Hey all,

I started my pre op diet on Saturday and both yesterday and today I woke up with a little bit of nausea and dizziness. I'm guessing that I'm not taking in enough Protein maybe? How many grams of protein did anyone who did the pre op diet strive for on a daily basis?

Thanks in advance.

I was to get between 70-80 grams. The shakes I drank were either Atkins or Slim Fast Low Carb, which they have 20 g. each. Granted I had to have 4 a day but it helped me with always being able to "eat" something.

How much are you getting now?

Well Saturday I got in 57g and yesterday 61g. It's a low carb, high protein so I've been doing a shake, then a lean cut of meat then maybe a bar and then a shake again. I guess I should squeeze in one more shake in the day.

Well Saturday I got in 57g and yesterday 61g. It's a low carb, high protein so I've been doing a shake, then a lean cut of meat then maybe a bar and then a shake again. I guess I should squeeze in one more shake in the day.

Jellis about the meat & the bar, I had to cut all that stuff. I had to be all liquids. I did the shakes, some soups and sugar free Jello & sugar free popsicles.

You are going to be a little messed up for the first week. It is OK. I didn't do much of the meat thing because I couldn't calculate the carbs easily.

Bar, shake, Bar, Shake, Bar, Shake, Bar, Shake, Bar, Shake, Bar... <- that is about 24 carbs!

It gets tiresome and you can shake it up a little, maybe two bars in a row :eek:. I had a low carb Soup once during the Kuri diet until I realized it had over 2000 mg of sodium! My ankles puffed before my eyes.

Every doc is different so each of us has a specific pre-op regime. Mix & match is just not the way to go. Find other Kuri bandsters and ask them how they got through it...

I definitely feel better as the day goes on. I was not lucky enough to find good Protein powder on the first try...this stuff is gross...liquid chalk but I choke it back. I think I'll feel better in a few days....it is only day 3.

Lean cuts of meat generally have no carbs unless there are other ingredients added to them so I'm not worried about that. I also started taking a multi Vitamin today.

The extra shake a day should help.

I understand that! I couldn't handle the protein powder! You are braver than I am.

I sucked it up and bought the slim fast low carb 4 packs. Normally I am not a chocolate lover, but it disguises the protein flavor better than vanilla or strawberry do. They come in 4 packs and I would have been lost without them.

The powder made my tongue feel like I had been licking barnyard critters, blech...