CHEATING ON OPTI ð??"

Im on Opti for 3 weeks and I've I had Subway twice- I feel horrible and scared my surgery will be cancelled.

Anyone else cheat or felt the same? I'd appreciate your story if you have one.

9 days till surgery btw

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You should not be worried about if anyone else cheated but asking yourself why am I cheating and maybe asking yourself am I truly ready to have this surgery and to make the changes in my life that I need to make. I would be calling your center and seeking help. I have to wonder if you are ready for this surgery but you are the only one who knows the true answer. This surgery is serious but it is not a magic pill. You need to spend the rest of your life working at otherwise the weight comes back. I am 7 years out so i know. I work and watch everyday what I eat and I am trying to lose 20 pounds and it is hard. I wish I could go back to Opti that was the easy time. Right now you are harming yourself. There are reasons why we do the Opti and one is to shrink the liver so it does not get cut in the surgery. good luck I think you will need it

Thankyou for your words of encouragement.

You really have only a couple of options. Really search yourself why you had the subs. Opti is an imporrtant step in getting ready for surgery. I think you know that. Get back on track and no more cheating. Cheating only makes you more hungry. Follow the guidelines. Only you can decide  if you tell your centre you cheated and had subs. I cheated with a pickle on day 2. At twh no veggies allowed.

Take a deep breath and get back on track. You have 9 days to show yourself you can do this. Surgery is a big step and can be scary, but it is life changing. I have absolutely no regrets

Thankyou

i was feeling ill and convinced it was because I had no food for 6 days! It was a mindless eating situation, they both were. It's harder than one thinks unless they've been through it- I've been chugging the water now and having conversations with myself reminding me why I'm here and what I need to do to be successful! I know I can do this- was just looking for others who have felt/did the same...

Thankyou for your suggestions :)

You can do this! Just think how far you have come! You are almost at the finish line, as far as having the surgery. Give yourself a pep talk.....cheating on your options is not worth having the surgery cancelled.....you got this!!!

WOW thankyou soooo much! I know you are right- I went through crazy moments where I actually thought my surgery might be cancelled but there are Dr's who don't even require you to do the Opti before hand so Im sure I'm safe. Realizing why I cheated and promising myself I'll never do it again is what will keep me strong. I'm sure there have been many more before me that have done worse- and no that doesn't make it ok for what I did....

But thankyou for your kind words- I'm sooo close now and won't blow it!

The Opti is to shrink your liver.  Those that don't do Opti before surgery do a pre-op diet to shrink their liver.  Both of these diets are low in carbohydrates.  Eating subs will increase your carbohydrate consumption with turns to glucose in the blood then binds with fluids to become glycogen which is stored in the liver.  This increases the size of the liver.  I would call you bariatric centre and tell them what you did.  Better safe than sorry.  I say this for your own safety on the operating table.  I want you to have the best outcome in your journey.

Thankyou- I planned on calling tomorrow

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