Hi I'm booked in for sleeve April 19th. I am 2 weeks into cutting out sugar, lowering carbs and increasing Protein and healthy fats - really want to try and address my sugar addiction before op. My question is concerned that pre op Optifast diet is very high in sugar. A is there a sugar free option?Also healthy fats is really working for me and I do believe thAt sugar is the real enemy and not fats but I note that all the guidelines still push low fat after operation. Love to hear any responses

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I have embraced a low carb/moderate-to-high protein/moderate-to-high healthy fat way of eating since beginning my six month insurance-required pre-op diet back in March. I have continued that through the food stages (leading to me having to be on liquids for 3 weeks post-op because I wouldn't eat the foods in the 3rd week because they were all carb-laden) and I still eat that way today. Healthy fat helps to burn fat when you are eating low carb. My nutritionist didn't like that at first, but I have lost 160 pounds so far, so they really can't say too much to me about it.

In my case, yes, sugar is the enemy. I have cut it out almost completely. (I have less than 20 carbs per day.) And healthy fat has helped me to combat everything.

Good luck!