Well, I wrote this on another thread, but that's what I get for not looking around first. So here goes:

I'm on day 5 of my 14 day pre-op diet (I'm getting sleeved on 9/27). Some days I'm okay but others I feel like all I do all day is eat. I've been sticking to no carbs and no sugar. Well, except for when I had some honey mustard with chicken tenders the other day. The sugar in it made my whole body feel like it was alive. LOL. Anyhow, I'm wondering how others are coping. Are there any recipes you can share because I am going to strangle myself if I eat chicken and green Beans one more time, and I still have 9 days to go.

People have different pre-op diets. What's your criteria so people can better help?

Oh. Sorry about that.

My criteria is to not eat carbs or sugars. I can have salad dressings as long as they have less than 3g of carbs. I've been told I can eat any type of meat and seafood: chicken, pork, beef, lamb, etc.

Of course I forgot something. LOL. I can't eat any starchy veggies: potatoes, corn, beans, peas or yams. No yogurt, only low carb milk, and absolutely no fruit. Which is the part that's killing me the most :001_tt1:

So you're on Atkins induction. That's not nearly as bad as other people who say they can only have 1 meal a day, and require shakes for the rest.

That's true.

But I cheated today :scared0: I'm so disappointed and hopefully didn't just screw myself.

Our surgeon recommends a high-Protein diet pre-op. I used the Bariatric Advantage Meal Replacement shakes for Breakfast and lunch and then had a dinner that consisted of a lean protein and a non-starchy vegetable. Turkey burgers with Weber grill seasoning and steamer bags of broccoli and cauliflower were my mainstays.

I know in my previous, no-carb dieting days, having a dense protein for breakfast helped to keep me satisfied until lunch.

A few tricks I learned during my pre-op diet:

1. Drink lots of Water and no-sugar Clear liquids (ie crystal light). I really paid attention to my hunger signals and learned to differentiate between "head" hunger and actual hunger. A lot of times I found that thirst would mask itself as head hunger, so constantly drinking fluids helped me to get through it.

2. If I ate a "real" breakfast, as opposed to a shake, the later in the morning I ate, the better. If I ate too early in the day, I would feel the need to pick at something all day long.

3. Keep "good" veggies on hand for those times when you do get peckish. I always had cucumbers and green peppers handy.

Good luck!

Thanks for the advice! I'm starting my last week so I'm definitely going to try some of these tips.

Fish, fish and fish. I had some talopia, 100 calories, zero carbs. If I wanted something with a cruch I had lightly salted almonds, 80 calories and 2 carbs for 28 pieces. Good luck!

Thanks!

It's almost time :001_tongue:

This is yummy. Get some rotissory chicken and shread it up then on the stove simmer together equal parts hot sauce and butter. Pour it over your chicken and add a little blue cheese or range to it.

Thank sound A-MA-ZING!!! I'll probably make it tomorrow. Thanks!