Suggestions for hunger on pre-op diet?

First of all congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I too was on a 2 week pre op liquid onyl diet. I am a patient of Dr rehnke in St Pete. His diet was Optifast (protein) shakes 3-5 per day plus ANYTHING liquid/sugarfree/diet. Keep in mind the bigger picture. Good luck and keep us updated on your progress

I too was on a ten day liquid diet. I saw Dr. Jones at the Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park Minnesota. I drank my protein shakes and had lots of water and sugar free drinks. I had my surgery on the 14th of Dec and I have lost 27 pounds so far. I feel great. Good luck on your surgery and it will work. Just hang in there. It is great after it happens

I am on day 5 (starting tomorrow) of my pre op diet and if you read my blog you will see what I have been doing. I think adding a banana (or half at least) to your protein shake helps. I use EAS protein powder, skim milk, and a banana with 5 ice cubes to make mine. It is really thick, so it helps me stay full for about 4-5 hours. That gets me to lunch time easily. I also got some myoplex lite protein shakes, but they are like chocolate milk, instead of a shake and I don't stay full on those for long. I am also allowed to have lite yogurt (under 100 calories per container) and that helps me. I am making sure I get in the 60-80 g of protein each day and 64 oz of water or I think I would be WAY hungrier.

My doctor said the first 3-4 days are the hardest, so I'm feeling great about this and you should too! I have lost 6 lbs!

YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Keep your eye on the prize and DON"T YOU DARE give up on yourself!!!

Hi Shelly65. I am on Day 3 of my liquid pre-op diet too. I liked what ThinSIstaSoon said, because the fruit causes the shake to be creamier. I use frozen unsweetened fruit in my shakes so that I don't need to add more than two ice cubes while blending. Also, the fullness lasts about 4-5 hours. Oh, I like to use a straw to sip my shake. I wish you the best. Remember, there are others here to share with!