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I can sympathize with you about the pre-op diet. My surgeon told me to cut out carbs. He said IF I HAD to have carbs, to keep it below 40 gm of carb per day. Well 40 gm of carb per day is almost NONE. I managed, but wouldn't want to be on a carb free diet forever. I loved eating steak, chicken, turkey, etc. I am a big meat eater. But OH did I want some pasta, potatoes, rice, bread, etc with my steak! I lost 20 pounds on the pre-op diet, but it was the worst two weeks of my life as far as eating. I am on solids now, and trying to stick to low carbs, but I do eat a little bit of potatoes, or a littel bit of rice. We are entertaiing tonight, and I made two different kinds of home made ice cream, and a pound cake for our dessert. I intend to have a very small serving of one of them for my dessert. Although I know that my capacity is so limited that I will probably only get one taste of the ice cream and none of the cake. I can only eat four or five small bites and I am full. If I swallow even a single bite after I get that "full" signal, I am physically uncomfortable. So I eat SLOW, SLOW. SLOW. and try to listen to my body and stop before I hit the full stage.

Good luck on Phase 1 and Phase 2 of your pre-op diet. And best wishes for a successful outcome with your surgery!

Hey hang in there I haven't started my pre-op diet. I have to say that I'm a little nervous but I know it will be ok. It's reading about other peoples journey's that seem to help. Thanks for sharing!