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Pre-op diet- kill me now!

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mstrina27    0

mstrina27
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My sons karate instructor said that he went 39 days without food just drinking Water and on about day 6 he wasn't really hungry anymore...

I tried those shakes at Walmart the generic ones just to help lose some before the surgery because my surgeon said I didn't have to do a preop diet if I lost 10 pounds! But those are actually good I am not kidding... But even tho I am not hungry after drinking one I am trying to keep from thinking of real food like stuff you chew thats my problem :eek:

Brandy... that's funny... why did he only go 39-days with out eating food.. why didn't he do the full 40? He prob. started nawing at his hands...lol... :)

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CinniMae08    0

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I'm right there w/ u...had to start my LSD yesterday...OMG IT SUCKS....I am ok most of the day, but at about 4:00 I am starving...so far I have done everything by the book & I hope everyone is right about it getting better cause it cant get much worse....Cindy

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windy    0

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I am glad I am not the only one who has cheated. My surgery is tommorrow. I mostly have stuck with the sugar busters diet for the last two weeks, which is what my surgeon asks us to do, but if I were a great dieter I would not need lap-band.

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Big Dan    2

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I haven't started the pre-op diet yet, I have a little over a month before my surgery. I have been trying to sample different drinks to see which ones I will be able to stand when I have to live off them for a few weeks. I can't stand the Slim Fast drinks. Carnation Instant Breakfast are not much better. I tried Unjury and they are not too bad. I'll have to try the Wal-Mart brand and see how they are. I am so not looking forward to living on liquids!:)

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thunderstorm816    0

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Well it is day 4 and i am still alive on this preop diet. Trying to stick to it and not cheat. The carnation instant breakfast drinks are not that bad but I think by the end of this I am gonna hate chocolate milk. When dinner time rolls around I get so excited cuz I can eat real food. Is that sad or what. But we are doing good. Lets hope the next 10 days go better.

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Brandy~    2

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I know its rough... I am trying a trial run of it right now I am on day 3 of replacing 2 meals with Protein Shakes and then I eat a pretty plain chicken breast meal at the end of the night with a veggie (plain :tongue_smilie: ) I don't have to do it but I know it's not hurting me to get in the swing of things. I only have 6 days till I request for insurance to give me pre authorization so I am gearing up for it. I would love to walk into surgery with the scale already headed in the downward motion!

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QuilterLaura    0

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I am right there with you dogluvr! I am on day 9 of my Medifast diet. Have lost 4 1/2 pounds the first week. It does get a LITTLE better, but I would still KILL for some decent food! My surgery is April 2nd, when is yours? GOod luck!

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      Sometimes reading the posts here make me wonder if some people just weren't mentally ready for WLS and needed more time with the bariatric team psychiatrist. Complaining about the limited drink/food choices early on... blah..blah...blah. The living to eat mentality really needs to go and be replaced with eating to live. JS
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        We have to remember that everyone moves at their own pace. For some it may be harder to adjust, people may have other factors at play that feed into the unhealthy relationship with food e.g. eating disorders, trauma. I'd hope those who you are referring to address this outside of this forum, with a professional.


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