Eating Myself To Death

[2bsmallagain 156]

I am going to be starting my preop diet on Monday. I have surgery on May 7th with Dr. Garcia in Tijuana. I am starving all the time and it gets worse the closer I get to my preop diet day. Did anyone feel like they had to eat everything they see or think of before their surgery. This is ridiculous and it is starting to make me extremely mad at myself. I am eating until I am miserable anything and everything. My husband thinks I have lost my mind lol. So someone tell me have I lost my mind or this normal for the pre vsg patient?

[cissiesue 119]

I have been seeing food on TV and find myself saying "mmmm". I never do that. I know in the back of my mind that my surgery is coming up, and that I'd love to lose 15 pounds before I leave, and for the life of me, I am going to try not to sabotage myself. I feel ya hun

[2bsmallagain 156]

I know I see things on TV and say oh my I need to eat that before I have surgery because I won't be able to after. It is like I am having food funerals one meal at a time. It has to end or I am going to have another 50 lbs to lose lol.

[Dooter 1,457]

I ATE THE WOOORLD before my pre op diet started. I can't believe I only gained 10 pounds. A lot of people will say don't do it....but I don't regret it for a minute. I made myself sick and miserable doing it, but it got all that crap out of my system, and just confirmed my conviction that I need this surgery if I wanted to live a long, healthy life. Do what ya gotta do. That's all I can say.

[2bsmallagain 156]

I ATE THE WOOORLD before my pre op diet started. I can't believe I only gained 10 pounds. A lot of people will say don't do it....but I don't regret it for a minute. I made myself sick and miserable doing it, but it got all that crap out of my system, and just confirmed my conviction that I need this surgery if I wanted to live a long, healthy life. Do what ya gotta do. That's all I can say.

Thank you. I have gained 3 lbs but I feel so bloated and miserable but still can't stop craving everything lol. I am planning places I want to go eat before Monday when I start my preop diet and it is making me feel guilty. I just going to do it and get it out of my system like you said. Thanks for help. Yes it does confirm to me how much I need the surgery also.

[cissiesue 119]

Honestly, I say indulge, but dont overindulge. Have a bite or two of whatever you think you want, but dont eat until you make yourself miserable. How many times have we done just that, and look where it's gotten us?

[2bsmallagain 156]

Honestly, I say indulge, but dont overindulge. Have a bite or two of whatever you think you want, but dont eat until you make yourself miserable. How many times have we done just that, and look where it's gotten us?

This is so true. I need to maintain my composure and what the volume of my intake in order to satisfy my need but not over do it to misery.

[Finding Myself 146]

I'm so there with you guys. I ate chili cheese fries AND a corn dog the other day then looked at my husband and said, "who eats that much food? ?". Sad thing is I wasn't even full! More reason to reduce the size of my stomach.

[DDFinn 118]

I was so tempted to do that! Instead I started my pre-op diet early! The thing is, you are NOT giving up all your favorite foods forever. I am 6 wks out and can eat anything. My sister and I had the sleeve together and last weekend we went on a double date w/our hubbies. We went to a great chinese place, ordered what we wanted, ate until we were full and got to enjoy the leftovers for a few more meals. We ordered pizza the other day and I had a few bites of crust then ate the toppings. You will still be able to eat what you are craving but you will have a few bites, be satisfied and full, then go on with your life. That ,my dear, is the magic of the sleeve!

[2bsmallagain 156]

I was so tempted to do that! Instead I started my pre-op diet early! The thing is, you are NOT giving up all your favorite foods forever. I am 6 wks out and can eat anything. My sister and I had the sleeve together and last weekend we went on a double date w/our hubbies. We went to a great chinese place, ordered what we wanted, ate until we were full and got to enjoy the leftovers for a few more meals. We ordered pizza the other day and I had a few bites of crust then ate the toppings. You will still be able to eat what you are craving but you will have a few bites, be satisfied and full, then go on with your life. That ,my dear, is the magic of the sleeve!

I will be omitting things from my diet after the sleeve. I will not be eating fried foods, bread, ice cream or soda. I will be watching what I eat very carefully. I do not want to slow down my weight loss or not lose all my weight. That scares me that I will stop losing before I am ready. Thats great you are eating what you want and are happy with your sleeve. I want to be happy with mine but I am a little nervous.

[Cherrybomb 54]

I had "last meal syndrome" for a week before starting my pre-op diet. I ate pretty much anything I wanted and have no regrets. Thankfully, I didn't gain any weight since I spread the insanity out over a whole week.

I had already given up sodas as of 10/30/11. That's a lifetime commitment that I didn't back track on. Everything else it was open season on. By the time I started my two week liquid diet, I was ready to do it and sick of the food orgy.

Besides soda, the only things I feel like I will never be able to eat again are Pasta and bread. I don't like Pasta anyway so that's not a problem. I do love bread, but don't see how it's ever possible to fit it in my sleeve.

[DDFinn 118]

The great thing is, you won't want those things. I can't even tolerate the smell of fried food, I am too afraid to stretch my sleeve to even take a sip of soda and by the time I eat my Protein, I rarely can or want to eat any carbs. I just don't want you to feel like you are going to be deprived at all. You are going to be so thrilled!

[2bsmallagain 156]

The great thing is, you won't want those things. I can't even tolerate the smell of fried food, I am too afraid to stretch my sleeve to even take a sip of soda and by the time I eat my Protein, I rarely can or want to eat any carbs. I just don't want you to feel like you are going to be deprived at all. You are going to be so thrilled!

Yeah soda is not a problem anyway. I like Water or tea before soda. I love the Protein Shakes so that won't be a problem. I am going to be so sick of food by the time I do this I shouldn't care lol. I am having my fried food funerals one a time and I really do not want to ever go back to eating like that. I am so happy you are doing well. I am so excited to change my life and feel so much better about life!!

[goofycathy 89]

I had three pieces of pizza last night...I've got the rest of my life to eat healthier after the sleeve....if I want to indulge, while I still can, I will. Hahaha THIS is EXACTLY why I need the VSG!!

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

I am having the same food funeral but like DDFin I feel that eventually I will be able to eat what I like with moderation. So right now I am trying not to overeat but I an definitely eating what I want. I lost three pounds this week and I am not even trying, what I have changed is that I am trying to learn to log what I eat and I ask myself "do I really want that?". I am working very hard at logging my food, that is a real challenge for me. Definitely enjoy yourself!