Day 5 Pre-Op: Carb Withdrawl

So today is day five of my 14-day pre-op diet. I truly thought I'd be dead or completely gone crazy by now having to give up carbs, sugar and soda all at once, but my body has been responding well, so it's helping. 

I am amazed that I don't miss the Diet Coke at all. I figured that'd be the biggest challenge, but cutting back the past month and having my body go into confusion over the denial of multiple things at once seems to have put Diet Coke Withdrawl on the back burner. I'll take it!

The biggest challenge so far has definitely been the carbs. I'm a huge carb fan. I love me some potatoes, bread and butter, rice, noodles. That's the best, but not when prepping for bariatric surgery. Right now, they're as evil as a Snickers Bar. So, how do you cope?

My biggest tools have been to, drink, drink, drink. My protein shakes have a lot of protein and that also helps tide over my hunger, but also by drinking lots, I'm feeling fuller. I bought sugar-free drink packets (my favorite being Crystal Light's Pink Lemonade) to flavor the water so it doesn't get monotonous and it's helped a lot. Finally, stay busy. The worst is when you're bored and you want to go get snacks, but you can't. Keeping busy helps keep the mind off of it.

I have to say, my family has eaten out three times and al three times I avoided the carbs. It's not been easy, but it goes to show how much I want this. Eating out on restrictions will be in another blog entry. For now, wish me some resiliency! 9 days until surgery! I can do this and so can anyone who wants a healthier life.