Pre-Op Diet, Day 2

Well, still here.  I'm at work and just drank my dinner.  A nutritional shake I got from Smoothie King that had 32 grams of protein, putting my over my daily goal by two grams.  Cool.  I gotta tell you.  All of the support that I got yesterday really helps, I don't want to let any of you down.  My dear wife wants to do a two week diet too.  I know she won't do it, but it was sweet of her to say that.  I got a call from the nurse at the bariatric dept. at Oschner, wanting to make sure that I started my two week liquid diet.  She asked me how I'm doing on it, I told her I'm struggling, but I am sticking to it.  Tuesday I go to see Dr. Richardson, my surgeon and I am determined to drop some pounds.  I gained one pound over the weekend on my "farewell tour"  but I ain't telling him that.

Getting plenty of exercise at work, trying to drink a protein drink every four hours.  I even took the kids to Subway for dinner and didn't order anything for me.  One thing I did notice, my urine has been more yellow.  I have been taking a multivitamin every day since Sunday and this started on Monday.  I figure I haven't been drinking enough water, so I am drinking more of that.  I am going to add some Metamucil to the diet too, because I don't want to get constipated.  But increasing the water should help with that.  Talk to you tomorrow.

LOL.  farewell tour, boy do I know about those.

Keep it up you doing well,  I hear by day 4 the craving for food starts to go away.

 

Thanks for the encouragement

I didn't have to be on a liquid diet but for the day before, but it was hell cause i had to do a bowel prep... ugghhh

I know that GOODBYE favorite restaurants, fast food all to well... I recall about 5 days post-op watching a Mcdonals commercial and seeing the big mac wrap and being pissed about it, cause I didnt get to taste it before surgery. I am just now coming to terms with commercials, billboards and people eating kfc, chinese food, and stuff around me...  

Good Luck with your surgery... So far, I am content with my 1/4 cup of food...

 Keep going it will get easier each day.....really it will :)  Watch those Smoothie King shakes they are very misleading many of them have tons of calories and sugar check the nutritional content of each shake on line before your next order.

I feel your pain.  I'm on day two of pre-op diet after being on a 3 shake per day with 1 protein and vegetable meal a day.  I'm so tired of shakes it hard to drink them now especailly the last one of the day.

Keep up the good work CB........it will be so worth it in the end!  This you can do!

J