I have been following my liquid diet for 3 days now my surgery is may 17 however I have been nibbling each day and still doing all liquids I would sometimes take a piece of this and piece of that will my liver still shrink are what? I'm so stressed and hungry

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I assume you are pre-op?

If you have to "nibble" something, then make sure it is something allowed on your diet: sugar-free Popsicle, crushed ice, another Protein shake. If you are allowed non-starchy vegetables then you can "nibble" those.

You DO NOT want to risk having your surgeon closing you up without doing the surgery because you couldn't follow your program for the required amount of time. I cannot imagine any "nibble" being worth that.

If you are unsure about what is allowed on your pre-op diet, then call your NUT and ask.

You CAN do this!

I assume you are pre-op?

If you have to "nibble" something, then make sure it is something allowed on your diet: sugar-free Popsicle, crushed ice, another Protein shake. If you are allowed non-starchy vegetables then you can "nibble" those.

You DO NOT want to risk having your surgeon closing you up without doing the surgery because you couldn't follow your program for the required amount of time. I cannot imagine any "nibble" being worth that.

If you are unsure about what is allowed on your pre-op diet, then call your NUT and ask.

You CAN do this!

Yes I am pre op also do you think it's to late to turn around now? I have some sugar free magnesium citrate to clean me out..... I'm 3 days in

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It's not too late - and cleaning you out isn't the issue - it's to shrink your liver. Just stick with the diet from here on out. Good luck! Stopping the nibbling habit now will help you post-op too.

It depends on what you are nibbling. If it's any sort of carbs, then your liver won't shrink, because it will still be storing glycogen. The way the pre-op diet shrinks your liver is by putting your body into ketosis, which depletes your liver's glycogen stores.

It depends on what you are nibbling. If it's any sort of carbs, then your liver won't shrink, because it will still be storing glycogen. The way the pre-op diet shrinks your liver is by putting your body into ketosis, which depletes your liver's glycogen stores.

Thank you so much I feel a little more encouraged...do you know if I can warn my chicken broth?

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It's not too late - and cleaning you out isn't the issue - it's to shrink your liver. Just stick with the diet from here on out. Good luck! Stopping the nibbling habit now will help you post-op too.

Thanks I'll try harder actually the chicken broth was filling after warming it up

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It depends on what you are nibbling. If it's any sort of carbs, then your liver won't shrink, because it will still be storing glycogen. The way the pre-op diet shrinks your liver is by putting your body into ketosis, which depletes your liver's glycogen stores.

I had some fritos and gucomole today with spinach and artichoke dip I had a few olive oil and Rosemary triscuits crackers yesterday.....

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I'm going to play with your head a little. You're on a restricted number of food choices right now (both what you can have and amounts). Surprise, this is exactly what you will be doing postop. This is your dress rehearsal.

You're hungry. That makes you uncomfortable. I get it. You know what? Postop, you won't be able to soothe your uncomfortable feelings by eating. You won't be hungry, not physically hungry. And you'll have to learn another way of dealing with uncomfortable feelings than eating to cover them up. Dress rehearsal again.

Sometimes I think this is the real benefit of the preop diet.

Edited May 6, 201610 yr by 2goldengirl

It depends on what you are nibbling. If it's any sort of carbs, then your liver won't shrink, because it will still be storing glycogen. The way the pre-op diet shrinks your liver is by putting your body into ketosis, which depletes your liver's glycogen stores.

I had some fritos and gucomole today with spinach and artichoke dip I had a few olive oil and Rosemary triscuits crackers yesterday.....

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How much is "some"?

I know it sucks but just follow your diet. I am also on my pre op diet just finished my 4th day. I am allowed 4 Protein shakes, a lean cuisine meal under 300 calories. I am also allowed to snack on non starchy veggies. It does eventually start to get better. Good luck

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Edited May 6, 201610 yr by nmr83

This is just a mini-rant, but I find it so aggravating to read about patients who didn't understand -- perhaps because they were never educated by their bariatric surgical practice -- about the sole reason for the pre-op diet, which kinds of foods to avoid during the pre-op diet and WHY.

The point of the pre-op WLS diet is NOT to lose weight. It's to shrink the liver by depleting it of glycogen, thereby minimizing the risks from serious surgical complications.

This is Weight Loss Surgery, folks, not Weight Watchers.

/rant

This is just a mini-rant, but I find it so aggravating to read about patients who didn't understand -- perhaps because they were never educated by their bariatric surgical practice -- about the sole reason for the pre-op diet, which kinds of foods to avoid during the pre-op diet and WHY.

The point of the pre-op WLS diet is NOT to lose weight. It's to shrink the liver by depleting it of glycogen, thereby minimizing the risks from serious surgical complications.

This is Weight Loss Surgery, folks, not Weight Watchers.

/rant

I'm new to this site but are you directing this to me?

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@@findingnish ... not so much AT you -- just frustrated that patients aren't adequately educated about the reason for the pre-op diet.

I've read so many posts here by people struggling on the pre-op diet who seem not to understand that shrinking the liver is the sole reason for the pre-op diet -- and that eating high-carb foods will completely negate their other good efforts.

I know the pre-op diet is tough. It would be so much easier for patients, I think, if surgeons and their support staff did a better job of explaining all this.

Good luck to you!

I'm 10 days post op and I hated the pre op diet. I cheated a few times and my liver was fine. If u absolutely have to eat, then try a lean piece of chicken.

Try your best to do as ur surgeon instructed...it's worth it

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I'm 10 days post op and I hated the pre op diet. I cheated a few times and my liver was fine. If u absolutely have to eat, then try a lean piece of chicken.

Try your best to do as ur surgeon instructed...it's worth it

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OK thanks how many days did you cheat?

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