Question:
What to do when I'm getting depressed with liquids ?

Hey everyone......well I had my open rny on the 8th, and I've been on liquid diet now ever since...I gotta say It's harder than I thought it would be! I'm getting really frustrated, cranky, and depressed with this. How did others handle getting through this stage......I still have like 2 or 3 weeks of this left to go!! Thanx a bunch! :)    — Jennifer M. (posted on February 20, 2002)

February 20, 2002
Do you have protein supps & vites? Or are you really not being nourished at all? If you're not being nourished with even a food-like substance, you might want to consider it. WE're on clear for 4 weeks, except the protein supps, which we start about a week out. Sure, it wasn't salty or crunchy, but it kept me being enchanged with the wt loss & not my desire for chips (mostly).
   — vitalady

February 20, 2002
I was on clear liquids 4 weeks and full liquids for 2 more. I never watched food commercials or read any food articles. I kept my hands busy and practiced self hypnosis. It is a few weeks out of your entire life , a temporary inconvenience for a permanant improvement (like the road signs say!) you'll make it , no one is weaker than me and I did it.
   — Rose A.