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Pre-op Tips & Tricks

I’m on day 4 of my pre-op diet. Surgery is shcheduled for December 10th! I am so excited after preparing for this all year long! ? Anyway, I was looking for other people’s tips and tricks for pre-op. Surgeon advised 4-5 protein bars or shakes per day and 1 meal of lean protein & veggies per day. Any advise would be appreciated!

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    Congrats on your upcoming surgery. This is the time to make your transition easier. Get off all caffeine. You don't want caffeine headaches with the pain of surgery. Stop drinking all sodas

  • thank you guys! i appreciate your feedback!! I will check with the dr about the protein shakes! I’ve been taking before pics like crazy ? but i haven’t done any measurements so I’ll be sure to do t

  • also get Protein water. It will help with the protein in case you do not get all the shakes in. Also check with your Dr. Mine also said 4-5 but it had to be the lower protein g.. not the 30 because th

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also get Protein water. It will help with the protein in case you do not get all the shakes in. Also check with your Dr. Mine also said 4-5 but it had to be the lower protein g.. not the 30 because then we would be taking in way too much protein. I spaced my protein shakes out for every few hours in between my meal times. I had broth for a meal to keep some kind of normalcy. ( I could not have food at all, it was strictly liquid.)

Congratulations! You got this!

Congrats on your upcoming surgery. This is the time to make your transition easier.

Get off all caffeine. You don't want caffeine headaches with the pain of surgery.

Stop drinking all sodas, even decaf ones.

Start drinking lots of water/non-cal decaf liquids.

Walk daily.

Start logging your foods to find a method that works best for you.

Collect some post-op recipes to try.

Take some full-body photos of yourself. It really helps to see how far you've come.

Get your measurements. Again, this is really great at times when your scale is being a b!tch ?

Good luck!

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thank you guys! i appreciate your feedback!!
I will check with the dr about the protein shakes!
I’ve been taking before pics like crazy ? but i haven’t done any measurements so I’ll be sure to do those soon as well!

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