2nd day on liquiddiet..need encouragement!

This is my second day on the liquid diet through MMPC. I honestly don't mind the food.  I am also happy that they have protein bars so I actually feel like I am still eating something at dinner instead of only drinking.  I had great success yesterday! I made it through the WHOLE day with only eating what was told and took a 30 minute walk.  I have never been able to set a food goal and actually follow through. I guess this REALLY shows me that I WANT this to work! I found my hardest time to be from 3:30 -6 pm .  Did anyone else have that problem?  I decided that I couldn't be alone during the first week on the diet (couldn't trust myself) so I packed up the kids and came to my parents for the week.  This might not have been the best decision  because I you know how moms always have the best cooking! But they have been very supportive.  I did decide to take a shower to "get away" during dinner time.  Any other suggestions to help me through that "hard late afternoon"?  I'm sorry if I am rambling on.... sometimes I feel that you guys are the only ones who can relate.  I find myself looking at the website more and more often for advice and comfort.  Wish me luck on day 2.  It is going well so far!

Hi, The shower idea is great!  By the end of the first week it got easier for me. I just wasn't as hungry.  How bad do you want to have surgery?  Bad right? That's all I had to remember...if I wanted surgery to happen, I HAD to do what they said. I hadn't been able to stick to a diet in years. I just wanted to have this surgery and another chance at a better life! The reason we have to do this is to make the whole WLS process easier for the surgeon and you. Best of Luck to you.

Stick with it, you are beginning to break some habits and you have a grt idea with the showers.  My toughest eating problem is in the late evenings, showers are going to come into play, since I can't afford to keep going out to shop instead.  Thanks!

Hi I started on the diet Friday so I am on day 6.  It is hard, but keep remembering what your future holds, the one thing in the whole world you would change - and you are!!!!! Good luck. 

Nancy, good luck to you! Dr. Foote is great ... he did my surgery nearly three years ago. I hope you will have as great a journey as I have had.  Where in Grand Rapids are you? I work downtown.

My hardest time was when I was at work, around people who were eating "real food." I was fine at home when I was alone. I couldn't escape the real food at work, so I just decided I was going to ignore it, and in four weeks I would be able to eat it again. I kept saying, "Nothing taste as good as being thin will feel."  I didn't mind the foods from MMPC, so I was able to stick with the program all the way through; my one problem was going caffeine-free cold turkey ... really hard! After the first week it was easier. You are doing great. Keep it up and soon you will join us on the losers' bench. I am nearly 3 years out and 177 pounds lighter ... the best three years of my life. 

Thanks for the encouragement! I just finished day #3 and have not yet cheated. I am so proud of myself! This is the hardest thing I have ever done.  I hope it gets better. I really want to eat...but I just keep telling myself that I can control what I put in my mouth and I am not going to give in.  I can't believe how mental this is for me...  Good luck to all of you!

 

You can do it! You can do it!   Kathy