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I love that! "progress starts in the mind". I am better today. Settling in. I'm getting excited now. Still a bit hungry but it isn't unbearable. I'm so looking forward to the 30th! Best of luck to you all too!

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I'm on Day 5 of Pre-Op as well... I'm having a lot more trouble with the feeling of emotional deprivation than I am with hunger... the shakes are keeping me decently satisfied, and I'm supplementing with some clear consumme broth, and 2C of plain veges... Lots of crystal light helps too...

The only (perhaps) interesting thing I can add, is that I found myself getting sick of the artificial sweetness of the shakes and drinks... so I've taken to adding some garlic and cayenne pepper to the broth and veges... it's spicy as heck, but nice on the a palette that was getting sick of sweetness...

All of that said, it's really difficult... I keep telling myself that I'm only needing to go through this b/c I loved and needed food so much, so none of this is surprising... If I want to be successful, I need to learn to cope with all of that, so I'm committed to start confronting it now...

Good luck everyone... Surgery set for Friday the 27th at NYU...

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My surgery date is January 25th, for Gastric Sleeve Surgery in St. Louis. I started my two week clear liquid diet last Wednesday, im on day six. It's been rough, but getting through it. I've been adding lemon pepper to chicken broth, also two to three Protein shakes. I've been told not to add any red dye that's like Water flavors to drinks, was curious as to why not ?

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So last night kinda sucked...I mean only a few days in I woke up found myself wanting to eat... I don't't think I was truly hungry ...so I ate a sugar free Jello and went back to bed...kinda feel disappointed even though I got through it

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I use to smoke but gave that up as soon as I found out that most surgeons won't do the surgery if you smoked. I knew I had to give up a lot of things cigs and pop was the first to go

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