Day 3 of liquid preop and shaky

Today was my 3rd day of my liquid diet and it was probably the hardest in terms of how I was feeling. Yesterday I struggled with a lot of cravings, but today I've just felt kinda sick. I'm jittery and obviously hungry, I also feel like I might faint sometimes and with that I feel flushed and nauseated too. I'm assuming this is fairly common. I drank a few Powerade Zeros throughout the day and I felt a little better. I've stuck with the 3 protein drinks and veggies and broth when I'm beside myself with hunger. Does it usually get better after day 3 or 4?

Day 3-4 is when it does tend to get better, yes :)  Keeping hydrated is great and the powerades should help as well.  Try to keep your eye on the prize - you CAN do this!

It gets so much better I promise!  You are on your way to looking and feeling the best that you probably have in a long time keep that in mind and it will power you through.

Rachel 

Day 3 is the hardest. 

I had headaches too.  Probably from caffeine withdrawl.  I went to bed early most nights which kept me out of the refrijerator.  Ihave crappy willpower, but I made it.  You can too!

That first week is tough, the cravings are bad, the hunger is bad. The good news is, it gets better every day. I am currently in my last week of a 4 week pre-op diet. I just gave in to the monotony of the shakes. The veggies certainly helped to fill the void at first, but after a little while, the hunger just went away. I have a calendar on my fridge that has a countdown to my surgery date, crossing off each of the days as they passed really helped me to stay focused. You can absolutely do this!! 

I wish you all the best with your surgery Focused! You've worked hard and already have a great start going into this!

-Jan

For me adding in chicken bouillon helped so much. The salt just made me feel better, but be careful not to overdue it.  

I am on day four. I feel better today than I did yesterday. I find if I drink a lot of water it helps. my surgery is on Feb 14. So it's coming up quickly. I am hoping the hunger is lessened after the surgery! 

You'll be amazed Lessofme!