How long were your post op diet stages? Was there something that helped you pull through? And how well did you follow instructions?

I have my surgery on tuesday but my doc's plan is

day 1-2 liquids (broth,jello,popsicles,protein shakes)

day 3-4 soft foods (eggs,beans, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna, cooked veggies, flaky fish

day5 progress to regular diet.

Mine seems to allow back to foods faster but he is well established in a big group and they all follow the same program. My pre-op was the liquids for 2 weeks first week one frozen meal. Last week 4 Protein shakes and clears. Last two days just clears

I had 5 days of clears, 3 days of full liquids, 7 days pureed and 7 days of soft foods. It wasn't easy but I did it. I did lots of tea, popsicles and jello for the clears. Once I got to full liquids I could do protein shakes and that is what made a difference.

I'm on day 11 of a 3 week pre-op diet and have lost 18lbs. My diet is 3 shakes per day made with Isopure protein powder, a 4oz serving of sugarfree jello chocolate pudding (with 4 scoops of protein powder added when I made the pudding), and broth/jello as needed. I have not cheated and, surprisingly enough, I feel great! I have not experienced any of the negative side effects other people have talked about during their pre-op diets.