I could cry

I am pre op. My surgerys gonna be at the end of January.

I'm so hungry. It's making me incredibly irritable and frustrated. I am so mad at everyone for being able to eat real food and I can't. ugh. I could cuss. But of course I won't. God please help me and give me a happy attitude. Help me not want to eat. Ugh.

What kind of diet does your surgeon have you on?  With the surgeon and dietician's knowledger, I was doing Weigh****chers before.  The day before my actual surgery, I had to do a clear liquid diet.  For that one day,  I was the biggest witch going.

My surgeries at end of January. He has me having 2 shakes and one small meal a day.

Oh it's normal.   Especially the thought "if I can't handle this now, how in the (*&#& will I handle it post surgery when I have NO CHOICE?".   The good thing is after surgery, you won't feel hunger for most of a year, so it'll be easier.

Find a distraction, something that you'll get totally absorbed in - even if it's cleaning out your sock drawer or a closet or something.   It's worse when you dwell on it.    Just tell yourself when your stomach starts to growl that 1) you are burning calories and 2) that you're shrinking it and your liver which will make your surgery go that much better.

You can do it.  Just find a distraction!

tg

Thank you. I'm gonna go clean out my dresser drawers and closet. Maybe then I will feel better. See the thing is my stomach isn't hungry but I want to eat. And it won't go away!!

I truly don't mean this to sound harsh, but I fear it will...sorry that I cannot think of a better way to put it...
 
You will probably experience this post-op, too, so you need to find a way to deal with it. Counseling can be very valuable to us as we go through this process.  There are a lot of emotions attached to our weight and having this surgery, and most of us have some type of emotional or psychological factors that contributed to the bad eating habits that made us obese. Those things don't just magically go away after surgery... they just hide for a couple of  months while you are so focused on post-op eating and drinking (getting enough and getting the right things)... then they rear their ugly heads again, and need to be dealt with in order to be successful at keeping the weight off.  Counseling can help you sort through things and give you a safe place to talk about the anger/frustration.

Lora

 Hi Weighting

If you are on liquid diet, just keep sipping, all types of sugar free liquids/calorie free stuff.  I found that flavoured herbal teas and popcicles really got me through the hump.  Maybe when your family is eating you can take that time to go for a walk or take a rest or soemthing.

When I really need to chew I had some gum, it seemed to take away the craving as well.

Good luck to you, keep your eye on the prize and it will be time for your surgery  before you know it :) 

Gypsywolf

I agree with finding a distraction.  Something that I found fun to keep me on track was shopping.  I started hitting the thrift shops and even picked up a couple of really cute things in sizes that I thought I might never get to, but at $5.99 each I was not too concerned.  Now here I am 4 months out and only one size away from getting into those things.  The tiny (at least tiny for me :-) ) sizes made me feel a whole lot better.

You can do it.  Just stick with it and you will get there.

Jellojellojellojellojellojellojellojellojellojello....

I'm in the same boat, except no small meal.  Three protein shakes a day.  At least mine is only for two weeks before surgery.  Jello has been my salvation. It fills my belly at least a little.

One week to go.