I’m 6 days out from surgery and although I’ve lost about 4 lbs I haven’t been following correctly at all. My BMI is a 35 but I’m scared that my liver hasn’t shrunk. Hopefully I can get it together!

The hospital I go to doesn't even recommend a pre-op diet. My doctor said that no amount of restraint pre-op will prepare you for the new lifestyle post-op and honestly eat whatever you want, maybe you'll call that bad advice, but he was right. I'm a little over 3 months out, lost 48 pounds. Don't fret it. What I do now, and the type of restraint I do now is vastly different from anything I've worked with before.

I do understand shrinking the liver, but I am sleeping 12 hours a day on this pre-op diet. 1000 cal a day isn't cutting it for me. I am also supposed to be exercising more, but i just don't have the energy. I went from 10,000 steps to only 8,000 some days. I've lost 8 pounds since I started. Nine more days until surgery and only 3 more work days until I am off contract. Maybe I can just sleep until my surgery date. I feel like I have to follow the diet since all my other health tests didn't come out so great, but I also feel like this can't be healthy.

On 06/02/2018 at 04:12, Polymorphing said:

The hospital I go to doesn't even recommend a pre-op diet. My doctor said that no amount of restraint pre-op will prepare you for the new lifestyle post-op and honestly eat whatever you want, maybe you'll call that bad advice, but he was right. I'm a little over 3 months out, lost 48 pounds. Don't fret it. What I do now, and the type of restraint I do now is vastly different from anything I've worked with before.

I’m already at 35 BMI if I lose 9 lbs I’ll be 34 BMI so it’s weird that I even need a pre op

On 06/01/2018 at 23:43, Laughing Bird said:

I have surgery Monday and I’m the Grinch that Wanted to Eat Everything. I absolutely don’t want another Protein Shake and Monday can’t get here fast enough. Holy crow this is hard when we do still have the ability to eat more than we should. Ugh!

Hang in there everyone!

It’s so hard lol we will be ok

On 06/02/2018 at 05:58, okayestmom said:

I do understand shrinking the liver, but I am sleeping 12 hours a day on this pre-op diet. 1000 cal a day isn't cutting it for me. I am also supposed to be exercising more, but i just don't have the energy. I went from 10,000 steps to only 8,000 some days. I've lost 8 pounds since I started. Nine more days until surgery and only 3 more work days until I am off contract. Maybe I can just sleep until my surgery date. I feel like I have to follow the diet since all my other health tests didn't come out so great, but I also feel like this can't be healthy.

I just hadn’t found the logic in the pre op but hey I’m not the doctor

On 05/31/2018 at 20:55, gully90 said:

I’m 6 days out from surgery and although I’ve lost about 4 lbs I haven’t been following correctly at all. My BMI is a 35 but I’m scared that my liver hasn’t shrunk. Hopefully I can get it together!

Just because you haven’t lost a lot of weight, doesn’t mean you are failing. At a low BMI, you may have slower loss. Don’t let this discourage you. The point of the preop diet is to shrink your liver and something to do with bacteria in your gut. You are doing the right thing, hang in there!

Pre op diet was the only time this last year that was hard. It was like starving. But I did it just to make sure my liver would shrink enough for the surgery. You got this. Finish strong. Good luck!

On 06/03/2018 at 02:32, AshAsh1 said:

Just because you haven’t lost a lot of weight, doesn’t mean you are failing. At a low BMI, you may have slower loss. Don’t let this discourage you. The point of the preop diet is to shrink your liver and something to do with bacteria in your gut. You are doing the right thing, hang in there!

Thank you!! I’m just hoping my liver wasn’t too fat to begin with lol

It was hard for me and I cheated about 3 time they had no issues and in the end I lost 10 pounds

I start tomorrow and seeing this makes me nervous. I was hoping to lose 10-15 pounds.

I’m struggling so much as constantly feel exhausted and faint around 4pm. Iv cheated a few times and feel awful about it. I’m down 13 lbs. surgery’s on the 8th June, I now keep feeling like I need to panic eat things for the last time. ?

On 06/03/2018 at 12:26, Pinkxxx said:

I’m struggling so much as constantly feel exhausted and faint around 4pm. Iv cheated a few times and feel awful about it. I’m down 13 lbs. surgery’s on the 8th June, I now keep feeling like I need to panic eat things for the last time. ?

I’m now down 6.5 lbs and my surgery is Wednesday! Hopefully I’ll be down to at least 190 by the time I have surgery! I have to do all liquids the day before!

Good Golly,Ms Gully90- I believe in you and I THINK you can do IT!??

On 06/03/2018 at 14:11, Frustr8 said:

Good Golly,Ms Gully90- I believe in you and I THINK you can do IT!??

Thank you for the support

I know it’s difficult but I’d hate for your liver to be the reason your surgery gets cancelled. You’ve got this!!