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Met my surgeon, Dr Dyer on Friday for the first time.
After & if the insurance approves the WLS, he wants to do a couple of more tests, one is to do with my legs/veins/blood clots risk, and the other on my lungs?
But hopelessness filled my entire being when he mercilessly verbalized the words of…
3 week liquid diet.
I’ve not been on any type of liquid diet since my navy days and I don’t think he’s talking about the same thing! LOL
But seriously I knew I would most likely be put on one because of how the weight loss benefits your WLS, but the difficulty of the diet is that
I just don’t believe in myself enough to do it.
Hey G,
You can do it! If for no other reason, the diet is extreme and extreme works. Losing weight has to become one of your top priorities now, so why not decide to "go the extra mile"? Take that diet a step further, go for long walks every day (or other exercise as your physical condition permits), don't eat anything after 5-6:00 p.m. until your first liquid the next day. And most important, do whatever you can to get excited about it. You're looking at some big changes in quality of life if you succeed, so you have every reason to get excited.
Best Wishes,
Dave
DUDE! You have been through basic training, and your sweating three weeks of liquids? Don't sweat it. Remember what it was like back then when you could run two miles, and do the push ups it took to graduate basic? Remember how it felt? That feeling comes back!!! It is soooo worth it. Later you can kick the liquids to the curb. I havnt drank that cra%p in months. Dont give up! Peace Buzz
Lots of benefits to the old liquid diet prior to WLS. You mentioned lowering the risk of the surgery which is huge but the pre-op diet will also increase the odds of success post-WLS and will make the transition to your new, healthier life style much easier. You can do it, man --- go for the brass ring! Boner