I'm not allowed to have any carbs(one slice of bread or one tortilla a day), not allowed any sugar in my diet, using truvia, allowed as many veggies as I want (except-corn, potatoes of any kind, beets, butternut squash, and carrots. All of which I love!) but I can have lettuce and all othe veggies. Only allowed one dairy, 2 legume, one nuts or seeds, four oils, two fruits, and three proteins a day. Anyone else on such a strict diet? I feel like I need new recipes soon and I just started this diet four days ago. And this is all pre-op!! Please any advise.

I'm not allowed to have any carbs(one slice of bread or one tortilla a day), not allowed any sugar in my diet, using truvia, allowed as many veggies as I want (except-corn, potatoes of any kind, beets, butternut squash, and carrots. All of which I love!) but I can have lettuce and all othe veggies. Only allowed one dairy, 2 legume, one nuts or seeds, four oils, two fruits, and three Proteins a day. Anyone else on such a strict diet? I feel like I need new recipes soon and I just started this diet four days ago. And this is all pre-op!! Please any advise.

Let me see... Unlimited veggies except starchy ones, one dairy, two legumes, one nuts/seeds, four oils, two fruits, 3 proteins and ONE CARB and you call that strict????

I would love to be on that diet!!!

My pre-op was only liquid shakes. I was unlucky but even the "lucky" ones on this site can have 1 meal that is ONLY green veggies and lean meat. YOU CAN DO SO MUCH WITH YOUR DIET!

Omlets, wraps, "pizzas" on tortilla, smoothies of all kinds, any vegetable you want, beans! Chilli! Salads!!!!! MEAT! Get creative! Dang, you can even create a nice southern sunday dinner with that. Healthy and non fried of course... Can you have rolled oats? You can do even more with those instead of tortilla/bread... fruit salad and healthy yogurts. Baked apples. Stir fry! STEWS! TACOS (even without tortilla its great)!!!!!! I am getting too excited. But yes, you will miss these foods after surgery for a bit. :-) You can probably make some nice casseroles too.

This is the diet before the liquid diet. Didn't remember to write that. But thanks for the good ideas.

This is the diet before the liquid diet. Didn't remember to write that. But thanks for the good ideas.

HA, I was shocked when I read "pre op" honestly because it's just so unheard of!! Everyone has a liquid pre-op... >.< Or so it seems like.

In my pre-pre OP (before liquid) I had:

Two eggs in the morning.

Turkey sausage/bacon.

Berries. Or a granny smith apple (those curb hunger, I swear by it)

or

cheese and lean meat from the deli that's nitrate free (mainly in a rush)

Lunch:

chicken salad with spinach, nuts (count them) and berries (if I didn't have it at breakfast) and balsmic spray (it spreads nice and you control it)

or

Stir fry veggies with meat, low sodium soy sauce

You can do tuna on a piece of bread and cheese (did this on weight watchers before) or a "pizza" in the oven with light pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and lots of veggies.

Dinner: Basically same as lunch. Meat and veggies. Casseroles, stews, etc. Everything I mentioned before.

Snacks/dessert:

Baked apple. Cut apple into pieces with cinnamon, wrap the top of the bowl you use, and put in microwave for a minute to minute and a half.

Yogurt.

Celery sticks and natural Peanut Butter (if your NUT lets you, mine didn't)

Veggies with guacamole

It's been so long... it's hard to remember everything lol...

Oh thank you! Great ideas. Yes she did say I could have peanut butter n celery. :-)

My doctor doesn't require the liquid diet before surg, just very strict. But, i know i'm a lucky one.

Wow lucky you! Congrats!