Going Mental!

[moonbeam 1]

Day 6 of the pre op diet and I've been so good. Not a drop of extra food. And today... nothing ..YET. I am going mental. I just want to stuff my face. I think it's the biggest irony that they ask us to do this diet first! If this was something we could all do no problem then wouldn't we have already done it! Geez I'm just ranting. I am feeling so deprived right now and want food so bad it's irrational. I have to cook for my 6 year old daughter and just want to snatch that food away from her and eat it! The thought has even occured to binge and purge. Gawd. Any help with getting past this mind set would be great. I'm on the verge. :thumbup:

[hope4j 0]

I actually started the two week liquid diet on Friday but I was coming home from vacation and didn't have the Protein Shake stuff so I'll admit I cheated and yesterday I broke down and ate a pudding cup today I have been very good no cheating liquid only. I thought that my will was stronger so I am kinda disappointed in myself but I know that it is a process.

[sexylips 1]

i know i cheeated a few times its just normal im sorry i was starving. its ok no big deal......lol

[hannahj914 0]

I cheated a total of 5 times but this last time i promised myself that was the last time....now i am motivated

[lingling 0]

Don't cheat guys, you make it 10000 times harder for yourselves! After day four or five the ketones start to break down and suppress hunger, every time you cheat you have to do those five days again, its torture!

Eat everything they tell you to eat and if you have to cheat have non root vegetables, carrot, celery, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce. I totally ate more than my fair share of salad and veges, and my Protein shakes. Stick at it, it is ONLY TWO WEEKS OF YOUR LIFE YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

[lachdanon 0]

Moonbeam I can totally relate to what you are talking about I am on day 8 myself and I really want something. i've only cheated one a few days ago with 4oz of chicken and felt horrible even after that small amount.

Lingling - What are these "ketones" that you are referring to? Like you I've been having salads. Only a cup with fat free italian. pre op diet says I can have it. just struggling with the mental aspect of this.

Craig

[moonbeam 1]

Yes, it's not the hunger, it's the mental part of it! I'm used to sitting in front of the tv and munching away. This feels like it did when I quit smoking. kinda...empty.

[sexylips 1]

Don't cheat guys, you make it 10000 times harder for yourselves! After day four or five the ketones start to break down and suppress hunger, every time you cheat you have to do those five days again, its torture!

Eat everything they tell you to eat and if you have to cheat have non root vegetables, carrot, celery, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce. I totally ate more than my fair share of salad and veges, and my Protein shakes. Stick at it, it is ONLY TWO WEEKS OF YOUR LIFE YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

i guess i have no ketones im always hungry..hahaha lol

[lachdanon 0]

i guess i have no ketones im always hungry..hahaha lol

I can so relate to that :eek:

It has to get better though.

[lingling 0]

Here is a perfect explaination of Ketosis:

Lowcarbezine!: What the heck is ketosis? And how important is it to my low carb diet?

The Atkins diet is all about it, but that part is irrelevant - the reason they want us to do low carb/low cal pre-op diet is to use all the liver fat up to make surgery safer.

So if you gotta cheat, cheat with veges because they don't have any carbs or calories! They laughed at me at the doc office when I said I am sorry I cheated, I had more than a cup of veges at night. They cracked up!

Edited April 7, 2009 by lingling

[ldeere2005 0]

The preop diet does get easier. I didn't think I'd be able to say that when I started mine 15 days ago... and believe you me, I had to call my best friend (who had lapband 3 years ago and looks great!) for encouragement more then once when I was questioning myself... didn't think I could do it either... hardest thing I've probably ever done... but the first week was the most difficult. After that, only the aroma's of other people's food bothered me... and sometimes I'd just have to "hold my nose!" and walk away! But now, day 16, the head hunger is pretty much gone... oh, don't get me wrong, I could eat a pizza!... but the part of me that seemed to be "driven" by food has simmered down a bit and I'm even thinking about food differently. Just hand in there! It does get better and this will be so worth it!

[CelticAngel 1]

I'm glad my preop is only a week. I'm on day six now but honestly it hasn't been to bad. I think I'm just in the right mental frame of mind. I can do anything for a week. Not sure I could make two weeks though - yikes! I'm definitely hungry but I haven't cheated and have been able to sort of put it out of my mind.

This morning though was hard making my kids's lunches!

[myturn2bhappy 0]

I think it would be easier if I could have veggies or salad. I'm only suppose to have Slimfast (or similar), Water, tea, crystal light, sugar free Jello & sugar free popsicles. I just want to eat something.

[lachdanon 0]

Today was a better mental day for me. Like a fool though i forgot my lunch. I went to burger king and was so tempted to get a whopper there but I didn't. I bought the garden salad, and asked for fat free honey dijon. They put in the regular. I know I cheated by putting that on there, but I feel much better that I didn't get a whopper =)

Yahoo to small miracles. next tues I go in for my band. I am looking forward to this change.

Craig

[hannahj914 0]

I feel full i had a cup of mixed veggies and a slim fast and full i have 7 more days of this i still didnt drop a lb i might start running so i can lose some lbs