Donnainva

Same day Rhonda--good luck dear!! I'm quite jealous of those of you that don't have two week liver shrinking diets--however, I'm not as hungry as I thought I'd be

I've got 12 days till surgery and am following the diet very closely. Mine is Slim Fast twice a day and a protein with veggies for dinner. Some veggies or a low fat yogurt during the day also I bought some very low fat wheat crackers (something to bite into) and some low fat ranch dressing--do dip a small amount of my protein of choice into and I had two crackers today. Not hungry but I'm sure as hell not full or even satiated at all. I'm really looking forward to the surgery, this is just another step I have to walk I suppose :tongue2:

I'm a bit like both of you. I finished all my testing & visits etc. day before yesterday and have never had an operation or even been a patient in a hospital before. My surgery is also on the 14th, but I get to start my liver shrinking on the 1st. It's not Optifast but more of a modified South Beach--Slim Fast or Carnation Instant and some small Protein meal for dinner. I went out & bought the different foods that I'm allowed-my husband knows what a picky eater I am and we're both hoping I like all this stuff. I put the surgery off this past spring since I was so nervous (I'd get a real bad feeling in the pit of my stomach every time I thought about it) I don't get that feeling now and I know I'm ready. Being in a hospital is kinda freaking me out-but I'm going to do everything they tell me with the hopes that I can get out the night of the surgery--the nurse practitioner at the surgeons office said that's always a possiblity. I'm not an alcoholic but one day at a time is how I'm thinking of this

January 14th--my liver shrinking diet starts Jan 1. Funny how that worked out