Liquid diet starts tomorrow for an April 10 surgery date!!! I am stressing a little about the liquid diet part! If you have any tips that helped you through this time, please share them!!

I was allowed tomato or V8 juice until three days before surgery. It may sound gross, but mixing V8 or tomato juice with beef broth and warming it up like soup was really good. My cousin did it and she put chili powder in it, I just liked it plain. I was also allowed jello, hard or gummy life savers, five a day. Good luck, after the first few days it is was a breeze for me

I start my pre op liquid diet tomorrow. I am enjoying today for my last meals for a month. My wife is making me a special dinner.

According to my doctor and my size everyone is different i can have a double protien shake 3 times a day and 2 more single size as Snacks. I am 5'11 and 350 lbs. So I am a big man. I am doing the muscle milk light usig Water.

so I drink them 2.5 scoops to 12 oz of water. I am going to order some different flavors so I do not get bored of just chocolate. I may also buy some ISO Pure that stuff is pure protien. I have an appointment on Friday to go over the last minute stuff.

I have been trying to walk in the morning before work. We also have company this week and I am not sure how long they are staying for. So when they have dinner I am going to go out for a walk so I do not have to hear, see, or smell the food. I will also get out of doing the dishes LOL. It will give me time to get up in the attic and clean up my garage.

I'm starting my pre op diet today and I'm very nervous but excited. My surgery date is April 17th

My surgery date is also the 17th but don't have to start my diet unitl Monday, April 9th. How are you doing so far/

So far I havent felt hungry.. Don't know as days go along but hopefully not.. Just drinking lean shake by GNC.. So excited but scared!

I start my pre-surgery diet tomorrow! I'm nervous & scared about it - almost mourning food - but - I can do it.

GNC Lean Shake Swiss Chocolate is the best I've tasted so far. I hate sweetener taste and with these I hardley have the after taste!! Awesome! I am in love with them!!

Im drinking the vanilla flavor and strawberry. But for some reason I think these are not the ones were supposed to drink for preop. These are really sweet for me. I mean I keep drinking it but im not sure

I have found that I can't tolerate all protiens, and what's weird is I can tolerate some flavors better than others. Today for lunch I had a bowl of broccoli and cheese soup pureed. And an green apple protien shot. This is day 5 only 5 more to go. But I have lost 5 lbs already. I even went to mall and walked past all the food at the food court and kept walking. I slipped into a store and looked at clothing in smaller sizes, that I will be wearing soon.

Ok so they said liquid diet for 3 weeks till surgery. I cheated today by having a salad from mc Donald's with no croutons and no dressing. And after I had that it sent me to the bathroom immediately. I don't know. Maybe my body is adjusting already or it's my mind playing with me.. 21 days to surgery

My doctor said a 2 week preop diet. Here it is:

*Use any prepared canned or powdered Protein drink. You may purchase these in any health food store or many grocery stores. Please be sure it contains at least 15 grams of protein per serving.

DAY 14 down to DAY 7

Breakfast: Drink 1 Protein Drink

Lunch: Drink 1 protein drink

Dinner: salad with Protein (chicken, fish, egg, etc), small amount of low fat dressing or fat free dressing or olive oil and vinegar.

Evening: 1 protein drink in the evening if needed

You may also take 1 Metamucil capsule per day if needed for hunger.

DAY 7 down to DAY 4

Breakfast: Drink 1 protein drink

Lunch: Drink 1 protein drink

Dinner: Drink 1 protein drink

Evening: 1 protein drink if needed

You may also take 1 Metamucil capsule per day if needed for hunger.

3 DAYS before Surgery:

Take a laxative (any laxative that you usually use). Non-stimulant will result in less cramping.

Take only Clear liquids after that. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as often as you like.

Clear liquids consist of: broth, Jell-o, sugar-free juice, Water, anything clear liquid.

Ok great. Thanks!!!

You are only allowed to drink 4 Protein shakes per day and if you still feel hungry, you are supposed to drink either beef, chicken or vegetable broth , Gatorade , Jello or Water

I know every NUT is different. I was under the impression no popsicles or broth for pre..only post. This made me kind of relieved!