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Great question! Lol! I start on Feb 1st. But have been trying to replace one meal a day with a shake for the last few days... I am thinking a lot of meditation and praying :) What is your surgery date?

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Ah, the tortureous two week diet. I almost passed out, ate my arm off, screamed, cried and mourned.

Never once did I cheat and I am a weak woman. I know you can do this. Not going to lie and say it will be easy but the results are so worth it. One day at a time.

Oh - at the end of the day after drinking my protien shakes all day, I rewarded myself with 1oz of turkey jerkey for the chew.

Again - I know you can do this! Keep you eye on the prize - a new healthy you!

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Yayyy your day is so close!!

I think the things that kept me on track were knowing that one, I've heard some surgeons will cancel a surgery - EVEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE - if they realize you have not shrunk your liver. It is not to punish the patient but to give them the most healthy outcome. They have to use a tool to hold your liver out of the way so he can see what he's doing. He may not want to risk and accidental nick, and cause bleeding.

Also, though the pre-op surgery is not really for losing weight, it sure is nice to get a head start!! Whatever weight you lose pre-op will ultimately be weight you won't have to lose post op. ;)

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Great question! Lol! I start on Feb 1st. But have been trying to replace one meal a day with a shake for the last few days... I am thinking a lot of meditation and praying :smile1: What is your surgery date?

you are right meditation and prayer will do it good luck with your Vsg surgery my date is Feb 22

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Ah, the tortureous two week diet. I almost passed out, ate my arm off, screamed, cried and mourned.

Never once did I cheat and I am a weak woman. I know you can do this. Not going to lie and say it will be easy but the results are so worth it. One day at a time.

Oh - at the end of the day after drinking my protien shakes all day, I rewarded myself with 1oz of turkey jerkey for the chew.

Again - I know you can do this! Keep you eye on the prize - a new healthy you!

thank you I will keep my eyes on the prize I will probably want to bite my arm off too.....lol but I will be a trooper and think about the end result...thanks so much

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Yayyy your day is so close!!

I think the things that kept me on track were knowing that one, I've heard some surgeons will cancel a surgery - EVEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE - if they realize you have not shrunk your liver. It is not to punish the patient but to give them the most healthy outcome. They have to use a tool to hold your liver out of the way so he can see what he's doing. He may not want to risk and accidental nick, and cause bleeding.

Also, though the pre-op surgery is not really for losing weight, it sure is nice to get a head start!! Whatever weight you lose pre-op will ultimately be weight you won't have to lose post op. :wink1:

Wow!!!!! you look great you are so right i dont want nothing to go wrong so that will scare me straight .....

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Any suggestions as to what keep you from starving on his diet

Does anyone know if sugar-free Lifesavers would be permissible to suck on during the two weeks liquids? I don't mean chew on tons of them...just suck on one every now and then...? Is there anything in them that would mess things up?

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Does anyone know if sugar-free Lifesavers would be permissible to suck on during the two weeks liquids? I don't mean chew on tons of them...just suck on one every now and then...? Is there anything in them that would mess things up?

I do use SF hard candies, they save me so many times. :)

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Yeah i went to the sugar free section and bought 2 of those everlasting suckers. they are huge and when i got a craving for sugar or just to have food in my mouth i would suck on that a little.

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I do use SF hard candies, they save me so many times. :smile1:

Awesome!!

I just get that need to "entertain" my mouth!

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If I ever considered making the mistake of telling my husband I needed something to entertain my mouth I know EXACTLY what his solution would be!!

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If I ever considered making the mistake of telling my husband I needed something to entertain my mouth I know EXACTLY what his solution would be!!

I thought it....you said it.... :lol:

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