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Day 1 of all our pre- surgery diets sucked.. the first week is the hardest.  While I did not have to do milk... I had to do Optifast - a protein shake....

There are a couple of people who have done the milk diet..and they might be able to comment further..

The first week your body is basically  cleansing itself of the carbs and sugars... it is the hardest week...  but.. the good news is.. after the first couple of days... it gets easier..

Have your milk at your meal times.. it at least puts your body on its "eating" schedule.. drink lots of water...  ( you are allowed water?)...  keep busy... (that is the key)..

right now it is basically mind over matter....you will probably get some headaches..too.. (lol sorry)   and yep.. your head is trying to get in line with your body... (mentally speaking - if that makes sense)...

BUT the GOOD NEWS is...  it does get easier...  and.. the other good news is.... we have all kinds of people on this forum.. that are experiencing or have experienced the same thing you are going through.. (and very recently I might add)...  

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!



 

It's day one of the milk diet and I feel horrible. I'm nauseated, weak and extremely tired. Are these common symptoms? I'm realizing slowly just how dependent I was on food not only to feel good, but to mark certain parts of my day with a meal or snack. My relationship with food has come to a tragic end and it's kind of devastating. I want to believe that I can do this for 3 weeks, but I'm having a hard time even seeing how this is going to work for a couple days. I have a tremendous fear of failure when it comes to dieting or sticking with a health plan - which I'm sure is attributed to the years of failing different diets. But here I am, preparing for surgery, turning a new leaf and trying to manage this adjustment one day at a time. I know that I can't and shouldn't live in fear so I'm reaching out to see if any one can relate and give any advice on how to progressively move forward. 

I'm not sure if my head is getting in the way and my body is reacting to my brain or if my body is going through serious withdrawl and it's effecting my brain. Damn, it's probably both.

Looking for support,
Amber

Thanks Kady!

The left abdominal pain/soreness is quite normal, our stomach sits majorly in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, so it makes sense most of your pain is located there- just think of all of the pulling and manipulation that was done in there!

I have to say that I still find eating to be a chore and not much of an enjoyment anymore.  It makes me sad kinda.  I'll see a recipe or think of something good to make and then realize it's not worth all of the effort for just a few bites and I also don't want to be stuck eating the same food for a week.  I am sure it will eventually change when we can eat a little more in quantity and even more variety.

I am quite tired myself as well, I do my workouts at the gym but other than that, I am pretty tired and feel lazy.  I was anemic before my surgery and my doctor is checking my iron levels and blood count next week, which I am very interested in seeing the results.  I take iron 3-4 times a week b/c when I take it daily, it makes me so constipated!  I find myself craving a lot of spinach and nuts, and for the last few days, I have been craving a pork chop-which I will be trying for the first time tonight-hopefully I won't be disappointed by it....

Hang in there, I am glad we are all able to discuss all of the new feelings and experiences we are having.

Amber, thanks for sharing that info about your diet--it is cool that they focus on a lot of natural foods and that they want their patients to eat the same types of food as the rest of the family-very logical and cost-effective!  I have never been a big fan of using many artificial sweeteners just due to the fact that they are full of chemicals, I think the american diet includes way too many preservatives and chemicals-I am trying hard to limit my intake of them when I can....I am too early post-op to give it a try yet, but I am curious to see if my body with ever tolerate very small amounts of agave nectar and/or honey in the future when I need to sweeten something.