I feel like I'm eating too much I'm supposed to have 2-3 protein shakes a day and 2-3 protein bars a day and one meal with 5 oz of lean met and 2 cups of veggies. I've only lost 6 lbs and I'm one week away from surgery. Should I have like maybe soup for lunch instead of a protein bar and shake? I'm afraid I'm not gonna loose enough in time for my surgery and my liver will be too big! HELP ME!! Lol!!

Two to three shakes AND 2 to 3 bars??

Your weight loss is good though

How long have you been on it?

Yes...it said to have a shake AND bar at breakfast, shake AND bar at lunch, shake or bar for snack in afternoon and shake for bar for nighttime snack after dinner. I thought the same thing!! Lol. I feel like I need to replace lunch with maybe soup and water. I feel like I'm consuming too much...

Wow, that is a lot of calories and a lot of protein! I would check on that, my pre-op. was 3 protein shakes per day.

What's the calorie, protein in the shakes and bars?

And how long is the pre op diet?

What's the calorie, Protein in the shakes and bars?

And how long is the pre op diet?

The shakes have 160 calories and 30 g of protien...the bars are the Atkins Advantage bars, they have 250 calories and 17 g of protien. My preop diet is for 2 weeks...i have 1 week left from today until surgery....

Ok then I suspect a typo!! Because the shake and bar TOGETHER are way to much protein at once... And to many calories I would call and take only one of those at a time..

Ok then I suspect a typo!! Because the shake and bar TOGETHER are way to much Protein at once... And to many calories I would call and take only one of those at a time..

I thought I was taking in too much....

Don't forget though...6 pounds in a week is really good!!

That does seem like a lot for pre-op - you are doing great with your loss so far. Though my surgeon has us do Atkins induction, I think many folks have 2-3 shakes a day, with one lean Protein meal and some leafy greens - maybe a bar as a snack here and there. Some folks are just shakes - which seems so cruel!

Our bodies can only absorb so much protein at a time - even excess protein will be stored - as a material we want to get rid of i.e. fat, if we do not burn it off. I would worry more about composition of meals rather than calories at this point (even Atkins pre-made stuff does not have enough protein and too many carbs for me - sounds like the shakes could be Premier - my favorite) - the object of a pre-op diet is to shrink your liver down do they can maneuver during surgery - best of luck!

I'm a Dr. Nick patient too! I haven't got the *actual* guidelines from him yet, but I seem to remember hearing somewhere that his pre-op diet was like two shakes a day and then a lean dinner (like the one you mentioned), but that you could also have a bar (or two) for snack if you felt hungry. Don't hold me to that, but I do remember hearing that somewhere. Good luck! I'm going to add you as a friend if that's ok. I'm being sleeved on April 8th.

I'm a Dr. Nick patient too! I haven't got the *actual* guidelines from him yet' date=' but I seem to remember hearing somewhere that his pre-op diet was like two shakes a day and then a lean dinner (like the one you mentioned), but that you could also have a bar (or two) for snack if you felt hungry. Don't hold me to that, but I do remember hearing that somewhere. Good luck! I'm going to add you as a friend if that's ok. I'm being sleeved on April 8th.[/quote']

I don't mind that you added me as a friend! My surgery is next Tuesday at Forest Park Dallas. Your being sleeved 3 days after my birthday! I hope everything goes great for you! keep in touch