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Puts my mind at rest a bit lol.

Im due for sleeve on the 6th but havent been asked to undergo a pre-op diet so far. I have emailed but thought I would bring it up on here. My BMI is low (31) and im wondering if this has something to do with it. Ive started my own pre-op liquid diet just to be safe, but has anyone else had a similar experience?

Maybe try high fiber/protein foods like Split peas. Split peas can be pureed in to soup or dal. They are also low in fat but high in carbs.

I havent prepared either, my brother is looking in to protein powder for me as he has more experience with this, other than that I intend to buy a whole chicken, roast it, collect the chicken stock and boil the whole chicken to create a broth and package the meat/ broth for different stages of my recovery. Ill probably mix some broth with vegetables and then strain the veggies out for use during puree stage. I live on a bland diet now so if this sounds terrible to you, dont worry I'm just boring lol.

I am booked in for the 6th of Jan and its all starting to feel real. I am due for surgery in 2019 after which I cannot gain weight, so I am having the VSG to help lose weight and maintain long term. I am 26 with a BMI of 31. non-smoker, non-drinker. I used to have very bad eating habits, I dont remember my highest weight, maybe 14-15 stone but it was quite the bit larger than I am now, I would eat in secret and binge, I changed my eating habits to a whole food diet and lost quite a bit of weight, to about 10 stone but gained 2.6 stone back to the weight I am now and have maintained for a few years. Truth is after years of maintaining a healthy diet and then decreasing portion sizes and exercising and not really seeing it pay off I lost interest in food and got lazy, so my healthy diet went out of the window and was replaced by bland quick meals, a lot of rice and bread. Recently I had nothing but crackers and cheese all day to ward off hunger rather than preparing actual food. Im not much of a foody, I dont eat fast food other than the occasional take-out / takeaway, Just whatever is easy to prepare. Im hoping VSG will get me back to mindful eating and seeing better results will keep me motivated, that and the fact that my future surgery requires me to maintain. I know I probably could shift the weight if I put my mind to it, but statistically, for me to lose the weight and keep it off long term is unlikely. So I am hopeful this will work out well, I think I am in a good position and I did enjoy what I ate on my wholes food diet when I could be bothered to cook! If you have a similar issue with lazy eating habits please let me know im not alone!

I am Jan 6th in Poland. I havent been given a pre-op diet, im expecting instructions one week before surgery. This is likely because I am a lightweight with a BMI of 31.