Banding on Dec 31st and the pre-op diet is killing me!

[jackieva 3]

My surgery is scheduled for Dec 31. Yikes! I am having a hard time with the liquid diet. Hungry, dizzy, cravings, etc. I don't know how I am going to make it through Christmas with the family. Anybody less than 2 weeks away?

Jackie:rolleyes:

[Florida Pete 1]

Heya Jackie,

Sounds like to me your missing Protein with your liquid diet. Let me ask you are you having full liquids or Clear Liquids?

With full liquids I would make sure to get yourself some Atkins shakes or something similar to have as those will help a lot in the Protein area and help you feel full.

For the Clear Liquids I would look at the Special K2O protein waters but just watch them closely since they do have some carbs to them.

Best of luck on both the diet and the surgery!

[jackieva 3]

I can drink the Adkins shakes or Optifast. I can't have Boost/Ensure or anything with high carbs.

[Florida Pete 1]

I cannot speak for the Optifast as I never tried them but the Atkins shakes I would sware by. The reformulated the taste on them not to long ago and are rather good. While I was on my liquid phases and my pre-op diets I really enjoyed having them daily. Heck I almost miss having them now but of course now that I am in mushies docs orders are no liquid calories so bye bye shakes.

[Sheesh 1]

I am being banded on the 30th and I feel your pain. I am trying to have a positive attitude, but with all the food floating around during the holidays it is extremely difficult. I am not really hungry, but i feel like pushing someone down and grabbing the food away. I have not told people that I am being banded, how are you handling that?

[jpward001 0]

Hey guys my surgery was Dec 24th I made it by sip, sip, sip, sip, constantly. I stayed very busy and did not let myself think about it. I keep telling myself one-day-at-a-time. :hurray: YOU can make it.

[barneygirl 0]

My surgery is the 31st. also,:hurray: I do not have to be on any restrictions just no food 12 hours before surgery and no Water 4 hrs. before. I do not know why Drs are different in this area. I am getting so nervous.

[wheregold 0]

Hello Everyone,

I had my surgery on 12/16. I can totally realate because I was still on the liquid/soup phase on Christmas. With that being said, I want to say Hang in there. It really does get easier by week two. I had to do the pre-op diet for two weeks and I thought I was going to loose my mind the first week. With all the christmas parties at work, and potlucks, and dessert trays, It was so hard stirring up my little shake. My girlfriend had the surgery a month before me and she would say, it will get better the second week and I couldn't bring myself to believe her. At one point I wanted to give up! it had got that bad! not only was I hungry and frustrated but my family could not stand to be around me cause my mood was so evil. They said I was horrible to be around because I was so snappy and mean. I found myself being easily irritated by coworkers as well. But by week two I had totally adjusted. I didn't think about food, I was content with my shakes and my mood evened out. Hang in there it REALLY DOES GET EASIER! Just think your body is going thru an enormous change physically and mentally. You are ridding all of that crap in your system, mentally you are having to cope, harmones don't know what is going on with your body so they are out of wack, but it will all balance out for the better.

STAY STRONG it is worth it in the end even though right now you are questioning what the heck are you getting into!

I am down 23lbs

[jpward001 0]

I am being banded on the 30th and I feel your pain. I am trying to have a positive attitude, but with all the food floating around during the holidays it is extremely difficult. I am not really hungry, but i feel like pushing someone down and grabbing the food away. I have not told people that I am being banded, how are you handling that?

Sheesh, How are you doing. Waiting to hear from you.

[Sugarfreecakewalk 0]

My surgery is scheduled for Dec 31. Yikes! I am having a hard time with the liquid diet. Hungry, dizzy, cravings, etc. I don't know how I am going to make it through Christmas with the family. Anybody less than 2 weeks away?

Jackie:rolleyes:

God bless you for doing this during the Holidays!!! You are banded now I assume? I live in Lakewood Ranch,Fl about 25 min from where you are and you are going to my same Dr....Dr. Bunch however, I am now on the Pre diet third day...today was slightly harder than the last two days. I have been working out for the last week almost everyday as well. My surgery is on the 16th...so excited . Hope your recovery is going well. God Bless:thumbup: