I am on day 9 of a 2 week pre-op liquid diet to shrink my liver before surgery.

I have only lost 5 pounds!

I'm watching my sodium intake and drinking plenty of Water. And following the diet perfectly.

My PCP (?) said most people lose between 10-15 lbs, but I am nowhere near that! Has anyone else experienced this? I don't really know what to think and My surgery is on July 20th.

Wierd I started yesterday and have already lost 5 pounds ..i can only have carnation instant breakfast suguar free jello and popciles and water .mare you doing something different?

4 8oz shakes a day, plus SF jello and such...

They said we could do 3 shakes a day and a lean cuisine, but that seemed like a lot.

I wish I could have a lean cusine .....so my calories are only about 350 to 400

I tried eating a 250 calorie Lean cuisine, and yeah, it didn't go down well after pretty much nothing but liquids. Also, the sodium in those things! Too much.

Because my shakes give me diarrhea, i've been drinking a small amount of pedialyte.

Stopping my birth control probably didnt help matters.

Ok just got bad news they moved my sirgery to August 4th But now i will eat 1 meal a day until I restart the liquid diet next week

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that.

August will be here in no time!

Thaks sparkle just got back from my EGD kinda sleepy still

How are you doing on your liquid diet now Stefanie?

Haha! Depends on which time of day I decide to weigh myself. So far, in the morning (my lowest weight time), i've lost around 8 pounds or 7.5.

Still a slow climb.

Keep up the good work ..you can do it !!!

Thank you!

My nutritionist said the best time to weigh ourself is in the morning before eating anything. So that might be accurate. Starting my liquid diet today and hoping Aug 4 gets here in no time.

Gook luck Pink ditto on the August 4th

Hey there!! I'm on day 5 of my "diet". Surgery is July 30th. I'm also only allowed 3 protein shakes a day, plus SF jello or low sodium broth in between. I'm having trouble now because i'm not hungry but wish i had different options/flavors. Any suggestions?

Hi @@cdesimone I dont get broth but there were several different types in my health food store Sprouts i might check your HF store.. By the way how much have u lost on the liquid so far?