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Putting myself on a pre-op liquid diet

pookybear

By pookybear, in Pre-op Diets and Questions

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pookybear    284

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I'm thinking this week I might start a pre-op liquid diet. It's not required by my surgeon or insurance, but I don't want to take the chance of my surgeon postponing or canceling my surgery because I didn't lose all 20 pounds. I think I'm going to do 2 Protein Shakes and Tomato Soup for meals. For Snacks I'll have SF Jello, SF pudding, and apples or berries. I'm going to do it as long and as often as I can, maybe allow myself one or two full meals a week on the weekends. I still have 11 pounds to lose before the 27th. I'm nervous that I won't be able to stick with it.

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kristy3k    1,133

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If you are of the mind set that you have to do this... you can and will!! I have faith in you.

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pookybear    284

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Thanks! :)

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SoccerMomma73    1,867

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So he gives you an amount to lose but no diet? Interesting! Wonder how these surgeons come up with their pre-op plans......

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 251, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 248

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krista1020    14

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You can do this!

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Pam Peltz    56

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I am not allowed fruit or fruit juices on my pre-op diet. No cream based Soups (tomato). Might (?) consider limiting those things too. Good luck. Cannot imagine he didn't give you a diet to follow!!

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pookybear    284

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Nope he just wants me down to a certain weight by my surgery date.

I wonder why you can't have Tomato Soups or fruit?

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SoccerMomma73    1,867

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Nope he just wants me down to a certain weight by my surgery date.

I wonder why you can't have Tomato Soups or fruit?

Sugar/carb content....it's all about getting the carbs down and the Protein up!

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 251, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 248

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Pam Peltz    56

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Yup. All about carbs (and increasing weight loss).

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sleevemeup    41

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I'm on day 4 of 14. I could seriously chew my arm off. But... I have lost 6 pounds. I know it's all Water, but I don't really care. I think it is all to shrink your liver. Right?

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btb2013    84

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I'm thinking this week I might start a pre-op liquid diet. It's not required by my surgeon or insurance' date=' but I don't want to take the chance of my surgeon postponing or canceling my surgery because I didn't lose all 20 pounds. I think I'm going to do 2 Protein shakes and Tomato Soup for meals. For Snacks I'll have SF Jello, SF pudding, and apples or berries. I'm going to do it as long and as often as I can, maybe allow myself one or two full meals a week on the weekends. I still have 11 pounds to lose before the 27th. I'm nervous that I won't be able to stick with it.[/quote']

Juicers will work for later too and getting those nutrients and adding liquid Vitamins.....

Walmart $50-80.....

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btb2013    84

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I'm on day 4 of 14. I could seriously chew my arm off. But... I have lost 6 pounds. I know it's all water' date=' but I don't really care. I think it is all to shrink your liver. Right?[/quote']

Yes that's what they say and some docs will postpone. Mine did, suppose to be 2/5 now it's freakin 2/26..... I wanted to cuss so bad. Lucky I am saved.

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BustedBeauty    25

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So he gives you an amount to lose but no diet? Interesting! Wonder how these surgeons come up with their pre-op plans......

HW 312' date=' pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 251, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 248[/quote']

Mine said I had to lose 5% of my body weight before my case could go before the board of surgeons for consideration. I have had to maintain that loss and have to weigh in under that weight for surgery. I am 9 weeks from surgery and have about 5 weigh ins I have to make still...

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btb2013    84

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Mine said I had to lose 5% of my body weight before my case could go before the board of surgeons for consideration. I have had to maintain that loss and have to weigh in under that weight for surgery. I am 9 weeks from surgery and have about 5 weigh ins I have to make still...

Wow....where are u (state) or what insurance is this with? I have private insurance, but even Maryland Medicaid for low or no income individuals don't have those requirements....

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      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

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        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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