I am on day 11 of the pre-op with Thursday being surgery............. This has to be the worst diet to stick to in the universe. Just needed to vent...................

I haven't been banded yet but when I think about the liquid diet i'm like ugh. Can't even imagine what it's like actually doing it but guess I will soon enough. Good luck and stay focused. In the foods section of this forum there is a thread for recipes for liquid diets, maybe see if there's something there so you can mix it up a bit.

The only thing that got me through the pre-op liquid diet phase was being able to have yogurt and cottage cheese (not post-op though).

My surgeon required everything sugar-free pre-op to reduce the glycogen stores and reduce the size of my liver. The first couple of days was tough, but by the day before surgery, my system was used to it.

Just be sure to get in your protein--with (sugar free/low carb) Protein shakes.

Good luck to you next Thursday--it'll be here and over in a heartbeat, trust me!