Question:
I am on a 2 week liquid diet before surgery. I ate so much tonight. Help!
I really stuffed up tonight. I pigged out. I ate so much. I couldn't stop. I am on day 8 of the two week liquid diet before surgery. Will it hurt me? Will it effect everything? — carolyn71 (posted on September 3, 2008)
September 2, 2008
This may be a sign that you are not truely mentally ready for this
operation. My doctor would not have done the operation if I would have
eaten during liquid stage so you need to talk to the doctor and see what
they say. The liquid stage is to shirk your liver to make the operation as
safe as it can be. Do not go into the operation without telling the doctor
that you have eaten like this it could cause problems for you and the
doctor! Best of Luck.
— Alvernlaw
September 2, 2008
it isn't about hurting your chances for surgery, its a matter of following
orders. this 2 weeks of liquids will show both you and the surgeon if you
are ready to buckle down and follow his/her orders.
This is just the beginning of new rules for life regarding how you eat,
what, how much and when. As a retired surgeon myself, I would be
questioning your dedication to the future changes which you will have to
make and stick with. Call his office and let them know what happened and
let them decide - good luck Cindi 3.24.04 -230# and maintaining
— DollyDoodles
September 2, 2008
Hi Carolyn,
Go right back to your liquid diet! Stay on it and you can let the Dr's
office you slipped up ONE time and are now right back on track! I have seen
some patients before going into surg sit and eat a bag of candy. [I was
waiting for someone else at the time] I am in NO way saying its ok to do
this! It just shows that extra care you need to use. I am thinking your Dr.
gave you the wonderful pills and nasty drink to take the day before
surgery. WEll, that is no picnic and the stuff you enjoyed last night will
be a lesson in following the Dr's directions to a tee. In other words...be
good and DRINK DRINK DRINK flush your system. You dont say what kind of
WLS you are having. I had the Gastric bypass 7/1/08. Know that EVERY Dr
has thier own plans for before surg. Do your very best and all will work
out for you. I will keep you in my prayers !
— tootsie52
September 2, 2008
Sweetie, you are just human...but that little mistake is just a sample of
how hard it is to maintain discipline after surgery.
You cannot do that after surgery. If you do, you WILL hurt yourself. I am
the kind of person that when I make a mistake, I don't beat myself up. I
do get up, shake off the dust and just keep trying, knowing that I am
flawed and will always be. I maybe thin, but I still have an eating
disorder...Fact, Jack!
Now that you had your little feast fest...Dust yourself off and work it
out! Take an extra 20 minutes of exercise this week and be accountable for
your mistake. It's so much more rewarding when you take action to correct
things rather than stand in a corner crying about it and beating your head
against a wall. I had my little food fest before surgery too! "My
last supper" as it is referred to. 3500 calories make a
lb...Hopefully you didn't eat THAT much! haha....If you did, you best get
busy chugging down those drinks and getting the sweat going....You can do
this! You are so close...Get your new healthier foods ready...Get excited
about eating healthy...It's soooo much fun to know that good wholesome food
can be great. After surgery, you won't be able to pig out...but over time,
if you don't stay disciplined, you can and will get off track and begin to
gain weight...Before surgery, I couldn't stop myself most times either...I
mean, really! That's why so many of us were MO to begin with...and to
scold you for what I've done myself is just not fair...But I will warn
you...WLS is not the easy way out and is HARD work...You'll be on your
journey in no time...Go drink your protein drink and take a long walk! YOU
CAN DO IT!!!!
— .Anita R.
September 3, 2008
nobody knows if shes ready for this or not so thats not fair to tell her
that. The fact of the matter is this, on a liquid diet you are going to be
hungry because you dont have the "tool" yet to help you control
portions. Just because you ate on day on your liquid diet doesnt mean you
are going to sit down with a pack of ho ho's after surgery and pig out. I
had to do a liquid diet for 1 day only and I was starving, I couldnt
imagine doing it for two weeks pre-op. I would tell your doc hey I slipped
up on this day, just to make sure you are safe, I know its scary to tell
him because you dont want to get the surgery date cancelled but its better
to be safe then sorry. Hang in there you are only human. Its kind of hard
to build a house with out a hammer just like its hard to lose weight
without the tools to help!
— Kimberlin Katayama
September 3, 2008
Quiet your food cravings with sugar free popsicles. Eat as many as it
takes. In one twentyfour hour period I ate more than 30. It go me through
the liquid diet. You can do it.
— jeffkopp
September 3, 2008
Hey there! I am sure you feel like a failure right now but listen, get back
on the horse and you will be fine. As far as some of the other comments and
how you are mentally ready for this surgery, that is up to you and you
alone. We all have our opinions. My advice is forgive yourself and get back
to doing the right thing. We are human and we make errors. Afterall we are
desperate and that is why we are choosing to have surgery. YES!! You must
buckle down and NOT do this again but forgive yourself and remember how
importand this diet is to your future. I think the nerves and anxiety of
having surgery can also play a big part in our attitude towards food. Just
remember your goals and that you are worth it. Food is an addiction and
anyone who knows that feeling also knows how you feel today and can
sympathize with you. Dont give up and start over. Your new life is more
important than any food. That feeling food gives you is just a temporary
feeling. The way you feel after surgery is a lifelong friendship. God
bless you.
— trbccowan
September 3, 2008
None of us were "ready mentally". That's why we needed weight
loss surgery - we became overweight because we were eating too much or the
wrong foods and were not able to control ourselves..... If we had perfect
self-control over our eating, we wouldn't need this surgery. I made the
same mistake before surgery, and I am sure thousands of other people have
too. I have now lost 84 pounds after surgery, and find the surgery helps me
much more self-control I was lacking before surgery. Just chalk it up and
get back on track. Keep on trying.... You'll get some weight off and shrink
your liver before surgery, which is good, so just keep on trying to stick
to your diet. You fell off the horse, hun, now, dust yourself off, and
climb right back on!!!!!!!!!!!
— Gina S.
September 4, 2008
I agree with the last 4 responses prior to mine. Two weeks on a liquid diet
prior to surgery with no tool (small pouch) to help ... that's pure
torture! After 8 days, falling off the wagon is probably
"normal". Tell your doctor about it, but get committed to start
today back on track. You are not able to eat like this AFTER your surgery
so consider it your last meal. I didn't have to diet or be on a special
diet prior to surgery but lost 11 pounds just before because I knew my
liver enzymes were off and suspected a fatty liver and wanted to shrink my
liver to make it easier on the surgeon to work with his tools. Being on the
liquid diet for 2 full weeks after surgery was hard for me, but I did it.
It was FINE until about day 10 and I tell people that my dog's hind leg was
lookin' pretty good! ("Tastes like chicken???") HA! Good luck
with your diet, surgery, and lifestyle change!
— Susan L.
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