Hi everyone! I am 3 weeks prior to surgery date of February 8th and I am starting the Liver Shrink diet meal plan. Are there any good suggestions for recipes so I don't get bored with it. Also, is there anyone else who has done this diet and found a good way to satiate cravings for carbs? My nutritionist says we can have a small baked potato with meal but no butter or sour cream... but I hate plain potatoes. Any good suggestions on what I can substitute for it?

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Edited January 15, 20179 yr by sprkins2

I'm 3 weeks post op now, in the puréed stage of my diet. I will kind of be honest with regards to boredom of foods. You need to prepare yourself to be bored with food after the first few weeks of surgery. You will only be able to eat a few things, and you are lucky if those are things you enjoy eating. During this time, try finding liquids you enjoy and plan on eating those for days at a time. During the first 2 weeks there aren't many options. I found eating the broth from a Vietnamese restaurant was way better than broth from a box or can. I had planned on Jello after surgery because I enjoy it, but even the sugar free caused me to have dumping. The Protein shakes were too thick and didn't settle well on my stomach so I chose GENEPRO as a protein replacement because it's unflavored and can be mixed in anything. Try to prepare for boredom because I wasn't and it hit me hard. I'm doing as little carbs as possible (keto diet) so I cut all carbs from my diet during my liver shrink diet. I had tons of grilled chicken and veggies, spinach and chicken salads (chick filet has amazing salads), lean beef kabobs, and tuna salad. I also tried many egg dishes because that's my go to protein with avocado for breakfasts. If I craved carbs I would eat protein. I don't know why but it helped. Also jello with whip cream was amazing before surgery when I could still eat it. I've not craved carbs or Coke one time since surgery and I think it's because I already went through those struggles during pre-op. Good luck and I hope that helps some.

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I love viet broth i never thought about that i know whats for lunch today thank u

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Carb cravings are the worst! One thing I've found (for me, anyways) is that if you can push past the first few days, they pretty much go away! I'm 2 weeks into a high protein/low carb diet and have no desire for the junk I used to love. Good luck!!

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I crave but not like burger or fryed foods my 2 cravings are a piece of chicken or a boil egg lol

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