Today is the 5th day of my 2 week preop diet. It's pretty rigid. 4 Carnation Breakfast Essentials mixed with 1 cup of water for each meal. Then, water and crystal light between them. The sweet is getting to me. I broke down and opened a can of diced tomatoes and ate some. OMG, they were delicious. But, I am totally ashamed that I broke down like that.

I know it will. I don't know what came over me, but I just had to have something. I guess I'm pathetic. Lol....

There are different diets. I can have 2 Protein shakes and a can of hardy Soup at night ....

Okay I have been thinking about this because I also use the sugar free carnation instant breakfast on my plan. One package is 5 grams of protein which adds up to 20 grams a day. I don't think calorie wise or protein wise you are getting enough. If you mixed it with skim milk you would get 52 grams of protein. Is there any reason you can't use skim milk instead of water. I think if you were getting more protein you would feel better about the diet. Not that you should go against what your doctor told you but I would double check.

My doc allows fruit, cream of wheat, veggies, broth, low fat crackers, but no meat of any kind and no whole milk products or sweets...so you see the diets really do vary

Forgot to mention sugar free yogurt, sugar free pudding, low fat cottage cheese..

We call that "hangry " at my house. It ain't pretty.

I like that mind if I borrow it?

Dean for the record it was just a couple of bites not the whole can of tomatoes! Don't make the poor thing take on more shame than necessary!

You going to be disappointed of me because I ate 6 days out of 8. I realize that I'm a food addict. I thought that I was over weight becuase my pcos. I'm mad at myself because before I eat I would tell myself is ok. Is only a littel bit but eat a whole plate of rice Beans and pork shop. And drink a lot of Water. Having the sugar free yello, pudding and good Protein drinks and clear low sodium Soup. I just keep think could something go wrong on the surgery help please. My surgery is 02/15

I am fortunate that my doctor is not having me do any pre-op diet. I think that I will do a bunch of protein shakes just for the fact that I gained 4 pounds since my last weigh in. My final weigh in is on Feb 19, with a surgery date of Feb. 25. Just nothing to eat or drink after midnight the day of surgery. Not too bad for me, except I have to be at the hospital at 8.30 and surgery isn't slated until 11.30 and you have to walk past the Tim Hortons Bake Shop in the hospital to get there. Ohhh, the smell is intoxicating.

I am fortunate that my doctor is not having me do any pre-op diet. I think that I will do a bunch of Protein shakes just for the fact that I gained 4 pounds since my last weigh in. My final weigh in is on Feb 19' date=' with a surgery date of Feb. 25. Just nothing to eat or drink after midnight the day of surgery. Not too bad for me, except I have to be at the hospital at 8.30 and surgery isn't slated until 11.30 and you have to walk past the Tim Hortons Bake Shop in the hospital to get there. Ohhh, the smell is intoxicating.[/quote']

Sorry for asking but what is your weight. I'm 240 right now and I'm 5'4

I am fortunate that my doctor is not having me do any pre-op diet. I think that I will do a bunch of Protein shakes just for the fact that I gained 4 pounds since my last weigh in. My final weigh in is on Feb 19' date=' with a surgery date of Feb. 25. Just nothing to eat or drink after midnight the day of surgery. Not too bad for me, except I have to be at the hospital at 8.30 and surgery isn't slated until 11.30 and you have to walk past the Tim Hortons Bake Shop in the hospital to get there. Ohhh, the smell is intoxicating.[/quote']

Sorry for asking but what is your weight. I'm 240 right now and I'm 5'4

You going to be disappointed of me because I ate 6 days out of 8. I realize that I'm a food addict. I thought that I was over weight becuase my pcos. I'm mad at myself because before I eat I would tell myself is ok. Is only a littel bit but eat a whole plate of rice Beans and pork shop. And drink a lot of Water. Having the sugar free yello' date=' pudding and good Protein drinks and clear low sodium soup. I just keep think could something go wrong on the surgery help please. My surgery is 02/15[/quote']

Wow that's a hard one! The doctors put you on the pre op diet for lots of reasons. Doctors will even put different patients on different diets depending on health issues....

My best advice is that you call and tell the doctor because your surgery is only 2 days away!

He knows best whether you will be ok or not

Good luck to you! And do call tomorrow! You don't want the surgeon to open you up and then not do the surgery because of the liver or anything else.

Laura

Wow that's a hard one! The doctors put you on the pre op diet for lots of reasons. Doctors will even put different patients on different diets depending on health issues....

My best advice is that you call and tell the doctor because your surgery is only 2 days away!

He knows best whether you will be ok or not

Good luck to you! And do call tomorrow! You don't want the surgeon to open you up and then not do the surgery because of the liver or anything else.

Laura

Thank you Laura for conferring me. I will call tomorrow I promise. I spoke to him yesterday he told me I could eat but not to much. But I feel like I gave up on my self.I know I'm not allowed to be eating but everything looks good to me like if this was the last time I was going to eat.

Good! Let me know what he has to say!

I think a lot, if not most of us, have serious food addictions. It's what brings us to having this surgery.

It's really important to have someone to talk about this with. I talk to a therapist because I eat for many reasons, not just hunger!

Having this surgery makes you not as hungry.. but it doesn't change your head and how you

Feel about or Comfort your self with food.

That is something that is very important to work on too.

when people gain weight after a year or two with this surgery is because they never "dealt" with the reasons they eat...

I hope my rambling made sense

Laura

Good! Let me know what he has to say!

I think a lot' date=' if not most of us, have serious food addictions. It's what brings us to having this surgery.

It's really important to have someone to talk about this with. I talk to a therapist because I eat for many reasons, not just hunger!

Having this surgery makes you not as hungry.. but it doesn't change your head and how you

Feel about or Comfort your self with food.

That is something that is very important to work on too.

when people gain weight after a year or two with this surgery is because they never "dealt" with the reasons they eat...

I hope my rambling made sense

Laura[/quote']

You did my sense. Why go to a therapists when I have you lol. My sleeve therapists. Is funny how before I eat I would think about what we spoke on the inbox. I will inbox you tomorrow after I talk to my doctor.

Hehehe.. Sleeve therapist, that will be 5 dollars!

Good luck tomorrow

Hang in there. You are on the WORST pre op diet there is EVER. Too much sugar and not enough protein in Carnation instant breakfast's. I would say if you are going to do anything I would replace one of the Carnation drinks with a real protein drink HTH