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My dr. requires a 2 week pre-op diet of liquids and I can have a salad with lettuce, cucumber, onions, bell peppers and salad spritzer once a day, if I choose.

Technically, I dont have to start the liquid diet until Wednesday since that is technically 2 weeks until my surgery on Sept. 14th.

So I thought "what is 2 days? I can do this."

Yeah, right.

I have had 1 EAS carb control shake so far today and I have been in the kitchen so many times, its not funny. I fed my boys Cereal and it was so hard to not eat with them or nibble from their bowls, lol.

The watermelon sitting in the fridge? I WANTED TO EAT.

ravioli? I WANTED TO EAT

Cinnamon cheerios? I WANTED TO EAT\

the grapes my son was eating? I wanted to ****** them out of his little hands and go hide in a corner, eating them while making an evil laugh at the same time.

The thing is, I dont feel PHYSICALLY hungry, but I feel like my head is asking me why am I not eating or I feel like I should be hungry. This might be harder than I thought and it is DEFINITELY going to be a head thing for me.

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I started mine this week also. I'm on day 4 of the diet, and it's killing me. I can have 4 shakes and a cup of broth daily but no food. I have two little ones, and they are always trying to feed me! I have another week and a half until my surgery, but it feels like eternity at this point! I know it's for the best and will be happy I did it in the long run. I am so looking forward to not being hungry constantly after the surgery!

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I start my pre op diet at the end of this week and it's just liquids- you know SF Protein Drinks, Water, broth, crystal light, SF Jello, SF Popsicle, and that sort of thing-

oh and someone from the hospital called me today to take my personal info down again and she said not to forget to do a little more liquids the day before surgery so I'll be real hydrated and all-

uhhhhh... that kind of made me laugh..

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