This bites the big one....

1st day on liquids (pre-op). This sucks big time. I sure hope this gets easier as Friday approaches. because if it gets worse, lives may be at stake!!

Hang in there, it gets better in about 2 months you may be able to eat a cupfull :) I does get easier. You want to stick with it and not cheat o that liver will get small to make your Doc happy....  Stick with it, it is worth the trouble.

Hang in there!  Keep an eye on the bigger prize and why you are doing this.  The surgery pain wasn't so bad.  I went to Lowe's 3rd day postop and did my walking.  Just remember sip sip sip and walk walk waalk.   The challenge later on for me was/is the mental adjustment and the eyes/brain not jiving with the portions.  You'll want to eat more but you can't.   So whatever you can prepare mentally now and keep in mind why you made this decision.   You'll do great.  Good luck!

Celebration! That's the stuff that fast weight loss is made of. Maybe get out and walk as much as possible first couple of weeks make the suffering as worthwhile as possible!

Dave

SWAT teams are standing by....they were for me too... Russ

And one thing that kept me going in the liquid stage was to realize "this is only x number of days to do this" out of my whole life - there will be many more days later.  And as much protein and variety as possible.   I used Isopure liquid protein mixed with Diet V-8 Splash, low-sugar fruit juices;  I mixed it to make sugar-free jello.  I used high protein slim-fast, protein powders, chicken broth, egg drop soup strained, butternut squash soups, any of the box soups, beef broth, sugar-free popsicles, froze some crystal light for slushies and the crunch factor.  Smoothies, diet snapple, hot tea, cold tea, flavored coffees - as much variety as possible. 

Yes I understand !  Iam allmost 2 years out and at goal ( 348 - 220 lbs )  I still remember the LIQUID DIET ! By the time all was done and said I was hungry enough to eat the a-- hole out of a skunk . Take heart though it is all well worth it in the end .  Best of luck to you on the LIQUID DIET   Nick

OH....I was not a happy camper on the 2 week "slim fast" diet I was put on. pre-op.....But afterwards I lived 12 days on 5 slimfast a day and crystal lite and water....and did not mind doing it....I am 2 weeks out to day...day of surgery 296...today on the same Dr. scale at the gym 272 !!! I went to the gym and walked 3 miles at 3.1 mph.......in July I would have wanted to carry the automatic defibulator with me to the tread mill !!!! GOOD LUCK...from a NEWBIE "BANDER"....Sean

This is the hardest part for most, myself included. Tough it out, it is worth it. JP

One thing- Sugar-Free Popsicles! They give you some liquid that you can bite. A God-send. That's all I got... Best Wishes- Dx