Hi, I have been on the liquid diet for a week and a half now. I have lost about 10 or 12 pounds so far. I have been drinking the glucerna drinks (5 a day) for the most part. I have been getting kinda of sick of the whole thing and I started to do a bit of cheating. I'm not sure if this is bad or not. I have been substituting abt 1 drink a day (200 cal, 10 protein) for an almost equivalent solid, such as chicken, or veggie burgers. the sodium is a bit higher maybe 300 or 400 mg. but calories a bit less (120)... I'm still losing weight so does this matter? is there any real reason that I need to be drinking rather than eating?

thats how my surgeon was he said shrink the liver and the adkins diet was actually pretty easy for me with eating protein i'm not much on carbs ,,,i lost about 10 pounds the week before my surgery ..it wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be ....

Ugg - I would love a piece of cheese right about now LOL

I am so sick of these Optifast shakes. My stomach just churns on them and it sounds like I have aliens trying to escape.

Soon I will be on the other side tho :-)

YOU will get used to the low to no carbs.............

PRIOR to my LB I was a carb lover!!!

now I get physically sick if I eat carbs.......haven't had any Pasta in three years!

I have had a little rice, a few spoons of mashed potatoes.

NO bagels, donuts, etc.................and absolutely NO pizza dough!

Good Luck!!!

I went for my pre-op weigh in today- I had to lose 4 lbs and I lost 12! So happy! I was on the 2 shakes/1 small protein & veggies meal but the shakes gave me (sorry, this is gross) diarrhea, so I only had 1 per day, and substituted an egg white omelet w 1 slice ff cheese, 2 c. lettuce & 1 TBSP fat free dressing. They told me today I could go back on 1200 cals./day up till surgery. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven. Today I had 4 oz NY strip, 1 c whole wheat angel hair pasta w sauteed mushrooms. I feel full and GREAT! The surgeon said I could! Yay!!!!!!!!

My insurance requires 6 months of medically supervised weight loss before they will approve/cover the cost of surgery. This avoids the need for a rapid weightloss liquid diet for me. My surgeon's explanation keeps me motivated. A fatty liver is a friable (bleeds easily) and a large liver. If he can't get around the liver to see the stomach or see into the abdomen because of bleeding from the liver he has to stop the surgery. The liver is the first organ to gain fat and the first to lose it when you drop the pounds. That keeps me motivated to get the 10% of my current weight off. Maybe that will help some of you struggling with strict pre-op diets. Best of luck to all of you! You can do this!