Did anyone cheat on preop

[LipstickLady 25,682]

You sound like someone who would argue against bariatric surgery because I should be able to "ACT like an adult" and just eat less. Do you like it when people tell you that?

Many, many addicts, alcoholics, smokers, etc. are simply told to stop and are given no more than counseling and many succeed.

We are given the added bonus of a great tool via variatric surgery to ensure our success if we use it right.

It's was my opinion that I could do anything for 3-4 weeks to cleanse my system, retrain my brain, and focus on my future good health. And no, I've never argued against WLS. I'm 3.5 years out and maintaining beautifully.

I was simply giving you MY opinion of your perspective. Please don't put your words in my mouth simply because you feel differently.

[pleezeSleeve 50]

sooo, what kind of lipstick do you wear?? & how many do you have? lol. im so curious. @LipstickLady.

Edited December 23, 2016 by pleezeSleeve

[PrettynSpirit 19]

Who or what are you exactly "cheating"?

It's a terrible CHOICE and I'm ashamed that I am thinking about that heart shaped salami in the freezer I'm serving for our gathering New Years eve. My 19 year old daughter set the bar high she was sleeved 11/14 and has been a perfect saint Lol it's the same choices that got me into this!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

sooo, what kind of lipstick do you wear?? & how many do you have? lol. im so curious. @LipstickLady.

Lots and lots and allllll the sparkly kinds. I truly am the queen of lip color!!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Who or what are you exactly "cheating"?

It's a terrible CHOICE and I'm ashamed that I am thinking about that heart shaped salami in the freezer I'm serving for our gathering New Years eve. My 19 year old daughter set the bar high she was sleeved 11/14 and has been a perfect saint Lol it's the same choices that got me into this!

YAY!! You totally GET me.

That said, I do high protein/fat, low carb, so I, too, have heart shaped salami in my fridge and in my belly. Love it.

But yes. It's all a choice.

[Carrie1122 139]

I had mashed potato's. I had to have some sort of carb, headach meds were not working. But only twice during my 7 day pre-op

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[melafw 3]

Tboddy, what did the colace do?

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[Sandy Sweeney 1]

Had burnt Cookies

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[sprkins2 7]

I got my surgery date for February 8th. I started my preop diet on Jan 10th but have been off and on. I wasn't officially required to do it until the 25th of this month. I did cheat yesterday and today pretty badly but I still have 12 days to make up for it. I also work out every day... so I dunno if that helps. I'm human as are all of us. The point of the diet is to prepare your body and mind for post surgery. We have to stop judging others and beating ourselves up when we do. Life goes on.

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[WitchySar 244]

No I didn't cheat on my pre-op diet because I don't consider it "cheating." Did I follow the diet completely though? No. I didn't go nuts eating nachos and pizza and cakes, though. My pre-op diet was a liquid diet for 1 week prior to surgery. After a lot of research (why yes I do have a medical background, so let's nip that in the bud) and a LOT of soul searching I came to the decision to follow a strict low carb diet for 6 of the 7 day diet and then on the final day do the liquids only. Part of my reasoning was that I knew myself, if I felt hungry on the liquid diet I would end up going off it anyway but I wouldn't make healthy choices. I WOULD have eaten nachos and pizza and cake. By eating strict low carb though I didn't feel deprived, I wasn't hungry, I felt no need to eat the "bad" foods. And I lost 16 pounds in that one week.

And no, just because I didn't follow my surgeon's guidelines for the pre-op diet doesn't mean I've cheated post-op. After the surgery the stakes were a LOT higher. If I cheated while healing I could die, that was enough motivation to follow the diet progression. Plus I mutilated my insides, I'm not going to let that be for nothing. (Wait, I take it back, I moved to purees one day early. Oh no!) And even now, just a couple days away from going onto whole foods I feel no need to *cheat*. I'm still eating only 2 oz per meal even though I've been told eating 3 or 4 would be fine, I'm eating Protein first trying to get up to 60 grams at least, and not eating junk food. So just saying that because someone doesn't follow exactly what their surgeon told them to do pre-op doesn't mean they won't be motivated AFTER the surgery.

[sleevedviolet 52]

5 days b4 surgery I had food funeral with a blooming onion from out back n my surgery was fine doc said my liver looked great n surgery was that much easier

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