I'm starting my liquid pre op diet and I'm wondering ideally who many calories should I take in for the day? I know the fat, sugar, and Protein counts but I'm just wondering total calories

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That is a great question for your surgeon. My pre-op diet was high protein, very low carb. Calories didn't matter.

My doctor requires 800 calories

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Mine said 800-1000 tops

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Calories didn't matter for mine, just adhering to the choices I was given.

In most cases, the goal is to limit carbohydrate to reduce glycogen storage in the liver.

Edited April 18, 201610 yr by 2goldengirl

Mine only worked out to about 450 calories a day. I was allowed three protein shakes a day, one green salad with calorie-free dressing, and sugar-free jello or popsicles. Since the only calories were coming from my three shakes and those were only 150 calories each, the total was 450.

I hope pre op diet instructions and guidelines were given to you. No one should go into WLS uninformed. If you did not receive any guidelines, please call your bariatric team and ask for them. You deserve to know what you're getting into, what to expect from your surgery as well as from yourself.

There are many many WLS programs within the WLS community. You need to find the guidelines that are YOURS.

Others on this site can only give you what THEIR guidelines were/are.

You're special and deserve to know your special "road map".

You will feel much better equipped when you have YOUR facts.

Have an exciting WLS journey!, but remember to stop every now and then, and enjoy the moment as well as the journey.

I hope pre op diet instructions and guidelines were given to you. No one should go into WLS uninformed. If you did not receive any guidelines, please call your bariatric team and ask for them. You deserve to know what you're getting into, what to expect from your surgery as well as from yourself.

There are many many WLS programs within the WLS community. You need to find the guidelines that are YOURS.

Others on this site can only give you what THEIR guidelines were/are.

You're special and deserve to know your special "road map".

You will feel much better equipped when you have YOUR facts.

Have an exciting WLS journey!, but remember to stop every now and then, and enjoy the moment as well as the journey.

Yes, I have all my guidelines and have even been to my pre op and nutritional classes but I don't remember them discussing the caloric intake for pre op or reading it. No worries I can always double check with my nutrionist or Dr

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thatagirl!!

They may not have mentioned calories if counting them is not part of your pre op requirements.

You may be stress free in that department!

Go with it, Friend!

You got this!

I forgot to add that the only time my surgeon mentioned calories related to the pre-op diet was to say he didn't expect us to limit calories. He wanted us as healthy as possible for surgery. He only wanted us to limit sugars and starches.