Hello everyone. It finally happened! Dr. Okraniec was wonderful. Surgery went well, no leaks that they could see. I was told I'd stay 3 days but was discharged the following day. I walked around a lil bit the night of and peed a few times. I was so sore and in pain but forced myself to walk around so it would help with the gases. I was told to stay and clear liquids yesterday and today I started the liquid diet. I woke up late as I could not get comfortable last night and wished I was back on the hospital bed where I could move it up and down at the touch of a button. Got lost of gas. I had oatmeal this morning. Found it too heavy and could not finish the 1/4 cup. Had one cup of premier protein shake for snack. Had 1/4 cup of mushroom soup strained with 1 spoon of protein and 1/4 cup of SF apple sauce. I feel so full. I guess it's because of my late start today. I feel I'm not getting all my water in. Hopefully I sleep well and I have an early start tomorrow and can get through eating everything I need to eat. I feel full all the time. Is that normal. I'm not sure if my belly hurts from being full or a mix or the pain from the incisions and gas. I've been walking around to help with it. Besides feeling full all the time, I feel fine otherwise. I'm hoping to do better tomorrow.

I hated it too. I ended up adding peppermint extract to it. That made it bareable.

I know some people added orange chrystal light and said it tasted like a creamsicle. Some add coffee to it and a touch of sugar free chocolate syrup to make it mocha.

No matter what you do...it still sucks.

why would anyone think about cheating??? it's 3 maybe 4 weeks out of your life to be given an opportunity for a new, healthier life... a NEW WAY OF THINKING about eating???

sure it's hard to cut out eating.. to stop the chewing process.. but look at the rewards in the end.. to get healthier!!!

i'm not pointing out that anyone is going to cheat but why even think about it in the beginning??

i just don't understand!

For some reason OH won't let me edit my own post, and I forgot to put in the QOTD: Haven't done this in a while, what are you watching on TV these days? We just finished Russian Doll on Netflix.

I stuck to the Optifast. The vanilla I mixes with lots of ice and decaf coffee crystals, like an iced coffee. Guelph only allowed us to have clear broth once a day, no veggies, just Opti.

I didn't cheat because Guelph made it very clear that the purpose of the Optifast was to shrink your liver and make the surgery less risky. Any carbs are bound with water in the body to create glycogen. This is stored in the liver. Ridding your body of stored glycogen can significantly shrink the liver.

Stay on plan, you've got this.