I am now 38!

AutumnBlueCarmen · July 17, 2011

I spent Friday night with a girlfriend drinking way more than any human should ever drink! I spent a whole day yesterday...eating what I could and recovering from Friday night Today I am doing my first day Pre Op diet. I'm already finding it to be difficult and day dreaming about things I would normally eat. Ugggg! It is mostly head hunger...but the shake definitely didn't fill me up. Guess that is what it feels like to eat to satiety instead of being stuffed like so many of us like to do. Let the learning process begin..... I feel a nap in my future

Nancy Rivers · July 17, 2011

Happy birthday! The pre-op diet will get easier - days 3 to 5 were the worst for me, but then it was a "breeze".

By the way, we are the same age - I turned 38 in April.

AutumnBlueCarmen · July 17, 2011

WOOT WOOT! Happy late birthday Nancy! Go 38 year olds!!!!!

Dee Dee · July 17, 2011

Carmen it will be better. Day 1 and 2 I was so hungry and all I could think about was food. I felt kind of weak and took a nap both days. I am now on day 5 and it is soo much better. I am having sf Jello, sf popsicles, chicken broth and the Protein shakes. Sometimes I have the shakes with skim milk and sometimes Water.

I have learned to eat before I actuall get hungry. Last night I looked in the fridge and saw my husbands shredded lettuce and thought if I could just eat one little piece of lettuce it would taste so good to crunch something. To think my whole life I just shoved food in my pie hole and never gave it a second thought. I am thinking right now I will never take food for granted again. When the time comes I can eat something beside broth I will savor every little morsel. LOL

It is really a challenge to do this but each day is getting easier on the pre-op diet and it will for you too.

Hang in there and congrats on the Birthday!

AutumnBlueCarmen · July 17, 2011

Hi Dee Dee and thanks for the encouragement! It is a hard day! Hubby has been out of town for the last 3 days....I'm lonely and I can't eat! I knew I was an emotional eater...but WOW oh WOW....am I an EMOTIONAL EATER!!! I'm hanging in there! I just don't know what to do with myself!

amybaby33 · July 17, 2011

Happy Birthday! Hang in there, girl....it will get better. Try to keep yourself busy and drink lots of water! You can do this.....it's soooo worth it!

biggriz · July 18, 2011

Hey there - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Preop diet was tuff!!! I can assure that the same basic diet post op will feel so different. Hang in there you can do this!!!!

AutumnBlueCarmen · July 18, 2011

Thanks everyone! The day is coming to a close. I have to say I did a good job today. My first day with no soda! Big deal for me! I am happy that I haven't really had withdrawls...the lingering hang over probably helps. I'm drinking lots and lots of Water. I'm doing good! I can do this. 11 days til my surgery WOOT WOOT!