I want real food!!!

I have 6 days until surgery. They have me on an optifast liquid diet since last week and I want real food!!! I am hungry!!! I have really had to fight this week to stay on track and not cheat. The good news is I weighed today at the dr's office and I am officially down 20 lbs I know this will all be worth it but I guess I just need to vent LOL (Stomach arguing with brain) Jessi

Hi Jessi 6 days wow thats cool I am still waiting on insurance good luck just get on the internet and before you know it the 6 days will be gone. good luck. Sheila

Thanks Sheila, Good luck to you on getting approved! I will keep my fingers crossed for you Girl, I have been on the internet a lot these past few days, anything to keep busy! Trying to get everything in order before surgery is keeping me busy too! LOL 5 days left! Yea! Jessi

You poor thing Try some chicken broth...will give ya flavor of cooked food without sabotaging your fast. IF ya do cheat....make it LOW-FAT!!! They are just trying to shrink the liver and low-fat diet does that. St Francis does a low-fat diet 2 weeks before surgery...thank goodness it wasn't a liquid diet I would not have made it

Thanks Deb, I don't know why it has been so hard the last few days! I look at regular food and think "oh just a little bit couldn't hurt" then I think "you're almost there, don't blow it" It is a constant battle in my head LOL This weekend is what I am worried about the most, they are my down fall. I just keep trying to count down my days and keep positive thoughts and keep busy! Thanks for the support! Jessi

Hang in there Jessi! Very, very soon you will not be hungry! It will soon be a struggle to get all the fluids in...Now, you may still want "real" food but, not because you are hungry. It's such a weird thing...I smell something that I used to love to eat and think "I WANT that"! But, then I realize that I'm not even hungry! It's my brain reminding me that I used to love that food and heck let's face it I ate all the time when I wasn't hungry before! I wouldn't even risk it at this point because I'm too scared that whatever it is I could damage my healing pouch. I do understand that in the future I may have some serious food demons to battle! I am trying to find some healthy substitutes now for food that I can turn to when I have cravings. Oh...and try hot decaf tea. That seems to really fill me up and keeps me feeling very satisfied. Hope some of this helps you!

You poor thing! I didn't have to do any special diet before surgery and it would have killed me if I had! I enjoyed saying goodbye to all my favorites and now since surgery I am so glad I enjoyed them while I could. I see my family eating reguar food and I think back to when I did the same....I don't exactly miss the food but the mental taste does make me think about it at times. The shrinking body really helps keep me on track. Hang in there sweetie and know you will be so happy later to be ahead this far! Keep Blooming! Marianne

one thing is anything you lose pre op is that much less you will have to lose before surgery, amazing i lost some even with trying to stop smoking...i would say which do you want the most...and surgery would win every time....