Pre op diet day 7....help!

[enchilada72 27]

I am on Day 7 of the pre op diet with surgery on 6/1. I am going through sugar withdrawal, coca-cola withdrawal, you-name-it withdrawal and I am having second thoughts. I thought this would be no problem, but it is tough. I will get through it, but I am having a tough day. I have no energy, I have a chronic dull headache and I just want to sleep. Will this pass? Please help... Has this happened to you? Did you get through it? I need to just suck it up and deal.

[sweetpea61956 6]

it will pass...just think of the end results. I am on day 13! Good luck!

[NJGirl32 43]

Make sure you are drinking lots of Water and take your vitiamins too! The high Protein Shakes should help too. Someone once wrote that they put a note up that said "I can do anything for ___ (insert how many days left) days. For example "I can do anything for 6 days" change the number each day. Sounds weird but it really helped me somehow. I had Soup (low sodium french onion no cheese or bread of course) and I sliced mushrooms into it. It was like heaven!! Good luck you can do it!!!

[Asherscrashers 43]

i have had SEVERAL withdrawls and emotional break downs during the pre op and post op... but i just think of the end result and how much happier and healthier you will be hang in there you can do it!

[lifechange531 0]

Come on enchilada you can do this! Try a cup of coffee to get rid of your headache. Use splenda or truvia to sweeten it If that doesn't work or u don't like coffee excedrin Migraine will it has caffiene in it. I just finished day 8 of my diet. I get banded the day before you. To be successful we have to give some things up. I miss my coke zeros badly but I know giving them up is the best for me and my health. You can do this mind over matter at this point think positive!

[jessyM 2]

i was a heavy diet coke drinker but gave it up several months ago.. oh man, those headaches were awful. my doctor suggested i have some caffeinated tea or coffee.. just a small cup, to help cope with it, and it really helped. i've never been a coffee/tea drinker but that really did it for me. just a small cup will end the headaches. i only needed to do it twice or three times before i was out of the darkness. before you know it you will be feeling fine. i was just banded last week and occasionally still crave my diet soda but dont get sick over it. you can do it! also with the sugar cravings... eesh. i am diabetic but never really took care of myself because i was such a big fan of sugar... but after about 2 weeks without it, the intense cravings really died down. just remember, you're much better and stronger than sugar and soda! the results are worth the withdrawals.. by far!

[enchilada72 27]

Thank you everyone for your kind words and support. I had a cup of hot tea with a little lemon and with in minutes- poof...the headache was gone. You all are so right. I made my dinner and a few minutes after that my energy returned. I am not used to listening to what my body is telling me. I am learning the signs and will get to know what I need as I become healthier. Thank you all for talking me off "the ledge". I appreciate it! Feeling much-o better-o this morning!

[sweetpea61956 6]

So glad you are feeling better. the important thing is to know you can do it! and you don't have to do it alone.. We are here for you!

[lifechange531 0]

So glad to hear you are doing better! You can do this!

[als33 0]

I am on day 9 of the pre-op diet..i get banded ont he 31st, and let me tell you I know exactly how you feel. The first 4 days I thought I was going to have a breakdown, I felt dizzy, sick to my stomach, terrible headache, all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and sleep.

By about day 7 I was used to it, and when I stepped on the scale and saw that I have lost 9 lbs already in one week, I was ecstatic! I figure if I can make it through 9 days, there is no reason I can't survive 5 more days and then life after surgery. I am SO excited for this.

Hope your surgery goes well! I will be in just one day before you.

Good luck, we can do it!!

[jen_ngah 0]

I am on Day 7 of the pre op diet with surgery on 6/1. I am going through sugar withdrawal, coca-cola withdrawal, you-name-it withdrawal and I am having second thoughts. I thought this would be no problem, but it is tough. I will get through it, but I am having a tough day. I have no energy, I have a chronic dull headache and I just want to sleep. Will this pass? Please help... Has this happened to you? Did you get through it? I need to just suck it up and deal.

I put a sign on my fridge and pantry that says "Nothing tastes as good as think will feel" and it has truely helped me. I hear your pain, I am an avid coke drinker (won't even admit to how much per day) and had the worst headache when I went cold turkey. Switch to diet for a week then go to no soda...worked great for me, because the headaches are caffine withdrawl.

[dawnk 1]

Thanks for sharing enchilada 72, I start my pre-op diet tomorrow and I have all kinds of butterfiles. I'm so worried that I'm not going to make to June 9. Good Luck!

[gd;dagjlkg 0]

I'm so happy you are feeling better!

I know exactly what you mean about being terrified to give up soda. I didn't know how I'd live without my daily Coke Zeros (at least 2 20 oz bottles). I am 9 days post-op now and since surgery I have not had one craving for Coke. I can tell you I struggled with being scared of surgery and all the changes it requires - and then when I actually had surgery it was as if it was all falling together. I don't know if it was just a psychological change where I knew I couldn't have any after surgery so I don't crave it or what... But let me tell you what worked for me before surgery. Crystal Lite. I bought those little packs you just dump in a cup of cold Water and used half a pack per cup. I fell in love with the lemonade, it hit the sweet spot and helped me stay away from Coke.

Good luck to you! You can do it!

[Vega77 0]

I am on day 3, the first 2 days were the hardest and my family has been supportive but I feel bad that they might feel as if they cant eat things around me.

This is not easy and i feel very tempted to cheat or splurge one last time.

Day 3 is almost over and 11 more days to go.

[lea3277 6]

eeeek.....I think I have been messing up. I am on day 4 of my pre-op diet and thought I could drink diet cokes. I have only had a few, but still! I think I misunderstood. HOpe this isn't going to set me back!