Pre-op liquid diet - weakness

[michaelk 20]

Day two of my 10-day liquid diet. Yesterday was OK, but today I'm light-headed and weak. Does that go away?

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[bunny106 0]

it does! I was so hungry for the first 3 days and then it seemed to just subside. Stick with it and dont worry it gets better!

[DizzyGirl 0]

It's very difficult. I'm on day 4 of the pre op diet. It was considerably easier today. I didn't kill anyone (yay) Hopefully it gets better and better. I literally emailed my dietitian yesterday and was like 'Please let me eat!' but she was good and slapped my hand and said 'no, no, no!' Which sucked so I grabbed a grilled chicken breast which is bad. The truth is I haven't been eating much of the packets because they taste so awful I can't stand it! But about the cheating - Major guilt and disappointment and questioning if I had the cajones, so to speak, to do this right... Anyway I was strong and stuck through and as I mentioned - Day 4 is much better.

I've lost 8 lbs so far. I think that's weird. My BMI is 45 but the results appear to be there.

All I can say is It's worth it! Stick with it!

[PUG MAMA 1]

Hey there, it will get better also you will be losing weight and start to feel great and get into the whole process of eating new. I am on day 11... 4 shakes a day with absolutely nothing else. Please don't cheat any more you'll be hurting yourself. It helps your surgery better smaller liver smaller stomach etc.....Good luck to you

It's very difficult. I'm on day 4 of the pre op diet. It was considerably easier today. I didn't kill anyone (yay) Hopefully it gets better and better. I literally emailed my dietitian yesterday and was like 'Please let me eat!' but she was good and slapped my hand and said 'no, no, no!' Which sucked so I grabbed a grilled chicken breast which is bad. The truth is I haven't been eating much of the packets because they taste so awful I can't stand it! But about the cheating - Major guilt and disappointment and questioning if I had the cajones, so to speak, to do this right... Anyway I was strong and stuck through and as I mentioned - Day 4 is much better.

I've lost 8 lbs so far. I think that's weird. My BMI is 45 but the results appear to be there.

All I can say is It's worth it! Stick with it!

[JaGo 16]

I'm on day 5, started Mon 11/8. Tues-Thurs were very tolerable. Today (Fri 11/8). I'm feeling the weakness. I trust it will get better and I am determined to go through it without complaint. I did find myself a tad crabby the other day at work because the day was stressful. I have been trying to keep busy to help keep my mind off of it. I WILL NOT CHEAT!!!

Hey Firechic, Not sure if I can do only 4 shakes a day, but am impressed that you can! I do try to just have one shake at lunch time, and top it off with broth, and SF Jello or pudding. The sweet stuff is getting t be a bit much, so I will drink more hot broth and coffee for that soothing feeling. I'm sure this will be over before we know it!!

[JillianRN 0]

Day two of my 10-day liquid diet. Yesterday was OK, but today I'm light-headed and weak. Does that go away?

I felt the same way. My Nutritionist recommended that I get between 80-100 grams of protein/day. If I went under 80 I felt very weak.

[nomorejellybelly 77]

Get yourself some really good Protein supplements and take Vitamins. That really helped me. The first full day of the liquid diet was the worst for me. Good luck.

Banded: 09/08/10

[wakeuprn 1]

I'm on day 7 of my medifast diet....i am still hungry but it isn't as bad as the first 3 days. I had body aches and a headache....I think my body was detoxing from sugar and fat. I don't always eat all 6 packets because they taste so bad. I have been eating alot of sf popsicles and Jello they seem to help. I am actually looking forward to pureed food with some flavor!

[gotmyeyeontheprize 2]

Today starts day 7 of my pre-op diet. I promise that it gets easier. Extreme weakness hit me through day 3. After that, it seemed to go away. I did call my dietician and she suggested that I add one more Protein drink a day (I was on two a day). That helped out a lot.

As others have said, it is difficult at first, but the hunger subsides. I have gotten so tired of eating (drinking) the same old stuff that I don't even care if I eat. As long as I get the Protein drinks in, I could care less if I have anything else.

If you can have sugar free popsicles, try those. I can have as many as I want in a day. They have been a life saver in the evenings when I am watching TV!

Hang in there! :thumbup:

[banjoeyes 0]

I don't know but, I will start my diet on Wednesday! Besure to drink plenty of zero calorie fluids. Good luck!:thumbup:

[autumnleaf 3]

I feel your pain. I am on day 4 I have 10 more days to go. I can have up to 4 shakes a day and 2 yogurts right now i have averaged 3 shakes and one yogurt. I buy the greek ones with more Protein. my stomach hurt really bad last night i just went to sleep . when it gets bad i try and get my mind off of it. either I find something to do , go to work, or go to bed

[becomingme 0]

I too am on the liquid diet. I only feel light headed when I have not gotten enough Protein. Drink another Protein Shake. Feel better soon :blushing: