I started my liquid diet May 10. I have 4 protein drinks a day broth once or twice a day and water in between . I lost mental focus the first day and cheated and had a hotdog for dinner but have maintained mental focus since then and have had nothing else. Weighed 244.4 May 11 in surgeons office, just now weighed 255.2. What gives?????

I didn't use low sodium broth, and I also ate jello (sugar free) and some clementines, and watermelon the first week.
Second week I did protein drink with fish and cabbage salad for dinner nightly. I drank 65-88 ounces of water a day.
Tonight I had a rather huge dinner, salad, pasta, bite of tuna and handfuls of low sodium chips, none of which was satisfying ( I developed a like for healthy foods )
Sunday and Monday it's just liquid. Tuesday is surgery.
I dropped 20 pounds total. My weight fluctuated up and down 2-3 pounds depending but then would drop by two pounds at a time.
I started the diet on the 1st. Lost the most weight second week, and this week.
Pre-op wasn't required but I decided to anyway. My Doctor is very pleased.
By the way a pre-op doesn't shrink the liver but removes the slick fatty coat on the outside of it, this was told to me by another friend's whose doctor is also a liver specialist. Removing the slimy fatty film makes it easier for the tools to handle it and move it out of the way.
My doctor said that they don't know how diseased a liver is, or how big or small the liver is as a result of that disease until they open us up, the pre-op diet makes no difference, hence why no pre-op diet.
But he also said that people who start a pre-op generally do better with their weight loss.
I did to be safe, get a head start, and see what's in store.

Its the carbs that cause the major issues. Im struggling with the pre op diet too... only thing getting me through is my surgery date is this Thursday. Be kind to yourself it is hard, but will be so worth it.

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Its the carbs that cause the major issues. Im struggling with the pre op diet too... only thing getting me through is my surgery date is this Thursday. Be kind to yourself it is hard, but will be so worth it.

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I couldn't agree more! I'm in the hospital now and will be discharged tomorrow, almost no pain now, amazing ~ so excited!