. And THAT is making it seem surreal.

I'm on 2 weeks optifast/optislim, but can also have 2 cups of salad/veg and 130g protein. I save the protein & veg and just have an evening meal with the family. I will say however I don't think I realized how much I have been dependent on carbs to satisfy me or make me feel better. I was nauseas last night, and my first thought was, in the past I would have had some tea and toast to settle my tummy, but can't do that now. Loll I'm going to have to find a lot of things to distract myself from mindless eating.

What sort of preop diet are you guys on?

I'm the 24th July and it's all a reality now. Day 2 of preop diet down, all forms filled in and everything paid for 'gulp'. BUT I just can't wait to see how it's going to change my body and help me change my way of life.

In other words...my 'armor' is off.

I have always had it in my mind that I looked pretty much ok, and even thought I had it 'goin on' lollll. In these last few weeks before my surgery (July 24th) I had stopped wearing my makeup, I have my hair scraped back into a pony tail, I stopped mani/pedi, and took all my jewellery off. To some this may sound weird, but I wanted to see myself 'as is' so that I wouldn't be tempted to slip back into thinking, that, 'I'm fine' and back out. Crazy hey ????

Today is day 1 of my 2 week pre-op diet. How ridiculous do I feel that I want to jump into a bucket of chicken and eat my way out. I can't see how I will get through another 13 days!!!! Eeekkk

Are you allowed veggies ??

I'm on a mix of optifast/optislim the dietician didn't mind which one. I can also do 1 cup of veg or salad per day and 1 protein. I cannot stomach the optislim soup, even the smell is too much for me. I don't mind the shakes and the bars. I am also not used to the sound of my stomach growling. It's normally too full of food. Lollll

Well day 1 is over for me. I'm not sure where everyone is from on here. But I am Melbourne, Australia. I have banned fresh bread from the house as that is something I know I struggle with, and until I get a handle on this, it's easier to avoid. Thanks for your support everyone x