Blew that days diet.

Don't sweat it.. we won't be perfect. The good news is you realize you did it and you aren't happy about it. Think of how well you've done overall. What does that one meal change? Nothing.. you're still going to lose more weight, and you'll do well. If we stumble, we have to make sure we don't hit the ground.

OK Hans - I'm not gonna coddle ya and say "It's OK" cause it isn't! Yes, you know you did wrong, and that's good, but what you really need is a swift kick in the azz, buddy!  Not only is the pre-op liquid diet to shrink your liver and make the operation safer for you, it is also to see just how disciplined you can be after the surgery.   Your health and sanity are important in this process!!  I don't want to see ya blow it or put yourself in any unnecessary harm! YOU CAN DO THIS!   Now, my friend, stick to the program or you'll be due a real azz kickin'!!!!

I did so good at first. I am back on track. I have only did what I was ordered to do. I need the kick.  Not to punish but as support. Thanks.

bama's right. this ain't the main board. get your head and ass wired together. it's super important you do this preop thing. yeah, one day is not a biggy but still, it's a test. slip all you want after the surgery. i was told to tell myself to just do better tomorrow. it really does work if your honest about it and DO better tomorrow.

this is the time you've really got to ask yourself how comitted you are. getting that liver shrunk is serious business. your surgeon is trying to give you the best shot before you go under. sorry to be so hard on you but i suppose that's what you wanted to hear. screw up all you want afterwords but not something as serious as this. you're almost there. next time you get a craving, drink water, go walk, do something besides eat. now's the time to try and start changing habits.

i'm no angel and had hard times too. it's not easy for any of us to rag on you and not feel like a hypocrite. this is the last stop for permanent weight loss so take adavantage and give it your best shot. i really don't think you wanted to hear it's all right, you want the truth and you got it! yeah, don't beat yourself up but that comes after the surgery! get back on track.....carbonblob

You are both right. That is why I posted. Everyone here at work thinks its ok. I know what I have to do. I have already told them no for dinner tonight. Have my broth and my EAS Drink dinner. Thanks to everyone for there support. It is good to know you can get support and have your AZZ kicked. I needed to here just what you all said. Thanks again, Hans

lol.....don't go by me! if i had read this before coffee i would have told you not to worry about it.....carbonblob

Exactomundo Blob!! Well said!!

I had to have a 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I cheated every single day by having one can of soup just to stave off eating the entire house and my feet. The surgery was uneventful and I'm doing fine. Just stick to it as close as you can and there shouldn't be any trouble, and if there is any trouble the surgeon will know what to do about it I'm sure. Good luck!

At first when I read this, I thought you were 14 days OUT from the RNY, and I couldn't believe you were eating solid food like that, and I was prepared to really lay into you. That being said, I think that CarbonBlob and Bama have it exactly right.  You need to step up, do the right thing, or this surgery is NOT going to work for you.  The liquid diet is rough.  Most of us had to do it in some form or another, and yeah, it blows donkeys.   But the fact of the matter is, there are two main reasons for doing it. 1.  It shrinks your liver and makes the surgery much easier for the doctors to perform.  That is something that's going to ensure that you come off the operating table with a reasonable chance that, at least anatomically, you're gonig to succeed. 2.  It shows that you're with the program.  That, mentally, you're in the right space.  Because once you have the RNY, there's no going back.  You HAVE to comply, or there is going to be SERIOUS problems.  Well above and beyond merely failing at the weight loss.  Dumping syndrome, bursting your pouch .. a lot of problems. I'm not sugar coating anything.  I know how hard I had to fight just to have the opportunity to have the surgery.  I fought with doctors and insurance for over two years.  I desperately needed it, I was, at my highest weight, at 677 lbs and swiftly headed towards becoming one of those people you see on Brookaven or Big Medicine where they have to cut a wall out of the house to get you to the hospital. To have to fight so hard, to have to kick and scream and gnash my teeth to get stuff done so I could have a normal life - it's almost insulting to see people take it so lightly when they get to where they're going to get the surgery done. [/end rant] The only thing you can do now is move on, do things right the last week, and make sure you have your headspace where it needs to be to have a good recovery on the other side.

thanks for being straight with me. I like that. I am ok. I am not taking this for granted and that is why i felt so bad this morning. I am TDY and away from my family, I have little or no support here. I messed up. I know that and I have fixed that today. Again thanks for being there. Hans