I am on day 3 of my pre op diet and my dr said two Protein shakes and a Soup a day.im having a hard time making it through the day!!any tips??

Also..anyone use dr smith in ft worth??

It is mind over matter. After the fifth day it got alot easier for me. I also tried to drink 100 oz of water a day. If you get any snacks, like sugar free jello, or yogurt, eat them.

You can do it!

sugar free jell-o and water are my two best friends right now! i have been on my pre-op diet since Sunday and I still have like 9 more days to go! I don't have to do shakes almost wish i did. I have a strict 700 calories a day diet with 3 meals and i am not suppose to snack. but i struggle in the evening. So i eat the sugar free Jell-o. it's gotten easier. try to stay busy and you won't think about food.

Dr. Smith is my Doc also. You're allowed to have the soup at anytime during the day. For me, I pretty much HAD to have it at lunch in order to feel pretty satisfied through the day. Also, you're allowed to add fruit and yogurt to your shakes - anything was allowed, except oatmeal. Use those recipes that came in your pre-op folder or make up your own. My personal favorite creations were the chocolate shake with a banana and about 6 cubes of ice, blenderized to a liquid. (I only allowed myself bananas every other day or two because of the high natural sugar content.) My second favorite was the vanilla shake with a Blueberry Chobani and some fresh blueberries and ice. That makes them a little tastier and more satisfying.

When I wasn't drinking a shake, I was drinking SOMETHING. Water, tea, V8, etc. Most days I was very content. I also got a calendar out and marked off each passing day. Just helped to have the visual for how far I'd come - I looked forward to my daily ritual of putting a big X across another day. Good luck! If you have any other ?? let me know. It's been a great experience with his office!

Awesome help!!!thanks!!!!when did you get banded?

What soups did you eat??how much did you lose during pre op?sorry so many ?s lol

I ate a variety of soups - some canned from the grocery store, some homemade, and some from regular restaurants. I just made sure I only ate broth based soups. (My coworkers love to eat mexican food, so whenever I did go out for lunch, I usually had chicken tortilla type soup.) You can have chili also, but I don't really do chili. DH was a sweetheart and made me homemade chicken and taco soup too. Yumm!! I lost 9 lbs on preop and had surgery last Monday (27th). When Dr. Smith came out and talked to DH, he told him my liver was "skinny". I was very proud of that.

Group is on Tuesday night, we'd love for you to join us!

I also have started my pre-op diet and I have been doing body fortress with soy milk for breakfast and soup for lunch and last shake for dinner and jello inbetween.....but drink lots of liquids and you will be fine . my surgery is Sept 12 good luck

Thank y'all so much!!im really looking forward to a group meeting!!!my list also said tofo..but not sure if it is used as a snack or instead of soup?

You can eat the tofu as a filler snack.

I am with Dr. Smith as well! I'm using jrobb Protein shakes and the Soups are clam chowder, broccili and cheese, and anything that say cream of ... The orange sunset tomato Soup taste like the ravioli sauce.

For fillers I have sugar free pudding, Jello and my favorite sugar free fudge popsicles or frozen Greek yogurt from tcby ..(its off of Camp Bowie on the opposite side of mcdonalds) well I hope my reply helps....Good Luck

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I am with Dr. Smith as well! I'm using jrobb Protein shakes and the soups are clam chowder, broccili and cheese, and anything that say cream of ... The orange sunset tomato soup taste like the ravioli sauce.

For fillers I have sugar free pudding, Jello and my favorite sugar free fudge popsicles or frozen Greek yogurt from tcby ..(its off of Camp Bowie on the opposite side of mcdonalds) well I hope my reply helps....Good Luck

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Awesome thanks!!thia is going to sound crazy but when did you go for your pre op visit??

I'm on day 7 today with 6 more to go, it does get easier, but it's still not EASY!! You will do great!!

Awesome thanks!!thia is going to sound crazy but when did you go for your pre op visit??

I went last week. Was that u in the office with me? Ur from abeliene, right?

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Haha yes that's me!!!so what date did they give you??