One Wee****il Surgery...my system is rebelling!

So...I learned an important lesson. Apparently carrots have a lot of fiber! If you eat a lot of carrots (say, two bags of the baby carrots in 4 days), you just may end up projectile vomiting and pooping like your life depends on it.

My surgeon requires a two week preop diet, which consists of unlimited veggies, 4 oz of meat once a day, 1/2 cup of high fiber starch, and 3 protein shakes a day. I've been dreaming about cheeseburgers like you wouldn't believe. I bought myself some hummus and guac as a treat because I was dying the other day. Today I feel like I am dying in a different way due to my awful night. They brough us in lunch today, and I am having chicken for lunch, with a tiny bit of salad and eggplant parm (no pasta-just the eggplant, sauce and cheese). Hopefully this isn't really a cheat per se. Anyway, thought I'd share. Hope everyone is doing well!

I would try hard to stick to your surgeons diet instructions. The diet is important to the success of your surgery. It is meant to shrink your liver and gives better surgical access to your stomach.

The diet I was given was also really hard to stick to but the two weeks will be over before you know it.

Good Luck to you!

Come on. Your need to focus. This is an important time to make your surgery easier on the surgeons and on your recovery. Dig down deep. It's worth it. You can do it.

Going against your surgeon's instructions, even in a healthy way, is still cheating. And if you can't buckle down and follow instructions, how can you be sure you won't cheat immediately after surgery, when cheating can cause serious physical harm??

I'm in agreement with everyone here. You are so close...why jepordize all the hard work you have done? Self sabotage is real. If you feel hungry try sipping on hot broth. You would be amazed how a craving for something salty like a cheeseburger is sufficed with Hot Broth..And if you get a craving for something sweet...Try drinking crystal light..Both Options are Very Little calories and will literally not do anything to ruin your chance of surgery.

your body isn't rebelling,your brain is.

I honestly didn't really think the guac and hummus were cheating, as they follow the veggie rules. Yes, the cheese may have been a bit of off track. I didn't eat any meat for dinner, I subbed my meat into my lunch (I'm allowed to choose any meal to eat the meat in, as long as I stick to 4 ounces).

And, I promise. I have not eaten a cheeseburger. I feel like I have been very good, but maybe not as good as I thought based on the strong reactions I received.

Your surgeons diet is quite different from mine and given the strong reactions to your post I assume most folks here followed a similar diet as myself. I was allowed four SlimTime shakes per day plus unlimited clear broth, SF popsicles, SF jello, black tea or coffee and water. Nothing else.

FYI hummus and guacamole may be classed as a vegetable but both are higher in fat and calories than most other vegetables. Perhaps check in with your surgeon's office to confirm whether or not hummus, guacamole or cheese are allowed?