Pre-Op Liquid Diet... Does it get easier?

[Steph~L~16 168]

I am not required to do liquid only, but 1000 calories per day is getting very easy now. I spent the first three days miserable and grumpy with a huge headache, so it is hard to believe the difference in one week. Now I am not even tempted!

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[B_D 54]

Well today is day 6 and the calories aren't a problem anymore (have to stay under 800 and usually end around 715) but I do have quite the headache this morning. You really just miss food and get so tired of drinking everything. 9 days till surgery! @@SweetCin72 I do hope your headaches pass soon!

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[KristenLe 5,979]

@@B_D Might be allergies ... do you have anything to take like Claritin or Zyrtec?

Stay strong with your pre-op diet - I look forward to watching your journey (while I wait my never ending 6 month supervised diet required by my insurance). :-)

[B_D 54]

Thank you @@KristenLe - it could be. I am very leary to take anything even if over the counter, I had a reaction to prescribed medication back in December and it has turned my life upside down and caused an enormous amount of health problems which is what actually led me here. I am still not back to myself. So I will just drink some black coffee and hope it goes away. That is a possibility though. It is pouring rain here this morning.

Awe, I hope the 6 months passes quickly! It seems so long!

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[Steph~L~16 168]

It really does at the time but it will be over before you know it B_D!

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[Katrinakit 139]

Today is day 2 for me and I have to be on this a month. I hope I can do it! I'm so tired. I'm not supposed to have caffeine so I am trying to drink extra Water in hopes that it will give me energy and I am putting my Protein powder into Decaf coffee in the mornings so I have a mocha

Luckily, my diet is not as extreme as some. I get 5 Optifast drinks a day and then 1 meal with 3 oz of meat and 1 cup of veges, 1 tsp olive oil, and 1 small fruit. So I am really consuming like 1100-1200 calories per day but it is still really hard for me, especially when I think about the fact that this will last a month. I worked yesterday and today and then will work tomorrow and Tuesday. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing to be working the first few days. On the one hand, I have less time to think about it, on the other hand I am tired and wish I could nap!

Good luck everyone!

Kat

[B_D 54]

Oh @@Katrinakit a month! I'm sure it will get better as your body (and mind) adapts. Haha I have been adding some ice and coffee to my chocolate Protein drink in the mornings along with a few drops of hazelnut or caramel flavoring (0 cal, no sodium or sugar) and it's like a treat of iced coffee in the mornings! We have to get creative here lol. I agree with work, next week will be my last before surgery and it does keep my mind occupied ... Aside from everyone around me eating at their desks!

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[SalOdyssey 441]

Keep up the great work everyone!!!

[eclecticwingtips 130]

Today is day 2 for me and I have to be on this a month. I hope I can do it! I'm so tired. I'm not supposed to have caffeine so I am trying to drink extra Water in hopes that it will give me energy and I am putting my Protein powder into Decaf coffee in the mornings so I have a mocha

Luckily, my diet is not as extreme as some. I get 5 Optifast drinks a day and then 1 meal with 3 oz of meat and 1 cup of veges, 1 tsp olive oil, and 1 small fruit. So I am really consuming like 1100-1200 calories per day but it is still really hard for me, especially when I think about the fact that this will last a month. I worked yesterday and today and then will work tomorrow and Tuesday. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing to be working the first few days. On the one hand, I have less time to think about it, on the other hand I am tired and wish I could nap!

Good luck everyone!

Kat

Ohhhb im jealous. My diet is longer than yours and you get more Protein Shakes

[B_D 54]

Well, it's Day 7 of the pre-op liquid diet and I thought it was getting better but this has to be the worst day yet. Feeling like I could actually pass smooth out.

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[TXhottie 13]

Hey B_D, I had super bad headaches a few days ago and realized I needed more Water. That definitely helped me. We are getting there. Yeah!!

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[B_D 54]

Hey B_D, I had super bad headaches a few days ago and realized I needed more Water. That definitely helped me. We are getting there. Yeah!!

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Thank you I will try that. I had some different Protein this morning with a little more sugar and that seemed to help as well. What a ride this is! Halfway there!

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[MamaRhea 56]

Well, it's Day 7 of the pre-op liquid diet and I thought it was getting better but this has to be the worst day yet. Feeling like I could actually pass smooth out.

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Ohh nooes !! :'( Hang in there! Pull up sleeve before and after pictures to help you keep your eyes on the prize! You are halfway there!!

[Andrea Guadiana 38]

Good luck to you Andrea, we are getting surgery just one day apart! I agree it is mostly psychological, I am really just mad today that I can't have food lol. Here's to day 5!

Yay!! I've got less than a week. I'm on day 7 and I'm sleepier and moodier than ever, lol. But, I'm trying to stay positive and trying to refrain from eating a slice of my coworkers' birthday cake, lol!

[Andrea Guadiana 38]

Yay!! I've got less than a week. I'm on day 8 and I'm sleepier and moodier than ever, lol. But, I'm trying to stay positive and trying to refrain from eating a slice of my coworkers' birthday cake, lol! We can do this!!! I know it! We're too close now to give up. Just think, in just a short time we will be sexier and healthier than ever!