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I'm sure it will be plenty of time for your pre-op diet--if your surgeon were concerned that it wasn't enough, he wouldn't schedule you, right? ;)

My surgeon doesn't require any pre-op diet; so look at it this way, you're getting six more days than any of his patients, and they do fine!

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I'm sure it will be plenty of time for your pre-op diet--if your surgeon were concerned that it wasn't enough' date=' he wouldn't schedule you, right? ;)

My surgeon doesn't require any pre-op diet; so look at it this way, you're getting six more days than any of his patients, and they do fine![/quote']

You are so lucky!! I'm in day 6 and it's no easier. If I see another Protein shake or Jello cup I may scream lol

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You are so lucky!! I'm in day 6 and it's no easier. If I see another Protein shake or Jello cup I may scream lol

Even though my surgeon didn't order it, I've been kind of doing my own pre-op thang for the last month and a half. I've had a Protein Shake for Breakfast faithfully every day, followed by a low-carb lunch like cottage cheese, and a healthy, small-portion dinner with lean Protein (chicken or fish), veggies and few to no carbs. I also gave up soda, coffee and all fast food. So far I'm down 16 pounds, so it must be helping! :)

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Even though my surgeon didn't order it' date=' I've been kind of doing my own pre-op thang for the last month and a half. I've had a Protein shake for Breakfast faithfully every day, followed by a low-carb lunch like cottage cheese, and a healthy, small-portion dinner with lean Protein (chicken or fish), veggies and few to no carbs. I also gave up soda, coffee and all fast food. So far I'm down 16 pounds, so it must be helping! :)[/quote']

That's awesome! I should have weaned off of coffee and caffeine before my pre op diet. Days 1-3 were miserable with caffeine withdrawals!

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Only have 1 cup of coffee a day and really don't want to give that up! :-)

I really wish that I had done better at losing weight the last 3 months, totally fell into the food funeral mind set though.

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I'm sure it will be plenty of time for your pre-op diet--if your surgeon were concerned that it wasn't enough' date=' he wouldn't schedule you, right? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

My surgeon doesn't require any pre-op diet; so look at it this way, you're getting six more days than any of his patients, and they do fine![/quote']

That's what I hope!

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Could you please post what your meal plan is? Mine is for 1200 calories and I know I will not lose on that, I never have. I plan to start to or row. It's a week early but I need a jump on this.

Sure. It's 3-4 Protein Shakes and a small dinner, to total no more than 870 calories. To ensure proper portion/calorie control, my dietician recommends using a frozen entrée like Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice.

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Hi ladies

I am having my surgery July 29th. Orginally planned on having the RNY on and was approved for it on July 29th but after doing more reasearch on what can happen to your body years after the procedure changed my mind on getting it done so i spoke with my surgeons office and they put in another request to my insurance carrier for the VSG and i was re approved two days later. On my lunch break today I go make final payment on my surgery.

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Anybody else scheduled for July 26?? I want a sleeve buddy, too! :D

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I will find out my surgery date tomorrow and I am hoping it will be towards the end of July ... I am so excited to get it set (and a little scared). I am so ready to go both mentally and physically! Please let me know how everything is going with you all. :)

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I am on Day #2 of the liquid diet that Dr Kim requires. You can have basically anything that can fit in a straw...I bought some sugar free Jello and popsicles to help me however; I am still doing good...ask me by day #6 and I will also be sick of these shakes and no food. Buy Sonic ice if you have one by you...chew ice that will help with the "no" chewing....6 days until "d" day....very excited~

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Mine took 3 hours. I'm not sure if they are efficient or I'm just THAT fat lol

Ok I just spit my juice from laughing at that comment! ROTF!

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That's awesome! I should have weaned off of coffee and caffeine before my pre op diet. Days 1-3 were miserable with caffeine withdrawals!

It's going to sound weird, but y'know what helped me with caffeine? Taking about 1500mcg of sublingual B12 while giving up the coffee cold turkey. I don't know exactly why, but I can tell you it definitely worked like a charm. Not one headache or cranky/jittery feeling--and I'm someone who would get ALL of those if I missed my morning coffee by more than two hours. I don't even miss it--apart from wanting the taste, LOL.

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Sure. It's 3-4 Protein Shakes and a small dinner, to total no more than 870 calories. To ensure proper portion/calorie control, my dietician recommends using a frozen entrée like Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice.

Thank you! That sounds more like it

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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