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A weight loss surgery blog by alisamrc on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Day one of the pre-op diet

Day one of the pre-op diet

So I called the dietitian at the bariatric that I am working with. She told me that I do not need to focus on all liquids as the instructions I was given said. She said that she has looked into the research on the liver shrinking diet and that the point is to get as much protein as possible and as little carbs, I have to stay under 30 carbs a day. Which means how I had interpreted the diet (drinking a lot of protein shakes) is not what I should do, as milk and any dairy has a lot of carbs. I ne

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• alisamrc
• September 11, 200817 yr

Read more about Pre-op liquids are going to suck

Pre-op liquids are going to suck

So I start my pre-op, two week, liver shrinking liquid diet tomorrow. I had planned to start it today, so I am already cheating a little bit, not a good sign. The problem is, I was in the hospital for two days with what I thought was appendicitis, and did not eat any solid foods. I decided I needed an extra day to get my eat on, before giving it up completely. Besides, the paper the doc gave me says 10-14 days, so in theory, any day between now and Sun should be ok, but I wanted to be sure. I am

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• alisamrc
• September 10, 200817 yr