Pre Op Diet Not Going Well

My surgery is Thursday too. I've not done wonderful either but I have been dieting. Have you lost any weight? My doc said it was okay to do protein drinks or slim fast for breakfast and lunch and then something like a weight watchers meal for dinner. I've come close but not right on. Hang in there and I challenge you do do what I am going to do and that is only liquid Tuesday and Wednesday...that ought to help. My doc said the reason you have to lose weight is so that the liver shrinks a little and it makes the surgery easier and less risky.

Thank you I hope so I am going to call my drs now and see what I need to do the day before surgey. I have lost wieght about 10+ pounds or so now. Thank you for your support I need it right now

I certainly know what you mean!!! How much did they tell you to lose? I am supposed to lose 7 pounds and I've lost about 5 1/2. Let me know what they say (if you dont mind).

How long have you been on the liquid diet?

The pre-op diet is to shrink your liver to make surgery easier. If you have cheated too badly and not shrunk your liver then the surgeon may cancel the surgery or even get started but not be able to fit your band.

If you have lost some weight you may be ok.

you'll be fine. they wont cancel your surgery. My wife slipped on the liquid diet during her pre-op two week diet and her surgery went fine.

I forget what I ate, but I cheated two days before my surgery and was fine. You'll be fine, just try to control the food intake for a while. Soon enough you'll be eating it again, in smaller portions of course.

Good Luck!

As long as you have truly cut back on your carbs you should be fine. We all know this is hard but it is an important part of the journey, it decreases your complications during surgery.

I agree...I wasn't perfect, and I only dropped 5 pounds pre-op...and the surgery went just fine. Do your best and don't beat yourself up. If we were able to be perfect, we wouldn't need the band to help us!

I can truly relate... i had one shrimp scampi on Mothers day and I felt terrible about it... but not going to let it keep me from reaching my goal... remember we are not perfect...stay strong

I opted for calorie counting on my 2 week pre op diet. I did 1,000-1,200cals per day. On my final day my calories were spent on lovely food including chocolate. My final meal was a small macDonalds cheeseburger ( which took me over my cal limit a little bit). I lost 9lb in total but I did a huge amount of cleaning/exercising to help get me there

Thank you all for your support