Saying goodbye to fast food

[About time for me 33]

Did anyone binge eat before pre-op liquid diet? Feeling like I shouldnt, but I will never have it again.

[Tashagirlxo 41]

I made myself a list (4 restaurants) for my fiancé and I to go to one last time. I would stay away from fast food though..

[clc9 644]

Binging is always a bad idea. As is thinking you will never eat certain things again. There are some healthier items you can have at fast food places or eating in much smaller quantities. Some people have a burger without the bun. Or chili at Wendy's. Or grilled nuggets at Chick Fil A.

[Sugarnspice 150]

I didn't have a pre-op diet but I did cut out soda because I knew it would be hard & I was right but I ate normally up until 24 hours of surgery.

[blizair09 3,250]

I was so ready to get started that I just started. No goodbyes. Just getting started. And that was 6 months prior to my surgery. I lost 99 pounds (397 to 298) during that six months!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

I wouldn't say binge eat.. the last week before pre-op diet I had certain fast food once a day thinking I'd never be able to have it again.

Problem with that mindset is you most certainly can. The difference therein lies in the portions, so plan ahead to split accordingly (easier if you're married/have kids). Also, frequency, of course. For example, even on the pre-op diet I'll have my wife order a Wendy's Triple, I'll steal one patty from her and she'll have the rest. That's maybe 100-200 cals and like 9-15 grams of Protein, and maybe a few grams of carbs if any at all. Post-op I doubt I could even stomach a whole patty so I'd probably just share a patty with our daughter, with me having maybe a few very tiny bites. Wife would move back to her double, or less because I think I'm starting to convince her to get on my level with this low carb/cal and high protein diet.

Therein I think lies the secret to nutrition that many of us have been unable/refusing to do.. Portion Control. For those who obviously would have no self-control post-op, would be better to avoid completely. I, however, would only impose such controls and not restrict myself in that way, other than to avoid utterly useless foods that have absolutely zero nutritional value like soda.

Edited March 7, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion

[About time for me 33]

I guess I shouldn't have said "binge" eating. I like McDonald's sausage biscuits, so I was getting that for Breakfast. Tomorrow I start my liquid diet.

[cajun_queen 94]

I guess you can I went on a binge, I made a list of all the things I really like and will never eat again. And I ate what was on my list, after eating I was like okay I'm done with that. Pretty much at peace with my food funerals. Everyone copes differently and I feel it was something I needed to do. I had a 2 week preop liquid diet and was fine with that. I am now 1 week post-op and down 25 pounds. Good luck, do what feels right!!

[Thick2slim83 26]

April 12 date; I'm not going to binge, but I am getting my favorite foods out of the way. Fried chicken, oxtail, and seafood.