I get the whole "shrink your fatty liver" thing. I'm on Opti fast 800 calories a day. The nurse told me they want us on 1000 a day but give us 800 calories because they assume we cheat. Well I don't cheat. But what I'm finding is that I am really hungry and it is making it impossibe to be sane and kind to my family. I've decided to add 200 calories of lean Protein and good fat every other day. Anyone think this is a terrible idea. I started today and I finally had the energy to clean my house after 6 days and I don't feel like I'm going to scream at everyone.

What say you?

Yeah, I didn't do it. I'm following directions. I am less homocidal now . I wasn't having specific cravings, just not adjusting well to the MAJOR downshift in calorie consumption. Hungry is a huge emotional trigger for me, so I was walking around like a raw nerve. Today I'm on day 14 of the liquid diet. I go tomorrow for pre op visit (I have no idea what that means). I do believe I'll get weighed again, which is awesome because according to my home scale I've lost 11 pounds and I'd like to confirm it with their scale.

Good luck tomorrow! Will be thinking of you and hoping you have little pain and easy gas!

My doctor doesn't require a pre op diet... but I'm doing one anyway. I want to shrink my liver and lower my BMI before going through the surgery on 4/2.

Your prop visit might include pre surgery blood work! Call to see if you should fast before the appointment.