I'm only on day one . Did anyone have headaches or feel more tired at nighttime ( earlier than they usually would at night . I feel like this two week diet is going to be so hard .

Hi everyone! I just joined this forum. I am awaiting my new patient appointment so I can have the sleeve surgery done. Is this liquid diet you're talking about called optifast?

Edited June 11, 201610 yr by JollyMommy

Hazelzay can you add the sugar free jello powder to your shake? I was on optifast last summer and was told its the same diet the bariatric patients follow. I could add a couple tablespoons of SF jello or pudding mix to them and they were DELISH!!

Hazelzay can you add the sugar free jello powder to your shake? I was on optifast last summer and was told its the same diet the bariatric patients follow. I could add a couple tablespoons of SF jello or pudding mix to them and they were DELISH!!

Hi everyone! I just joined this forum. I am awaiting my new patient appointment so I can have the sleeve surgery done. Is this liquid diet you're talking about called Optifast?

This 2 week liquid diet (right before surgery) is very specific to your surgeons recommendations for liver shrinkage... it's mostly composed of drinking Protein shakes( a brand selected by your bariactric team) along with provider/NUT specific foods that are extremely low fat, no/low carbs, no/low sugars... it's sends your body into ketosis... this is to assist in liver shrinkage so the lap trocars/scopes can maneuver easy w/out damage to surrounding internal strutures...

It's hard the 1st couple days, but gets less difficult each day... heck I survived it...lol ( i should get a t-shirt made with "I survived my 2 week pre-op diet w/out killing anyone..." lol

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