Today is my 2nd day on the liver shrink diet. Both days I have had an average of 20 grams of fat, 2500 sodium, and 150 carbs...

I am wondering if this is to much... the dietitian told me that fat was the main part to cut out but she didnt give me a number... I have been following the plan they gave me but I still feel like it maybe to much and I dont want my surgery interfered with in any way lol

Thoughts please?

Edited March 2, 201610 yr by rmarylee09

Does anyone not follow the pre op diet to the T ?? I just thought of this after reading this

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The folks that want to do their part to ensure a safe surgery follow it to a tee.

The ones that find they can't would be best served to delay their surgeries as they simply are not ready and need more time to get their mental game ready for the changes needed.

Well said.

It's interesting to see what different people are and aren't allowed to eat. I thought my own diet was pretty strict, but I've learned it's not as strict as some! I feel relatively lucky.

A question, though . . . someone on this thread said that you shouldn't eat onions as part of your liver-shrink diet. Why is this? I don't think of onions as being high in carbohydrates at all.

It's interesting to see what different people are and aren't allowed to eat. I thought my own diet was pretty strict, but I've learned it's not as strict as some! I feel relatively lucky.

A question, though . . . someone on this thread said that you shouldn't eat onions as part of your liver-shrink diet. Why is this? I don't think of onions as being high in carbohydrates at all.

I'm probably the one who mentioned that, based on one of the older Atkins induction diets (which many liver-shrink diets are very, very similar to). Onions are higher in net carbs per half-cup serving than things like broccoli or green peppers because they don't have much Fiber in them. Grams of net carbs per half-cup serving: Onions, 6.1; broccoli, 1.5; green peppers, 2.2; carrots, 3.3. Now, you can make the argument that you probably won't eat a half-cup serving of onions, LOL, but I know if we have sautéed onions to go on burgers or something, or I make french onion Soup, it's really not hard to eat a lot of onion.

It's interesting to see what different people are and aren't allowed to eat. I thought my own diet was pretty strict, but I've learned it's not as strict as some! I feel relatively lucky.

A question, though . . . someone on this thread said that you shouldn't eat onions as part of your liver-shrink diet. Why is this? I don't think of onions as being high in carbohydrates at all.

Onions are actually pretty high in sugar. That's why they caramelize when you sautee them.