I am wondering this because I will have my surgery in feb and wanted to lose as much as possible before then...I also have alot of addictions to break as well...just wanted to hear of anyone who went more than 2 weeks...if so any tips or tricks to get through it??? thanks

I've been on my pre-op diet for 3 months, but my surgeon does not use a liquid pre-op. He uses a high protein, low carb that shrinks the liver. I stayed on it all that time to take off excess weight and dropped 32 pounds while waiting for surgery.

YES! I talked with the surgeon's nutritionist and she gave me a diet to do for three months. It's 800 calories a day: Two 200 calorie 30 gram protein shakes per day, One 3 to 6 ounce portion chicken breast or fish (no butter/oil) 1ounce of nuts or 2eggs, half a piece of fruit, giant salad of mostly dark leafy greens but can also have other veg such as onions, tomatoes, peppers. and cucumbers on it and a bit of low calorie dressing (I make my own using a recipe from dr. Fuhrman) I was also instructed to take a good multi vitimin, calcium with d3 and a b complex vitamin daily. I am currently on day 13 of this plan and feel great and haven't cheated once. The first three days were really hard but now I'm finding this much easier to stick to than when I was trying to do 1500 calories of "sensible eating" on my own. I don't know what my weightloss has been because I'm currently without a scale and my new one has not arrived yet but I'm hoping to lose 40-50 pounds during the three months leading up to surgery!

Thanks for the responses...I am considering liquid pre op diet starting right after xmas and ending after surgery when I go clear...lol

I am 33 days out from surgery currently. I am considering starting the 800cal liquid diet now. Originally it was planned for 10 days preop but I am seriously considering starting tomorrow at day 32. Is this a bad idea?

Talk to your nutritionist. I wanted to do the same thing but she gave me the diet as outlined in my post above. I'm on day 18 and still feeling great and not cheating at all... I've lost 20 pounds... but I know a lot of that was "water weight" since I retain a LOT of water and what I've been eating is low sodium. I have no doubt now that I'll meet my pre-surgery goal even though I'll be losing a lot slower now that the waterweight is gone. Good luck!