StephanieLB

This is the stage I am at right now: What to Eat and How to Eat? There are certain rules you have to adhere to: 1. Eat frequently but do not overeat: stop once you feel full. 2. Your diet should include 3 main normal sized meals and 2 or 3 small snacks. Depending on when you go to sleep you may add a third snack in the evening if you go to bed late, otherwise limit yourself to 2 small snacks a day only. 3. Every meal or snack should include some kind of low-fat protein. 4. The snack rule requires a combination of at least 2 ingredients: some kind of low-sugary fruit (or a combination of different types of fruit) and protein (or a combination of 2-3 kinds of protein). Examples of suggested snacks you can see on the pictures below. Make sure your snack includes approximately 50% of fruit and 50% of protein. Avoid certain types of fruit high in sugar: bananas, grapes, mangoes, etc. 5. Your daily protein intake should never be less than 40 g. Recommended protein intake is from 40 g to 100 g per day. 6. You may include all kinds of vegetables as part of your main meals. Avoid fried foods like French fries, potato chips, chicken wings, etc. Give preference to healthy cooking with little oil (olive, coconut, walnut, and avocado oil). 7. Use a rule of a palm: your main meal protein should always fit in your palm. The amount of protein will differ depending on the size of every person`s palm, thus the taller you are the more protein you will consume. Add approximately 1.5 palms of vegetables to your protein. Use very little low-fat dressing. See the images below. 8. Avoid sodas, any kind of refined carbs (rice, pasta, any kind of bread), coffee, smoothies, and alcohol. Drink 64 oz. of fluids daily.

Mine says I should do 3 week no carb and 3 days full liquid right before. Apparently these help shrink the liver so the surgery is a little easier and can be moved out of the way. Can possibly help avoid an extra incision.

Yes! I just started my 3 week no carb pre op diet today and so far so good!

Same here!!

September 6th!!

I'm September 6th!! So excited!