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My dr said protien shakes and low carb bars all day starting 2 weeks before. Started last Monday I stead of last Wednesday. Lost 13 lbs already. I drink the Advantedge shakes and Atkins bars.

Nothing exciting but I want to follow all instructions so I have a positive outcome! Paying cash for all of this........ ~~~~ Teri

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Man, I am jealous of you low-carbers. This liquid diet is gonna be tough.

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I'm scheduled to be sleeved August 12 by Dr. Dahman at Mercy Fairfield (Cincinnati).

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August 6th in El Paso with Dr Lara. I'm super excited.

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How is everybody doing with there preop diet it sucks here but doing it having my surgery aug 6 las vegas dr umbach

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Thank you everyone for your comments etc. I have added the new people, just let me know if anything needs to be changed or added .

1st ambervsg2013, abbygirl, vicki s, TARPHR, 1sassygal,

2nd ahurtt, Jacqui, Alyson810, newme-in13, lyricallyme2,

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29th bruised but not brocken,

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Thanks for doing that list......a lot of us on 8/6, wow!

I started the pre-op liquid diet on Saturday...it's not bad so far.....HOWEVER, this is self imposed rather than mandatory, so maybe because I know I can eat if I want to, that I don't mind it.....come tomorrow when it officially begins, I may not be such a happy camper LOL

Have a great day everyone!!!!!

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Aug 21 for me in NY with Dr Ferzli.

Have to quit smoking tonight and will start the costco Protein drinks to get used to this. This is my last pack if cigs and i will use the patch.

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Thanks for doing that list......a lot of us on 8/6' date=' wow!

I started the pre-op liquid diet on Saturday...it's not bad so far.....HOWEVER, this is self imposed rather than mandatory, so maybe because I know I can eat if I want to, that I don't mind it.....come tomorrow when it officially begins, I may not be such a happy camper LOL

Have a great day everyone!!!!![/quote']

What does your pre op diet consist of?

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Hi I just remembered that I have not introduced myself here yet,

I am 20 years old, from country Victoria, Australia. Was banded last year and have had several blockages and have barley lost any weight, my surgeon has recommended converting to a sleeve which I am hoping to have done in August, I am seeing him on Wednesday and should have more information

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JUST Got my Insuarnce approval. I am being sleeved August 6th!! Now to takle this 2 week liquid diet. I can do 2 liquid meals and one Protein and salad for dinner.< /p>

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hey there, just started my pre-op this morning. I am surprised to see how many of you seem to have a lot of «freedom» when it comes to what to eat/drink. I have to stick to 4 opti-fast Protein Shake a day (chocolate or vanilla)...pretty gross, and only 3 cups of veggies (natural) a day. I just drank my second Protein shake and could not finish it...it is so thick and yucky. I wonder if it is bad that i do not finish the shakes...At least, I feel terrific, so far so good :)...The thing i miss the most already: a piece of gum. It usually gives me a little boost, but i have no intention to cheat. I actually don't understand how come so many people on here say they cheated...Personnally,my pre-op diet is for only two weeks and also it's self-paid and though my parents are the one paying, i have no intention to put their money to waist...

If some of you have started a while ago, i would love to know what part of the pre-op you found most difficult. Usually, are the first couple days the most difficult, or is it towards the end, or else ?

It's great to know when everyone is getting their surgery, but it would be nice to ask our questions, share our experience/feelings on this page.

Thanks and good luck to all !

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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