Pre Op Diet cheater

You really have to get your head in the game hun.  I say that with so much love.  I am on day 5 of a two week liquid preop diet and I know IT SUCKS - big time!   I just have to remember that if I can't do it now, for only 2 weeks (3 weeks in your case) then how will I keep to the strict diet plan that I will have to follow after surgery.  The more you cheat the harder it's going to be to get back on track, please, please do it now and don't even think about solid food until you are cleared to eat again. 

BTW, my stomach is starting to get used to being empty and growling all day, it's starting to get a little better :)

I strongly encourage you to seek a counselor who specializes in eating disorders.  It's obvious from your post that you feel out of control.  WLS will NOT cure that --  and in fact, continuing to do so afterwards can have dire consequences.  

There is no shame in seeking help -- in fact, it is a key factor in why some people are more successful than others. Additionally, getting a handle on this from the start will increase your chances of long term maintenance rather than coming back in 18 months to 3 years with a regain story.

Good luck to you.

What was said by Kat was perfect. It is not a magical cure. I wi**** was. Thankfully I have a good therapist. 

I second what Kat said.  I had surgery in August, and by early October I realized that I needed to seek therapy because I could see signs of my eating disorder messing with my plan.  I've been with my therapist since then and she's helping me to develop skills to avoid my dangerous eating habits.  Please, look for a therapist that is familiar with food addiction and/or eating disorders and try to get this worked out ASAP.

Thanks everyone. 

I'm going to stay positive and kill it for the rest of the day today and the next 3 days. If I've screwed myself out of surgery then it's my own fault, obviously.  

I try to remember that 3 bad days out of 21 means I've had 18 good days which is something I'm proud of despite my failures and disappointment in myself.  

On my good days I'm literally just doing shakes and water, I don't even have broth, jello,  or popsicles. The bites of cottage cheese and stuff have been baby spoon sized when feeding my 10 month old. 

I followed the pre op for 4 weeks.  yes - it was bad. But I could not afford to fail. And if I cheated - and had complications during to surgery - I think I would always wonder if my not following the plan had anything to do with it.   I did not want to risk it. 

I know a girl who ended up with sepsis and 5 additional days in ICU.   She is fine now... but she never lost all the weight, 3.5 years post op she is eating carp... she never stoped, and now she is back where she started - or even bigger than she was... and based on what I see - she is well over 350 lbs...  I know she cheated on her preop... I saw her FB posts 1 week before surgery..

Now - not only she is back to be SMO - but now she also deals with the mineral - vitamin deficiencies.., like i.e. anemia.  

Make sure you are really ready to change your lifestyle..

Call your surgeon. Not only can s/he tell you if your off-track eating will prevent the surgery next week, but s/he can also give you a reality check in regards to if you should have surgery at all.

I had to drink a colon cleanser the night before surgery. I was clean :-) I have nothing more to say other than I hope you get help, hugs

I know 3 weeks is a LIFETIME to those who are on a liquid diet and have people around them that eat. I know because I went through it. It was only supposed to be 2 weeks but my surgery was put off a week because i had a high white blood count. 

It is great that you know why. But I agree with others. Call your surgeon.  I was told if  If approved and I go into the OR they open me up and my liver hasnt shrunk they would close me up and I would risk not having the insurance pay again. If I did cheat  on it I was to call and they would make the determination to delay it by x amount of week(s). It is easier for them to lie to the insurance and say the Surgeon cant do it for whatever reason then to say the patient didn't stick to the plan. 

Keep up the work you are doing til then. If they do postpone you, so be it. You need this time. Its hard as hell to be postponed but worth it. Can't wait to have you on the losers bench with us. 

Just wanted to let everyone know that I consulted my dietician who said that it's up to me if I want to call the surgeon, but he felt that I should be fine as long as I finished strong and stayed compliant with the diet until the end. I still felt guilty so I called my surgeons office and spoke with the surgical team coordinator who said that pushing back isn't an option, to stay on track from there on out, and they will decide when they get in there if they will continue with the bypass or not. 

I'm scheduled for surgery at 830 tomorrow morning - wish me luck!