Hardest Part...

[catryem 14]

I do so well during the day on my shakes and Water only..then I go home and have to cook for the kids....cooking for them and not being able to eat it is soooo hard...

My date is november 5....and I am down 15 lbs from this preop diet....not too much longer!

What is your hardest part of the day?

[dexter 205]

I agree. When the kids are away at school it's pretty easy. With my pre-op diet, I get one little meal a day. After eating that, it's hard to turn it all off. I'd love to eat the rest of the night! I've been doing 3 shakes and a meal for over a month now.

Weekends are excruciating! Everyone is home. Teenaged boys making numerous trips to the fridge- ugh!

But our big stomachs will be gone soon!

[dlinnh 44]

Having the surgery and eating afterwards will be the easy part - because this pre-op liquid crap is nuts to handle! I would kill to be able to eat a small sensible meal per day! I'm expected to have nothing but 5 shakes per day and water! No popsiciles, SF Jello or fat free broth! nothing - really? I have been bitching about this since I started on Monday - I have to get my head around this whole process and soon - focus focus focus

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

After 8pm.... it is when the head hunger shows up even after all this time since surgery...

[Chimera 644]

There isnt really a hard time anymore - now it is a relief that I am no longer controlled by an obsession with food. Feels good to be free

Before surgery I would say anytime i tried to do the all liquid thing - what a nightmare and I feel for the folks who have to do weeks of shakes for their pre-op, its torture. For my pre-op my doc has his patients do Atkins induction - hellooo chicken breasts and cheese lol - wasnt so bad.

[catryem 14]

I am glad...cause this stinks!

I have the shakes...sugar free Jello..pops...and broth...it amazes me how different the pre op diets are...

[cdbloo01 20]

The pre-op diet is very hard. I do two Protein Shakes a day and one low fat, low carb dinner. The dinner does help some. I am really hungry tonight but can't eat anymore today. Guess an early bedtime is in store for me tonight. It's very hard tonight. I don't understand all of the different diets either. I have to do it for two weeks but many others don't do it as long. I'm ready to get to surgery day.

[catryem 14]

The pre-op diet is very hard. I do two Protein shakes a day and one low fat' date=' low carb dinner. The dinner does help some. I am really hungry tonight but can't eat anymore today. Guess an early bedtime is in store.. for me tonight. It's very hard tonight. I don't understand all of the different diets either. I have to do it for two weeks but many others don't do it as long. I'm ready to get to surgery day.[/quote']

Mine is two weeks as well....I know its for the greater good but I am so ready for real food! Or for this hunger to go away. Hang in there! We can do this!

[cdbloo01 20]

Yes we can even if it requires going to bed early to prevent eating, lol