If there is a pre-op diet? If so, how long must you be on it before the surgery? Are you expected to loose a certain amount before they operation? What does the pre-op diet consist of?:hungry:

Yes, they do have one and how long you are on it depends on your BMI at your consultation.

It's not a bd one at all - lean Protein and low-carb. Yoghurt, chicken breasts, tuns, sole and green leafy veggies.

Wow, have TLBC changed their pre op diet? I was only done in February and had the pleasure of the cottage cheese and yogurt diet. Mitzy don't worry about what your eat before the surgery too much as the time flies. Hope you make the decision to have the band. I don't think there are very many who regret their decision. Doddie.

I was just allowed yogurt,cottage cheese and if really hungry chicken breast.

I just has my surgery Friday and infamy is correct. The pre-op diet has changed. And they do not require you to lose a certain amount before the surgery. Apparently, the low fat high calcium diet is the key part to shrinking your liver before the surgery (according to the head nurse at TLBC).

Darn...do you mean to tell me that if I waited 6 months I would not have had to go through 3 weeks of excruciating pain by eating yogurt and cottage cheese?

Seriously, I knew Jill was working on amending the god-awful diet so I guess she's done it...great for all the new bandsters.

Mitzy - the length of the pre-op diet is based on your BMI. The higher the BMI the longer you'll be on it. As another member as mentioned it's all about shrinking your liver although the pre-op weight loss is an added bonus. Best of luck to you!

I am surprised to see that some of you are only eating cottage cheese and yogurt. I got my menu for the pre-op diet and went shopping today, it had lots of spinach salad, with balsamic vingrette chicken, Sole ( i have no idea what that is, I guess its some kind of fish) and tuna with ofcourse yogurt/cottage cheese (yuck on the latter) for breakfast and as an alternative for every meal. I was wondering if super low fat, 0 carb jello would be allowed?

Anne Elliot: Most of us were put on yogurt and cottage cheese but I understand lately they have been allowing more foods into the pre op diet. All I know is the yogurt, cottage cheese diet is to shrink the liver so that it is manageable. It is easily damaged as the surgeon has to push the liver aside when putting on the band. So the smaller it is the better. I was obese at 303 lbs so it may have been that my liver was excessively large so the strict diet. Whatever, stick to what you have been allowed to use. Merry Christmas Doddie

Hi everyone, but especially MarCar!!! (wink, wink I've met you in the lobby at TLBC)

Yes, the preop diet sucks .... I still can't eat cottage cheese and its been 5 mos. since surgery LOL

I found the post op diet worse though as I was WAY hungry and it was 6 wks as opposed to 2... I can do anything for 2 weeks..

How was everyone's Christmas??? I am not tight, but did stick to only ONE plate of Turkey!!! Kudos to me!!! I usually have 3 plate fulls on Xmas day... so there is an improvement there.

I have a slow leak in my band and am going for a Flouro Xray Jan 7th. After that gets fixed, I'll be on my way again in WL and hopefully catch up to all your great loser's LOL

Merry Christmas Peaches and all others checking in. I too had a great Christmas. Cooked my Christmas turkey and stuck to my one cup of food. 2 oz of turkey, tablespoon of dressing, tablespoon of chestnut dresssing and the rest in veggies. I am so proud before I would have left the table absolutely stuffed to the point of making myself sick. It was indeed a great Christmas. Doddie

Hi Doddie;

Congrats on your 2 oz. turkey day!!! Hopefully I'll be back to your measurements in the New Year after I get my leaky band sorted out...