this is gonna be miserable

[marmar 0]

Well I srarted my 3 week diet today it consists of 6 carnation breakfasr shakes a day Yuck! This is going to be impossible! All I am doing is thinking about food. All my kids do is want food and I gotta make it grrrrrrrr

[isaviolinist 11]

I also had a 3 week pre-op diet and it wasn't as bad as I imagined. I had a kind of similar diet to yours - I had to do slim fast shakes, plus I had sodium-free clear broth, fat-free sugar-free pudding etc. The first few days were difficult. I stayed inside a lot because I was afraid if I went out I'd want to eat (I live in the middle of a city and when I walk out the door there is food calling to me EVERYWHERE lol). After the first 3-4 days, it wasn't a problem and it was SO encouraging to see the weight coming off so fast. That was my motivation. I also really didn't want any complications at all with my surgery (including waking up just to find out I wasn't able to get the band). I am glad I stuck with it, because my surgery went well, and I'm feeling great now! Good luck, you will do great!!

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Thanks for the reply and I know I can do this just because I want it so bad but the doc never said I cant kick and scream and cry my eyes out LOL ya know those gross shakes do fill ya up enouph so Im not starving its just that I love the taste of food and my 3 growing boys and my hubby eat alot! i dont know how they are always hungry. I know they have to eat but I refuse to make 3 coarse dinners in the evening. My family is just going to have to live with Soup and sandwichws and chef boy rd for a while. They dont mind. my husband isnt very picky so that is good. and he can take the boys out to eat a few times a week.