Struggling with food pre-op

[AGreenEyedWolf 97]

I thought I was doing really well because I have done all my pre-surgery requirements so far with no problem. All I have left is my final pre-op surgery consult (coming up Tuesday, January 17th) and to do my liver shrinking diet until the day before surgery. (I started the diet yesterday, and have 11 more days of it to go). The diet is supposed to help battle hunger by having me ingest something every 3 hours from 730-730 every day.

But I find that I'm already struggling on day 2 of the diet... I'm still responsible for cooking for my family every night, and for feeding my eight year old all day on the weekends when he has no school... and i never noticed before, but OMG... TV is FILLED with shows and commercials about food and eating!! So all this food is in my face while all I am allowed myself is to drink disgusting Protein shakes or eat absolutely gross Protein Bars 4 x a day and only get one (VERY small) frozen lean cuisine meal a day myself.

I have done everything I can to make this easier on myself and to make sure I can truly get healthy... I quit smoking in November (I was a pack a day smoker for over 20 years)... I quit drinking Mt Dew in December (I easily drank a 6 pack or more daily of cans of Mt Dew for many years as well)... but I'm really struggling to make this final change.

All I can think about is FOOD!! I have no hobbies I care to indulge in... I'm disabled and retired with just a small, at-home, freelance side-job so I don't have much work to distract me... and honestly, I have no desire and very little ability to be more active at the moment... and it seems like everything I want to read is full of feasts and meals and food descriptions detailed enough to make me drool... so of course, the head hunger is driving me INSANE!!

For the first time since I began my journey, I am sincerely struggling. I am literally questioning whether being healthy a few months or years down the road is worth spending all that time wishing I could eat the things I love and being unable to eat anything that appeals to me. How has everyone else handled this? Am I the only one struggling this much?

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[Lise2021 15]

I did 3-4 lean cuisine meals which totaled 1000 kcal a day. So idk what you're preop requirements are, but mine was 1000 calories per day for 2 weeks. Also, I didn't bother to eat, let alone get up that early. I'm 17 days post, so it'll be worse after that because you'll be on liquids for 2 weeks so enjoy it now! But it's all worth it, cravings will go away and on top of that you still have your stomach, and because of your BMI your body requires more food so you got to sit and think about it for a minute.

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[Ziggy123 4]

I thought I was doing really well because I have done all my pre-surgery requirements so far with no problem. All I have left is my final pre-op surgery consult (coming up Tuesday, January 17th) and to do my liver shrinking diet until the day before surgery. (I started the diet yesterday, and have 11 more days of it to go). The diet is supposed to help battle hunger by having me ingest something every 3 hours from 730-730 every day.

But I find that I'm already struggling on day 2 of the diet... I'm still responsible for cooking for my family every night, and for feeding my eight year old all day on the weekends when he has no school... and i never noticed before, but OMG... TV is FILLED with shows and commercials about food and eating!! So all this food is in my face while all I am allowed myself is to drink disgusting Protein shakes or eat absolutely gross Protein Bars 4 x a day and only get one (VERY small) frozen lean cuisine meal a day myself.

I have done everything I can to make this easier on myself and to make sure I can truly get healthy... I quit smoking in November (I was a pack a day smoker for over 20 years)... I quit drinking Mt Dew in December (I easily drank a 6 pack or more daily of cans of Mt Dew for many years as well)... but I'm really struggling to make this final change.

All I can think about is FOOD!! I have no hobbies I care to indulge in... I'm disabled and retired with just a small, at-home, freelance side-job so I don't have much work to distract me... and honestly, I have no desire and very little ability to be more active at the moment... and it seems like everything I want to read is full of feasts and meals and food descriptions detailed enough to make me drool... so of course, the head hunger is driving me INSANE!!

For the first time since I began my journey, I am sincerely struggling. I am literally questioning whether being healthy a few months or years down the road is worth spending all that time wishing I could eat the things I love and being unable to eat anything that appeals to me. How has everyone else handled this? Am I the only one struggling this much?

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O my goodness you just described me.... I'm still on month 4 of a liver reduction diet, but this month, all I want to do and think about doing is eating! I gave up my 4 mt dew a day and other things, and lost 5# in Nov., but right now this is an extream struggle right now. I have three kids that I homeschool, and a hubby, so I cook 3 meals plus Snacks every day..... I am in my kitchen around food constantly.

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