starting the diet

[wendyet1 0]

day 1 almost done. does it get easier or harder not to eat

[schatje01 0]

Congrats! The first day is the hardest and that is already done and gone. I would say the first 3 - 4 days are the worst and then your body gets used to it. Instead of focusing on how hard the diet is to stick to, I would take the STRENGTH I felt when I could pass by fast food and not stop (even though I was STARVING!). When I was on the Post-Op diet, I was so PROUD of myself for not stopping and knew that each time I kept going, I knew I had the strength to get through the next few weeks of a liquid diet.

I started my liquid diet the first week of December and was on it for 4 weeks - including Christmas and New Years! Was I perfect? Nope. Did I beat myself up for it? Nope. Again, I knew I was going to blow it on Christmas but made sure I was good all the other times.

Remember, we are human and we are in the position we are in due to a lifetime of bad habits. That can't change overnite (otherwise most of us would not be here!). Take strength from the times you are good and focus on that and forget the times you are bad.

Good Luck! And keep strong!

:mad2:

P.S. I am 6 weeks postop and have lost 42 lbs so far!

[amadisonwls 0]

I'm scheduled for surgery next Tuesday (Feb. 24th). I'm on the liquid diet and just taking it one meal at a time. It's too hard to think past that because I certainly want to eat! Hang in there!

[Ale78 0]

Hey,

I am on day 4. I do well unless I wait too long inbetween shakes. Then if I see or smell food I want it so much more badly than I would if I kept up better on my protien shakes.< /p>

Also if you mix it up a little that helps. I just mixed some frozen blueberries in with vanilla protien...yum. I wonder if that is allowed? :mad2: Otherwise mix in extracts like mint,rum, and almond. I am sure there are tons more to try but those are the ones I have tried.

Good luck!

~A

[derbin247 0]

Hey my surgery date is 2/25 also... where are you from? My surgeon said pre op you can do that but post op unless in its natural form and can go up a straw you cant have it. so if you blend a strawberry that is no longer in its natural form. But pre op its fine.

[Ale78 0]

Derbin...I am in MN. I am actually headed your way at the end of April though. We have a place just off the beach in San Clemente for a week....I can't wait. I used to visit my cousins out there every summer but it has been almost 10 years now since I have been out there....can't wait to go home!(2nd home lol) Do you think I can lose 50lbs by then? Ha!

Edited February 20, 2009 by Ale78
too many lol's LOL