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Hello All!

What are some of your tips that you had for when you did the pre op diet? I already have a shake that I like, so I don't want recommendations on brands of shakes, but more so of other liquids and perhaps a schedule? I start my pre op diet on 5/1, surgery is scheduled for 5/14.

Tell me what worked best for you and why?

Thanks!

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Mine was a five day Clear Liquids pre-op diet. The only suggestion I have is stick to three "meals" a day without Snacks. At least for me, it helped stave off hunger after the second day. If I had anything in between, it woke up my hunger. Make sure you get plenty of Protein in those three meals and don't flush them through with Water right away. Protein kept me satisfied longer. Immediately pre-op and post-op is the hardest, they say, but you can do it. I'm six weeks post-op and today is my first day of solid food again. I'm in heaven. Good luck and keep posting!

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So my friend here was my schedule. When you are on the pre-op diet you don't need to just be on liquids. What I did was to make sure that I was having something all the time so I was never "hungry" for example:

7:00 AM coffee (or what ever time you start your day.)

8:00 AM Greek Yogurt (At the time for us Chobani had the highest Protein with lowest amount of sugar/fat/carbs check now that may have changed)

9:00 Water- Decaf coffee or Tea

10:00 Protein shake

11:00 Water- Mio Sweet Tea is my favorite additive

12:00 Soup (Again at this time Healthy Choice had the lowest sodium and calorie count for us.)

1:00 Water

2:00 Jello/Sugar Free Fat Free pudding

3:00 Water

4:00 Protein Shake

5:00 Water

6:00 Soup/Small salad with little dressing

7:00 Water

8:00 Protein shake

Always having something will keep you full, if you feel your super hungry go for the vegies. A green salad won't hurt and most of the Soups are very filling try to have a couple of those through out the day. I loved the pistachio fat free sugar free pudding.< /p>

They are only fat free and sugar free if you make them at home using Fat free milk in the store it's either or ready made.

Before surgery you can eat so you don't have to worry about a thick hearty Soup. After surgery when you are on liquids only...eventually Egg drop soup, and the creamy based Soups with out chunks become your friend. If you like Tomato Soup that's great! (I'm no V8 Tomato kinda gal so that didn't work for me.)

The BEST mushy food I had after surgery was Wendy's chilli thrown in the single serving blender and it was HEAVEN!!!

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Thanks LISACARON - your recommendation seems to be working. However I am eating a lot of pudding since it is thicker it seems as if it is filling me the best. I hope that is ok, and YES it is sugar free made with fat free milk :)

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Thanks LISACARON - your recommendation seems to be working. However I am eating a lot of pudding since it is thicker it seems as if it is filling me the best. I hope that is ok, and YES it is sugar free made with fat free milk :)

Oh yes totally ok. We did that also. I loved the Chobani Greek yogurt 0% fat. Peach was my favorite. When we were doing the preop those were the lowest sugar and calories and the highest Protein content. I think Dannon Greek might be now.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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