SHOULD I PRE-OP B4 MY ACTUAL PRE-OP TIME?

ursieursie · April 25, 2011

HI ,

IM REALLY SOOO HAPPY I FOUND THIS SITE. IM FINDING MORE AND MORE USEFUL TOOLS HERE. MY SURGERY IS NOT TILL JUNE 13TH, BUT IM TRYING SOOOO HARD TO DO LIKE A PRE-OP DIET TYPE THING B4 HAND, BUT IM EATING MORE THAN EVER!!! I THINK I MIGHT HAVE EVEN GAINED A FEW POUNDS (NOT GOOD I KNOW) IM THINKING TO EAT AS I WOULD NORMALLY, AND WORRY ABOUT THE PRE-OP WHEN IM SUPPOSED TO, RIGHT B4 SURGERY. ANY SUGGESTIONS/ADVICE ON THAT? I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID, BUT REALITY IS SETTING IN, AND ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE LIKE 6 WEEKS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE DOWN AT LEAST 20 LBS.

kellyw74 · April 25, 2011

I think doing the pre-op diet before hand is a FANTASTIC idea. This gives you an idea of what life after the surgery will be like. I started my pre-op diet in October of last year and have lost almost 60lbs. YAY ME!!

My surgeon is THRILLED beyond belief!! He also is not making me do the liquid diet. Says my liver should be small enough. He only asked that I lose 20lbs and I blew that out of the Water.< /p>

It will only help you the more you can lose before you have the surgery. I will have a very short goal after being sleeved. I encourge everyone that has not started to start now!!

Good luck to you!

Kelly

Raine · April 25, 2011

I am on the pre-op diet for almost 2 weeks now and am down 16 lbs! I think its a great idea to start it before hand. What I would suggest is that you substitued a meal a day with a Protein Shake to get into the groove so this way by the time you have to do the pre op diet, its a breeze. Eventually, I've noticed that the drinks start to tast better with time, because thats what you are becoming used to. I use the Atkins low carb, low sugar. Has 15 grams of Protein. Not too bad. Good luck on your journey!

KellyL · April 25, 2011

Everyone is different on this, but I too wanted to have as much of a headstart on my losing as possible. Any weight you lose pre-op is just that much less you have to lose post-op.

:hippie:

Kelly

ashleyc · April 25, 2011

Everyone is different on this, but I too wanted to have as much of a headstart on my losing as possible. Any weight you lose pre-op is just that much less you have to lose post-op.

:hippie:

Kelly

I feel the same way Kelly! I have been substituting 1-2 meals per day with protei shakes. I have lost about 10 pounds this month.