Struggling on day 1 of pre-op liquid diet lol

[Happy Stylist 86]

OMGoodness. This liquid diet is sooooo hard. I'm soooo hungry 🥴. Please tell me that it's not this hard after surgery. My surgery is this Tuesday. Im lucky I only have to do this pre-op diet for 2days 🤦‍♀️

[Grider 92]

Get busy doing something else. Change your daily routine. And drink Water or zero cal drinks. Need to occupy your mind. Only 2 days that awesome - norm it’s 2 weeks. And you will be recouping after surgery so maybe not be as hungry for a while. But You must do this so you don’t hurt your tummy after. Think positive and if can get some one to talk to or hang out with - get them. Good luck 🍀!!

[liveaboard15 1,293]

Seriously??? 2 day preop liquid diet? Consider yourself LUCKY!!!! LMAO. I had to do 2 weeks. I had surgery last Monday. I will tell you my hunger has been basically at a zero this past week. I have to set alarms to remind myself to get my Protein in.

[Happy Stylist 86]

Thanks y'all. Yes I am lucky. My insurance wouldn't cover surgery. So I am self pay. I think that makes the difference in the pre-op diet. I'm trying to stay busy to keep my mind off "food." But the hunger pain are pretty bad right not lol. I might go to bed early and sleep through it 🤪. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

[liveaboard15 1,293]

10 hours ago, Robz said:

Thanks y'all. Yes I am lucky. My insurance wouldn't cover surgery. So I am self pay. I think that makes the difference in the pre-op diet. I'm trying to stay busy to keep my mind off "food." But the hunger pain are pretty bad right not lol. I might go to bed early and sleep through it 🤪. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

I am self pay as well. The pre op diet length really depends on your BMI. Those of us with higher BMI's have fatty livers. and thats the whole point of the pre op diet is to shrink that liver. Your BMI of 35 is lower than most so you are lucky.

[catwoman7 11,223]

it's not hard after surgery. Most of us lose our sense of hunger for awhile after surgery (it eventually comes back for most of us, though...)

[Happy Stylist 86]

6 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

I am self pay as well. The pre op diet length really depends on your BMI. Those of us with higher BMI's have fatty livers. and thats the whole point of the pre op diet is to shrink that liver. Your BMI of 35 is lower than most so you are lucky.

You are probably correct on the BMI. Yes mine is lower then most. I do have fatty liver but it's not extremely high levels.