2 weeks till the big SURGERY day!

Today officially marks the 2 week countdown to surgery for me!

At this time in 2 weeks I might even just be getting out of surgery!

The pre-op liquid diet hasn't been too tough, I'm on my 3rd day and so far so good. I have had salt cravings.. we have a McDonald's in our hospital and I walked by it and I am now dying for just one fry.. I also have been craving cheese. I went to Kowalski's yesterday and I found some Laffing Cow baby cheese bites.. they are little cubes of laffing cow cheese- 5.. yes I said 5.. are only 35 cals, and like 2g of fat and i think they are even zero sugar? So instead of going crazy, I popped on of those in my mouth last nite, let it get warm and melty, and yes, cheated on the LD diet? but technically it was a liquid by the time it melted? ha ha

anyway.. I can't believe its so close.. Next week will be a long week but then I only work monday the 15th, and then i'm off.. Tues 16th is bowel prep day (oh yay!!) and Wed is the big day!

Thanks for all the support and answering any question I post..

Stacy

Oh man I'm so excited for you!!!  I walked by that McDonald's on my way out the day after surgery.  I don't even remember smelling it but I remember thinking "don't care, not hungry".

Stacy,
Today officially marks the 3 week countdown for my surgery! it's exciting, isn't it??? (Hey, are you assuming you need the entire day before surgery for "evacuation" ?? I was told to drink my ****tail at 4 pm so just plan to leave work early that day.)

Good luck with your liquid diet!
Sue

I had my bottle of magnesium citrate at 12noon.  You are NOT going to want to be any where near work when you take it.  It worked in 15 minutes from starting for me.  Take the day off to relax and, well, evacuate! lol

Westie mom...  I have to do mine at 11am the day before. Then clear liquids the rest of the day, so I took that day off too!

Almost there!  I'm on my third day of the liquid diet and dinner time is the worst time for me.  As soon as I start making dinner ....  oy, I get a little crazy, LOL.  My husband offered to make dinner for the boys and him for the next year .... very sweet, but not very practical.

Stacy, I'll see you tomorrow night for the pre-op appt.  :)

My surgery isn't until 1pm so I wonder what time I need to take the citrate.  BTW, how much could there possibly be to evacuate by then?

Other than protein shakes, SF pudding, SF jello, boullion and lite applesauce, what else can you have on the liquid diet?

Lauren

Is watermelon considered liquid?

Lauren I'll see you tonight girl! I'm sure you'll recognize me but if not, I'll have jeans and a blue short sleeve shirt on. The 6th Floor of the Piper building can be cold so bring something long sleeve if you get cold!(I work @ Abbott)

All I have had is what you listed above.. I've cheated a time or two with those teeny tiny laffing cow cheese bites.. but 5 only equal 35cals so i'm not too worried about it.. and i've only had one or two, and the NUT said it was okay.  Otherwise I've just been doing whats on the list. chicken broth w/added unflavored protein powder has saved me a few times. Even though I bought low sodium, it still curbed my "food" and salt craving..

Congrats, Stacy!  But - a McDonalds in a Hospital?  Isn't that like  -  I don't know, selling margaritas at an AA convention?  sheesh!!

Just do yourself one small favor.  DO NOT JUSTIFY CHEATING ON YOUR LD!!!  It's really easy to do, but you have this time to clean your innards out so your doctor has clear sailing in there, and it's a primo test for your determination to do this whole WLS thing RIGHT!  I'm the FIRST person to preach forgiveness when we mess up, but you are just starting your LD - NOW is the time to be as determined as you've ever been to do this right!  (Heck - I remember one PNC'er asking - 'is brownie batter considered a liquid?')

YOU CAN DO IT!  It's SOOOOOOOO worth it!!!

On June 3, 2009 at 2:25 PM Pacific Time, Darla S. wrote "is brownie batter considered a liquid?"    Funny...

I stuck with the protein shakes, SF jello, SF popcicles, and SF pudding and water.  It was boring and tasted sorta icky but whatever.  I figured the better I do on the LD the more I'll lose!  I only had 1 week to lose 10 pounds so I was scared I might not make it. 

You'd think that because of the liquid diet you don't have anything left in there... but you'll be amazed at the stuff that'll come outta you during your cleanse'!!!