I started a trial run with the Pre-op diet but I have been puttin fruit in it just to see if I would be able to stomach the protien. I must admit it has not been as bad as I thought it would be, haven't been as hungry or even really wanting much to eat. I have also started walking 30 min a day, so I am really hoping that that when I actually start the Pre-Op diet on the 29th it. won't be so bad.

Has anyone tried the diet befor hand and if so how did you do when u actually started your diet?

My preop was two weeks. I chose to do it for a month so I could ease out of my fat girl tendencies.

LipstickLady That's what I'm trying to do slowly but surely.....in total it would be 3wks. Did you start working out as well?

I'm scheduled to start my pre-op diet (anything I want to eat, just no more than 50g carb/day) on May 28th - that's 10 days prior to my surgery on June 7th. However, I chose to jump back into my good habits of wearing my FitBit and logging my food in MyFitnessPal to maintain a low calorie (1,000 calorie deficit) diet starting today. Essentially, I'll be 8 days low calorie, followed by 10 days of low carb before hittin' the anesthesia! I wanted to get my head in the right space moving into the pre-op diet - and I can do anything for 8 days!!

I started to replace breakfast with a protein shake before the official pre-op diet started -- this way I could kind of ease in to it and it wouldn't be such a big shock!

I started the first phase of preop on Thursday. 2 weeks of 800 calories-less than 15 grams of fat and 30 grams of protein, over 65 grams of protein. The trick is to find the right combination! I met with a friend of mine who had a gastric bypass while I was in the process of deciding whether to have surgery done, and she said the wisest thing which I remember in the moments of self pity when I really miss my coffee. She said "preop was the easiest diet I ever did because I knew that in the end I was NEVER going to gain that weight back."

I started the first phase of preop on Thursday. 2 weeks of 800 calories-less than 15 grams of fat and 30 grams of protein' date=' over 65 grams of Protein. The trick is to find the right combination! I met with a friend of mine who had a gastric bypass while I was in the process of deciding whether to have surgery done, and she said the wisest thing which I remember in the moments of self pity when I really miss my coffee. She said "preop was the easiest diet I ever did because I knew that in the end I was NEVER going to gain that weight back."[/quote']

But why no coffee ?

I am not allowed caffeine so had to give up coffee and diet pepsi....that was harder than the foods!

LipstickLady That's what I'm trying to do slowly but surely.....in total it would be 3wks. Did you start working out as well?

I've always worked out.

Oh ! That stinks !!! I drank a lot of coke and don't miss it like I thought I would! But if somebody is gonna try to take my coffee they better have more than a medical degree and a scalpel !!

@ LipStickLady, well that's a good thing that you always worked out. I'm just getting into the grove of walking 30 mins. LOL.... I feel really good about it all because I know that it's a tool to assist me on my NEW LIFE's journey.

@vsginnj - I Have done many diets like this before but always kept the coffee, and ya know, this is the FIRST TIME EVER I am without cravings and false hunger signals...so the headache sucked and the first couple mornings I was IN mourning, but the positive side effect has proven worth it!