I am not sticking with my pre op diet and my surgery is on March 20th

[mrsto 2,925]

lynz - I don't know what your pre-op diet consists of, but mine was pretty easy. Even so, I wasn't sticking to it closely. I was given 1,200 calories per day; low carb, lower fat. The first 2-3 days I didn't follow it, and on the 4th day I was standing in the kitchen and had a total panic attack. I was thinking....OMG, I'm having major surgery in less than two weeks, and I'm already not following orders. I freaked out, and it totally reeled me back in. Even so, I think I ate more like 1,400 calories a day, but it was healthy food; no fast or junk food. I lost 5 pounds before surgery, and because I'm smaller around the middle, and my BMI wasn't off the charts, my doctor wasn't too concerned.

Now, coming up on a year post-op, I've done very well and follow the rules most of the time. It's such a huge life change in our eating world, and sometimes it can be frustrating. Please do as others above recommend......call your doctor ASAP and let him know what's going on. If you've totally tossed the pre-op out the window, then you might not be ready to go through this. Believe me, as much as pre-op sucks, it's only a fraction of what's to come. You've got a long road ahead, so you need to be sure that you're emotionally ready.

And lastly..... Don't beat yourself up too badly. As tmf said, many people weren't angels with their pre-op diets. I'm not saying this to give you a false sense of "it's okay". Just that you are not alone. But just make sure that you're truly ready for the huge life change. It's worth it, but only if you really ready.

Edited March 11, 2014 by mrsto

[lynz 39]

I am hoping that starting today (with 9 days left) my doctor will be ok with it because of the fact that I too do not have an extremely high BMI and my liver was not to fatty he will still do it...I am praying ???? it is not to late bye if he has to postpone it another week I am ready to commit thanks to all of your feedback here!!! I am so grateful for all your words of wisdom????

[lynz 39]

Update...Spoke to doctor today and fessed up he said if I am diligent on my diet he can do it and the best part I am approved so hearing this is giving me motivation....getting excited

Edited March 12, 2014 by lynz

[kimk1999 450]

Glad to hear the update. You got this!!

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR NINE MORE DAYS! You can do ANYTHING for nine more days!

[lynz 39]

Thanks to all of you here to but it is not only 9 days.....it is a new lifestyle change and learning how to train myself to eat to live instead of living to eat

[ClbsMm2000 95]

You can do it! !! I'm getting so excited. ... My band date is Monday. Ready!

[lynz 39]

Please keep me posted about your day

[Jim1967 3,569]

Lynz, you got this!! If you want it bad enough you can do it! I am happy with all the advice and encouragement you got here. It is tough but it must be done. This is the first challenge to a new lifestyle. How you handle this challenge sets the bar to how successful you can be.

[lynz 39]

I got a real wake up call yesterday for sure...I either had food poisoning or a stomach virus...was so sick (still sick but not as bad) it made me think this was a sign to be and stay serious about sabotaging myself with food....right now I never want to eat????

[kll724 3,055]

Well, best wishes to you! You can do it, if you want to. Have you had a psych visit? My surgeon's office requires one, also a nutritionist. It helps to find out why you are self sabotaging. .

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Well, best wishes to you! You can do it, if you want to. Have you had a psych visit? My surgeon's office requires one, also a nutritionist. It helps to find out why you are self sabotaging. .

karen ,,,,what i loved reading on your post was this

*You can do it, if you want to*

[prettyandbrwn 40]

If you can't stick to the post op, how will you adjust after surgery? What I did was do one week of my post op well before I was approved just to see if I was ready to be fully committed. And I did it. There is a reason the pre op diet is given, I really hope you can overcome food temptations. Best of luck.

Tomika

[lynz 39]

Date was postponed to May 29th for other reasons...I am now on board with my pre op diet and teaching myself to chew chew chew and eat slow????????????