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This is my 6th day on the full liquid diet and my sense of smell has heightened to that of a bloodhound. Everything smells so delicious to me. One of my Co workers opened up a bag of chips next me. ( the Kellogg's 90 calorie sour cream and onions kind) OMG it smelled like she open an oven and pulled out some meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green Beans. Honey I tell you! No lie. I'm doing great so far but is anyone elses sense of smell turned up to the 10th power?

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Oh my God. I already had an over exaggerated sense of smell to begin with but I know exactly what you mean. I haven't started full liquid until today. Last week I was doing liquid all day and then still letting myself have dinner until I was required to go full liquid two weeks before surgery (which hasn't been scheduled yet but may be the first week of August). So over the weekend my husband made some buttered air popcorn, after I fell asleep from having a melt down about how I was pretty sure I was going to starve to death, tears included, and the smell WOKE ME FROM MY SLEEP!! I literally lost my mind. My husband felt so bad, he thought it was ok since I was asleep, he immediately took the popcorn outside and threw it in the trash receptacle. I have seriously never wanted to crawl inside a trash can and eat popcorn before until this day!!

Because of this, I decided to start the liquid diet today instead of waiting for my date. My surgeon is not requiring me to, just said I could start whenever I wanted because the more I lose before, the easier surgery will be and will just start my weight loss afterwards. So far so good. I think having that one meal a day was making me a crazy lunatic waiting to get to eat that one blessed meal a day lol. Today has been easier I think, thinking I can have none of it (as I am typing the family is eating chicken broccoli alfredo which smells like they cooked it inside of my nose and I haven't tried to attack any of it !). So when cooking occurs, I will head to my desk to do homework or come to this God send of a group for support, or exercise, and will definitely shut my door and light a good smelly candle that smells like the beach!! :)

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