MrsTesla

Let's be real here. What REALLY is the purpose of a 2 week liquid only diet? I know we're supposed to be shrinking our livers but that seems to be more of a carb issue than a liquid/solid issue. What is the significance of 2 whole weeks of broth and sugar free jello?! I went from eating salmon, grilled chicken and veggies only to nasty artificial sweeteners, excessive sodium, and dairy products that are just nauseating to me. I was eating SO healthy before so I can't help but feel resentful that I'm starving here on processed garbage for a procedure that's supposed to make me healthier. I mean, 3 oz of grilled chicken has 25g of protein and 0 carbs, how would that not help to shrink the liver? I need someone to talk me off of a ledge here because I feel awful. I constantly have the shakes, can't leave my house because I have sudden horrible diarrhea all day, and now I'm dry heaving and vomiting throughout the day. I feel so weak and I'm taking my vitamins religiously. Today is day 6 for me and I'm hitting a wall and starting to feel angry. It doesn't help that I'd stuck between 700-900 calories per day and haven't lost anything yet! I asked my surgeon and he kind of just laughed it off and said "that's just the rules." Anyone else miserable on this liquid diet? Im terrified that this is how I'm going to feel for the rest of my life!

I'm being sleeved in Thursday. I had been in good spirits about it for the most part, finally feeling ok on the liquid diet. Now that I am 2 days out, my anxiety is out of control. I can't sleep, Im throwing up from the anxiety, I sobbed for 2 hours last night. I am terrified that I'm making an enormous mistake. I keep reading forums and support groups and they're scaring me more! It seems that almost everyone has problems with severe GERD afterwards, problems swallowing, I'm reading about people who constantly vomit, someone who ended up in a coma for 9 months, and that a huge percentage of people gain all their weight back within 3-4 years, and now surgeons are saying that the sleeve is ineffective for weight loss. I have no co-morbidities and take no medications as it is, Im so afraid this surgery is going to ruin my life and Im going to end up dependent on protein pump inhibitors, never be able to eat in a restaurant again, or eat anything without vomiting! Anyone else feel this way before surgery? Do you regret doing it?!

Im on day 3 of 14 day pre op and am totally grumpy. I think my main problem is that I don't have a sweet tooth AT ALL and all these protein shakes and greek yogurts are all grossly sweet. Cottage cheese is keeping me sane because it sort of feels like I'm chewing something. I started mixing dill and garlic powder in non fat plain greek yogurt which is so much better to me than all that fake strawberry crap. I'm so jealous of all the people who get to eat one small meal for dinner!

My surgery date is August 3! I'm on day 2 of my 14 day liquid diet and I'm finding it pretty miserable so far. I just can't wait for surgery day and get on with it already.