1st Day of Pre Op Liquid Diet- Surgery in 8 days

[Sugary Sweetheart 97]

Today is my 1st day of my pre op liquid diet.

I had a Protein shake with greek yogurt and coconut Water for Bfast.

Home made vegetable broth for lunch and a SF popsicle.

A Green drink with hemp Protein for a snack

and a Protein Shake with almond milk for dinner with a half cup of SF Jello.

I drank 12 8oz cups of Water.

I had worked out for 40 min doing cardio and I'm afraid I've created this headache that won't go away.

Is the headache from heat, exercise exertion or lack of food? Has anyone overcome this feeling. I don't want to think I'll have this headache until after surgery.

...please help?

Thank you!

[missblonde20 72]

Headaches are generally just from the detox - just drink lots of water! Once you have flushed it all out (around day 4) you start to feel much better and the headaches stop. Good luck!

[suzeroonie 37]

This is day 1 for me and I have a killer headache too! I was expecting it just not on day 1!

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[Sugary Sweetheart 97]

@missblonde20

Thank you for preparing me for this week. I appreciate the important information. Thanks for the support!!

@@suzeroonie

Thanks for the post. It's great that we're both preparing for a better future! See you on the Losers Bench!

UPDATE: Day 2 Drinking a little salted vegetable broth helped with the headache. I'm doing better today.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Sugary Sweetheart

[mileysfitmommy 19]

My first day i had a major headache from completely cutting out diet coke. I drank a couple 2 liters a day. Drink plenty of Water, only a few days to go!! You got this!

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[trekker954 421]

Horrendous headaches when I cut out caffeine (miss my coffee alot)

[Lema 236]

Sugar or caffeine withdrawal.

English is my 6th language so forgive me if my sentences don't make any sense at times!

[busybeebug 415]

Good luck. Hang in there.

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[anniebanana 167]

Try lemon in warm Water...electrolytes help with some headaches.

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[Elyse519 23]

Today is my 2nd day of preop diet and I have a headache, also I'm irritated from it. So hang in there we got this!!

[idonottrusteverythingithink 2]

It gets better. I'm on day 6 of pre op and I'm not even hungry any more

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[Alyting 1]

Day two for me. My Pre Op diet consists of only Protein shakes and sf Jello. I'm dying from all the sweetness... The last thing you want to do on an empty stomach is drink something sweet... Any tips or tricks?

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Edited July 7, 2016 by Alyting

[Sugary Sweetheart 97]

@@Alyting I found that chicken bone broth with a small bit of sodium helps with the sweet overload ... even when it's SF.

[Sugary Sweetheart 97]

UPDATE: Day 3 of liquid Diet. Feeling so much better now. Trying not to go too long without drinking something.

Still within my 1280 cal and not in pain anymore.

Pre Op today, I'm thrilled and Dr. Pham is happy that I've lost 26 total pounds!

Surgery next Wednesday and Sunday I'm going to tell my family I'm having surgery......we shall see how they take the news.

Did anyone else get Norco for pain after surgery?

Edited July 7, 2016 by Sugary Sweetheart

[OKCPirate 5,323]

For me it was the Diet Mtn. Dew withdrawal. Note to self...there are a bunch of rather addictive food additives I'd rather not ever have in my system again. F*** them. I'll stick to good and natural.