I stepped away for awhile, but now I am back. Thank you for the response. I am in the middle of my 2 week liquid pre-surgery diet. Yes, I get hungry, especially when I come back from the YMCA and when I smell my wife cooking something for her. But, I know it is not for me so I push through it. I am drinking a lot more water than the prescribed amount because it helps with the hunger. In addition, I really look forward to that cup of bone broth/stock in the evenings after I have consumed all the necessary liquid. It really helps with food cravings. The other issue I ran into was the electrolytes. I ordered a replacement of an electrolyte I learned to like, but it was going to be a few days before it was delivered. So I purchased another other the recommended versions. Unfortunately, I purchased the one with cane sugar in it. It is way way way tooo sweet to put a full dose in my water bottle. It is so sweet, it almost makes me sick to the my stomach. But my preferred is here now so I will be consuming the double dose electrolyte as recommended. I cannot say am anxious or nervous about what is about to happen in a little over a week. I can say, I am a bit excited that this long journey is about to reach is climax. After that, I will deal with what I need to deal with. Have guest speakers during the therapy sessions was a great help. Some had issues at first and other no issues, but all said they had no regrets. That was helpful.