Howdy all - I am going under the knife on Dec-3, and just received my diet protocol. Teaching hospital in the US, and they have just changed the initial diet criteria to the following:

3 - meals per day (2oz) choice of: Greek Yogurt, SF Pudding, Strained of cream soup, Cream of Wheat or rice, Cottage Cheese.

3 - Protein supplement per day min: >20g protien, <190calories, < 5g sugar.

48-64oz H2o daily, 30 minutes before meals.

I have been viewing here for a short time, and this diet actually seems realistic, because it seems that a lot of new post-op patients have talked about feeling hungry because there is no mass in their original post-op diets. Seem logical that this diet will have a sense of volume or mass that may hold in my baby stomach, and perhaps alleviate that initial "hungry" feeling ?

thoughts?

That seems very similar to what I had and was allowed in my first two weeks post-op which was what we called the liquid phase. I had no issues at all other than when I tried to make tomato soup with full fat milk.

I'd skip the cream of wheat or rice - that WAS on our plan but was removed under the new nutritionist. My carbs were well under 20g a day during the liquid phase.

I generally had 2 protein shakes/supplements a day and then some sort of meal for the last - soup, yogurt, pudding or jello, etc.

I still think there will be hunger as all of this is liquid or slides out of the stomach quickly and easily.

I can't believe you're getting a sleeve at 265! I mean to each their own and I wish you luck but I would likely be happy just to get to 265 from my starting weight (we're the same height). And I am assuming you're male.

If you read all of the data on this, JAMA in particular, they are trying to change the protocol minimum (with comorbidities of which I have 3) to 30, vs 35. My primary objective is the health side (reboot the metabolism and decrease the homeostasis set point). Dancing on my toes may be an added bonus.

I'll race you to 200