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I had surgery on May 11th and started my liquid pre-op diet on April 27. For me, the first 3 days were the hardest so hang in there.

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Having mine June 2nd as well ! The only day I have to do liquid diet is the day before !

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I have my June 2 as well! Best of luck to everyone!

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Each doctor has different requirements for pre op diets. I've been sleeved for 5 years. I has 2 weeks liquids and the day before I had to do a GI cleanse. I had to drink an entire gallon of that crap. Yuck.

The reasoning behind the liquids is to remove solid wastes from your intestinal tract. Plus the liquid helps to remove excess fat from your liver and spleen and if you have on the gallbladder.

If you are having problems doing the liquids. Don't cheat. Just try something different. Frozen coffee. (Freeze Decaf into cubes. Add chocolate Protein and low fat milk blend). Instant Frape'. Or. Take vanilla Protein add Oj. Blend with ice. Instant creamsicle.

Use your imagination. Add Peanut Butter to chocolate protein. Blend. Now you have a Reese shake. I also add yogurt and non red fruit. Liquid also means Soups, lemon, lime Jello and Gatorade. As long as it contains no red dye your fine. You all can do this. Oh and if you need a chewing sensation add more ice. Or use sugar free gum. It really helps.

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My surgeon spent require it ....it is for the purpose of shrinking the liver .... I had an ultra sound to find out I have gallstones but it also showed that my liver was not enlarged at all . I will be having my gallbladder out as well . Good luck to all!

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Some where on the web you can google it. Is a listing of all sorta of shakes and other liquid drinks for post op. I'm not a rep for any brand. But I did find powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury to have great chicken flavored Protein. As well as cheese flavor. It can be added to Soups and such. When your passed the liquid stage you can add the cheese to vegs or even Quinones or low carb noodles for Mac n cheese.

Oh I also blended stuff I liked into purée. When I could. Otherwise just shakes and puddings. Simple Protein puddings are easy and cheap.

3 oz dixi cups

1 box sugar free pudding. You choice of flavor

2 cups non fat milk. (6 oz protein)

2 scoops Unjury unflavored protein (22 G protein)

Mix in bowl until smooth. Pour into cups chill till set. You can eat anytime. Works to about nine 2 1/2 oz cup pudding approx 9-12 grams protein each +\- depending on the milk you use.

I make these daily they really help that need for desert are small and you are not tempted to take a larger portion then you should. Works great with Jello as well. Make 2 boxes for protein pies for holidays. Use low sugar gram crust add fruit for deco.

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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

        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.

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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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