Atleast 15 to lose....BUT hungry!

Good morning all, I have done everything I can think of to occupy my mind with something other than think about food.....I am on a liquid diet, I am still hungry. It just may be all in my mind, but it feels real to me. My water intake is as high as anyone could imagine, but that is only making me hungrier. Any suggestions? Despite the weight, I have never felt like a failure in life but once I was told I had to lose the weight in order to (shrink my liver) and have my surgery rescheduled, I feel like I CAN'T do it. Reality i****ting home! J.

Hi Gwevonne! I live in Gaithersburg, Maryland and I just got my date yesterday, my lap RNY will be on 9/20. I have been on 2 protein drinks a day and one meal for the last 2 weeks and starting Monday, 9/6 I will be on all liquid. I'm NOT looking forward to it! The last 2 weeks I have not been perfect but then the surgery was more remote. I think my strategy for the all liquid diet will be thinking about what catastrophic thing could happen if I don't follow the surgeon's instructions perfectly. I've been going to a support group for 4 months and the thing that sticks in my head is everyone seems to say over and over "just follow your doctor's instructions the the letter and you won't have a problem!" So I will stick with the liquids mostly out of fear of what might happen if I don't! I will probably chew alot of gum. And this will be a small price to pay for the results! When is your surgery date? I will also be on a liquid diet for 3 weeks after surgery, what about you? Good luck sweetie! Sandy Krems

To lose 15 more pounds can't just a little vegetable with your intake, or do you have to be on liquids only?