I start my liquid diet on 1/21. The written directions give items which you may have in limited quantities such as fat free greek yogurt, juice, milk etc... Did you have a set # of these which you could have or was it based on daily caloric intake?

I will be seeing the doc on 1/7 and will ask him, but starting to get ready by purchasing items I will need.

I had to do medifast and it was limited to 5 shakes/soup/jello a day and 1 bar or a sixth liquid entree. They were not too bad, but the first few days were a little hectic with no caffeine and no sugar, but I drank a lot of flavored water in between to help. To clarify, this was my pre-op diet, I think that is what you were asking about.

I can have unlimited diet soda, crystal light or other sugar/calorie free beverages and broth only based Soups. This is the actual text, I am just confused if I have to stick to these quanitities or calories, again I will ask the doc, just wondering what the norm is.

Consume these liquids in moderation; they contain larger amounts of sugar.

1. juice, Gatorade® or Powerade®- Limit to 2 cups or less each day. (Try to

choose juices lower in sugar such as apple, orange or grapefruit.)

2. Regular Jello, popsicles or no sugar added fudgicles- 3 or less each day.

3. 1 cup of milk (skim, 1%, Lactaid®) 6 ounces light yogurt (Dannon Light,

Yoplait Light or Columbo Light, Greek style yogurt like Chobani (0%) or Fage), ½

cup low fat ricotta cheese or ½ cup Low fat cottage cheese: 3 or less daily.

4. Atkins shakes, Carb Solutions Shakes or No Sugar added Carnation

Instant Breakfast-1-3 per day. (These can be found at Osco, Walgreens, CVS,

Walmart, and BJ’s). Carnation Instant Breakfast can be found at any

supermarket.

DO NOT BUY: Slimfast, Ensure, Boost, etc.

i went and looked at my paperwork before answering....i was on 2 1/2 week pre all liquid and 2 week all post op liquid no mention of calories on either phase. ..

I was on 5 Optifast shakes and all the water I could drink. I could also have tea, coffee and 2 sugar free popsicles.... so I guess that would have been 850 calories. I lostt 22 lbs.

The nutritionist at my hospital gave me a 1200 calorie a day pre op menu. I did it for two weeks before surgery.