hi everyone my name is karen n i'm from NY. Right now i am on my liquid diet and i have 1 more week to go.I have my surgery date for the lap band on october 22nd. i wanted to know if anyone ever cheated on their 2 week liquid diet? and if any1 did what happens? do they cancel your surgery? or if u don't tell them will they be able to know that u cheated when u go for the surgery? i am starving out of my mind! i can't take it anymore i am feeling so week and light headed i feel like i need to eat and its so hard too cause my family keeps eating in front of me and i feel like there is food all over the place..lol i hope someone can repsond back to me..thanks for reading.
Karen

Don't CHEAT!!! IT is for your own health benefit that you are doing this. It does get better. If you need, add an extra protein drink to your day. Someone suggested to me "Diet" hot chocolate, and it really helped, so did hot tea. There is something about warm fluid in the belly to help make you feel full. All else fails, try some SF Jello or popsicles.

I cheated but I was at a concert where I burned thru the food quick. I only eat 1 a day and was awake for 1 hours walking and dancing 5 days prior to my surgery.

I think it depends on you- I would say to not do it because you never know. The reason yo do it is so the surgeon has easier access to your pouch. I wouldn't suggest it. Tell your family you need their support now and to please think about the food they keep putting in front of you. And if not get a hotel room

Hi Karen,
Whatever you do try not to cheat. I was on a liquid diet for 15 months before i finally Had Gastric Bypass surgery. I did not cheat but it was a battle not to.. Take is one minute, hour and day at a time. It will not hurt your physically if you cheat but even after surgery you will have to battle the same demon food that you are right now. I have two Grand kids at home and a son that all love to eat all the stuff that I love. This is your journey to get healthy you need to do this for yourself and get past the hunger, I still battle the urge and I've lost about 380 lbs since I started, it is a life long battle we fight together. Good Luck and my heart is with you in your journey.

Jeff

hey its karen again thanks for all of you that got back to me. i haven't cheated . i have 5 more days to go for my lap band surgery if i got this far i can do it for 5 more days. i'm kind of nervous about the surgery..did any1 who got the lap band feel a lot of pain afterwords? thanks again for responding.
Karen

Yes, I did cheet, but only 2 times, I lost 8 lbs in 2 weeks, had the sergery last thursday. I did just fine. The hospital never even asked me about it. I wish now, that I would have eaten more, cuz now I want my goodies and can't have them !! Hope your sergery was good. take care

No,and I had my surgery 7-7-8. I am off all blood pressure meds. now, and went from a size 24 to a 18 already even though I lost only 47 lbs. total.I walk with a smile. I have more energy I don't snore anymore. I wasn't afraid to have this surgery I knew there would be soreness after surgery,but I would do this again

u guys are so stupid

dummys

Diane11- you obviously are interested in having this type of surgery and I say that because mentally stable people don't register on random web-sites simply to hurt their American family members? We are all different and seek medical help for many reasons so lets not be judgemental or direspectful of things we cannot relate too.
Respectfully,
Ann

I had my surgery 5-13-08 and Where I had my surgery...in PA, my Dr only have us on a liquid diet 2 days before And I was fine.
Nicole