My surgery is monday, and to be honest I have been cheating here and there...not good. i have been chewing gum a lot, because Ive noticed that when you stop eating your breath starts smelling sort of bad (apparently normal) just keep busy, and when you want to eat try doing something else instead. I had to quit smoking for my surgery, and this is how I coped with that. Good luck!

I have been on the pre surgery liquid protein diet for 5 weeks now, my surgery is on Monday the 22 of November. I have lost 18.5lbs. I can tell you it's very hard the first two weeks well for me it was. Then it does get better. I have no cravings for chocolate what so ever. When I did get that hungry feeling I would have 4 salt free crackers and that worked for me. You just gotta hang in there and try to keep yourself busy. It's all worth it.
When do you start the liquid diet?
Goodluck

I was on it for three long weeks pre-surgery. Did not cheat whatsoever. Here is how:
1. I reminded myself that my surgeon was doing this so my liver would be as small as possible. If I did it, I created the best circumstance for surgery.
2. My broth - I would add lemon or lime juice and hot sauce to pretend it was a tortilla soup.
3. I munched ice all night.
4. I made my chocolate liquid into ice cream and into hot chocolate. I made my strawberry into ice cream and I put the vanilla liquid into coffee.
5. I had no energy, so suggestions of exercise, hobbies, etc., flew over my head. I recorded and rented everything I could and watched the series end to end.
6. My friend pulled me out daily for a bike ride. No excuses.

This part sucks, but you are better than it. You deserve a healthier life. You can do it!

Thank you all for the advice!!! I really do appreciate it!!!

@Nichole~you are so right about bad breath. I started chewing gum and that really seemed to help. Good luck with your surgery!

@Kim~WOW 5 weeks!!! I thought I had it bad. I started my liquid diet today. My dr. wants me on Optifast. It doesn't taste bad at all. They are Chocolate and Vanilla shakes, which has a lot of protein. I am not hungry at all, I just want to eat. But, that is what got me here in the first place. Good luck with your surgery!

@Obonke~I keep telling myself the EXACT SAME THING!!! I am on this for a reason, to shrink my liver.

I was the Optifast for 2 weeks prior to my surgery. I also had only chocolate and vanilla to choose from. After about 3 days of 4 shakes a day I was going crazy!! I called my surgeons office and was told I was allowed 1/2 cup with each shake of green vegetables....celery, green peppers, cuccumbers. I found this really helped me because after a few days of those shakes I dreaded them but honestly have to say that in reality you know why you have to do what you have to do and looking back now (8 weeks since my surgery) that liquid diet was probably the hardest part of this journey. You can do it!! Check with your surgeon, everyone's plan is different. Hope this helps:)

I cheated with watermelon and cucumbers. They are pratically water anyways and they're healthy. Win Win.
Good Luck!!!

@topwop~I hear ya!!! I may end up doing the same thing. They don't taste bad, but I do have a feeling it will get old really fast. How are you doing since you had your surgery? How was the gas? I heard it hurts pretty bad around your shoulders?!?