Is a pre-op favorite restaurant tour normal?

My surgery date is July 16. I will be on the liquid diet for two weeks before hand and plan to do a nice 2,000 kcal "clean food" diet starting June 15 so the liquid diet isn't that shocking. I gave up soda in January and am now on day six of no caffeine.

The scale says I am actually losing weight (just a bit), but I'm eating at all of the restaurants I love, almost saying goodbye to dear friends.

Is this normal? I guess I feel guilty because I should be trying to shrink my stomach before the liquid diet, but I'm really enjoying Mexican food, Chinese food, steak, mac & cheese and the portions ain't that small.

I had a few "food funerals" saying good bye to some of my old favorite dishes.  I think it is normal and I have heard varying advice that it is good to go do that and also the opposite.  All in all, it isn't unique behavior.

Lol, eat what you want, till your 2 week diet. That 2 week diet is one of the hardest parts of the whole thing. Once i got my surgery date, i only had a few days till i went on my liquid diet. So I didnt get to eat much of the things I liked. But I was ok with that.

Its normal to feel like you need a last meal from all your favorites that you will not be having again at all of just not for a while.

Just some info, I was doing Mexican food at about 3 weeks post op, beans and cheese, or just taco meat with beans. We dont do rice now, sometimes i make it for family. I do steak a lot, started it at about 4 months post op. Has to be ribeye, and cooked medium and I normally buy the thin ones so they cook quick, and dont get tough. I do mac n cheese, but instead of noodles I use cauliflower. So good.

Things I miss most are: Ice cream (lactose intolerant now), Sweet Tea, Chips, and bread.

I'm scheduled for surgery on June 18 and I'm in the middle of a favorite foods tour. I have about six different places that I would like to hit before my surgery and I am trying to space them out. Interestingly enough, I am eating less than normal when I go because I am trying to really taste the foods that I think might be awhile (if ever) that I can go back to eating normally such as sushi or a poppyseed bagel. I'm not looking to stuff myself, but I know that for a very long time it might not be my choice about what I can or cannot tolerate. I also spend time thinking what is it about these foods that I really like and how could they be adapted to a healthier alternative.

I think it's totally normal! Try not to go too overboard, but be sure to say your see ya laters to a lot of the things you enjoy. I did the same thing right up until this morning when I started my Liquid Diet. Good luck! : )

I had my final doctor's appointment on a Thursday and my two-week pre-op diet was to start on Tuesday--happiest five days of my life! HAHA I ate anything and everything I could during those days. Since it was Easter I also managed an entire great-big chocolate Easter bunny. Well, I must have gained ten pounds in those five days, but I lost it during the pre-op diet so my doctor never even knew. I'm glad I did it and the nice thing is I have no desire to do it again!

There were two foods that I enjoy that I knew I'd likely never be able to eat again; rare prime rib smothered with cut horseradish (NOT the creamy sauce) and sesame chicken.

So I ate them in the same weekend and yes, they were very good, but I don't miss them at all.

The liquid diet is not that big of a deal. I was on mine 22 days pre-op and so long as you keep liquids and jello at hand for when hunger doe**** you, you'll be just fine!

I don't do horseradish, but have a nice ribeye twice a week. It's a real staple for me.

100% normal. The last month of my surgery, I would allow myself to go out to each once a week to eat my favorite "bad" foods. I think it helped a lot. :)