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Cheated On Pre-Op Diet

Jay N

By Jay N, in Pre-op Diets and Questions

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Jay N    1

Jay N
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So I'm on a high Protein, low carb pre op diet. I've lost close to 20 lbs in the last month.. but I'm 11 days from my surgery and I cheated... I'm really worried, because my doc said if my liver is too large he will not operate. Help please.......

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melissac    22

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I don't think that cheating just one time will hurt you but I would definitely try to stay strong and follow through with the diet so that your surgery will go smoother and without complications. I wish you the best of luck through this. I was just sleeved on Monday and I can tell you that I too had a very hard time on the pre op diet but I managed and everything went well for me and I feel wonderful today. Stay strong, you will get through this :)

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ladiJ    83

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get right back on your plan! one cheat will not ruin you, but it is important that you get right back on the

plan and don't let it turn into a free for all.

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Smokey12    71

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Get back on track and you will do fine. Good luck!

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Ronda    6

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my friends think this is so easy. have surgery, lose the weight, no work at all. the preop is so difficult for me. I too cheated 10 days out. I am hoping the fear I feel about the surgery being called off keeps me on track. I am in a panic that I will fail.

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Strangefruit    179

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So I'm on a high protein' date=' low carb pre op diet. I've lost close to 20 lbs in the last month.. but I'm 11 days from my surgery and I cheated... I'm really worried, because my doc said if my liver is too large he will not operate. Help please.......[/quote']

You have come this far! You can do it! I cheated on the day before my surgery and had a piece of bacon... I thought it would't be a huge deal, since it was Protein, AND it was my birthday! The doc could SEE the bacon in my stomach during the surgery and was angry. I got the surgery, but the doc let me know he was not pleased. Hang in there!

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cdbloo01    20

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You have come this far! You can do it! I cheated on the day before my surgery and had a piece of bacon... I thought it would't be a huge deal' date=' since it was Protein, AND it was my birthday! The doc could SEE the bacon in my stomach during the surgery and was angry. I got the surgery, but the doc let me know he was not pleased. Hang in there![/quote']

Wow. I thought the reason for not eating after midnight was so everything would be empty.

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Strangefruit    179

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I ate the bacon in the morning... The reason for not eating after midnight is for the anesthesia.

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Jay N    1

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Thanks for the support everyone, I buckled down and stuck to the diet and lost another 5 lbs.

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