I started my pre-op diet yesterday, surgery is 20 days away! Wish me luck! It’s 800 calories a day!

You'll do great! Mix things up, that will help a lot!

YOU GOT THIS GOOD LUCK AND WE WILL BE HERE FOR YOU

Good luck!! Mine starts next Friday, hopefully those days fly by

My preop diet starts tomorrow. 2 protein shakes a day and a small restricted meal. I had to buy the protein shakes from the surgeon's office as they only want a specific one.

5 hours ago, JediMom said:

My preop diet starts tomorrow. 2 Protein Shakes a day and a small restricted meal. I had to buy the Protein shakes from the surgeon's office as they only want a specific one.

Hey! How are you feeling about starting preop diet? I was grocery shopping this weekend and it hit me like this is it lol ?. Mine is 10 days, starting this Friday. I can have sugar free yogurt and jello, a piece of fruit, cottage cheese, broth, protein shakes, cucumbers, pickles, broccoli or cauliflower and once a day I can have thin sliced turkey or chicken

Good luck!!!! Just think of the early jump in weight loss you will have going into surgery!

It's interesting how ever doctor's pre-op diet is slightly different, some shorter or longer too!

6 hours ago, eporter said:

Hey! How are you feeling about starting preop diet? I was grocery shopping this weekend and it hit me like this is it lol ?. Mine is 10 days, starting this Friday. I can have sugar free yogurt and Jello, a piece of fruit, cottage cheese, broth, Protein Shakes, cucumbers, pickles, broccoli or cauliflower and once a day I can have thin sliced turkey or chicken

I had my first protein shake today and struggled to even finish it. There is 20g of protein in it and my stomach felt so full! I can have water, propel, vitamin water zero, mio, decaf tea. I can only have 2 servings of broth/jello/popsicles per day. My 1 meal has to consist of 3-4 oz of lean meat/fish/chicken, 1 cup of raw veggies or 1/2 cup of cooked veggies and 1 carb that is no more than 15g.

i think it’s really interesting how each surgeon’s preop is different. Some are only clear liquids the day before, others 1-2 week diets. I went to the store and bought Swanson bone broth that is microwaveable and has 7g of protein and <1 carb. They have different flavors of broth. I also bought vegan protein broth to give it a try ??‍♀️. We’ll see how those go.

On ‎12‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 10:23 AM, JediMom said:

I had my first Protein Shake today and struggled to even finish it. There is 20g of Protein in it and my stomach felt so full! I can have Water, propel, Vitamin water zero, mio, Decaf tea. I can only have 2 servings of broth/jello/popsicles per day. My 1 meal has to consist of 3-4 oz of lean meat/fish/chicken, 1 cup of raw veggies or 1/2 cup of cooked veggies and 1 carb that is no more than 15g.

i think it’s really interesting how each surgeon’s preop is different. Some are only Clear Liquids the day before, others 1-2 week diets. I went to the store and bought Swanson Bone Broth that is microwaveable and has 7g of protein and <1 carb. They have different flavors of broth. I also bought vegan protein broth to give it a try ??‍♀️. We’ll see how those go.

The protein shakes just don't taste all that good to me lol. It is crazy how different these surgeons are. I've been doing good. I only feel hungry when I smell other peoples food. Cooking for my family is killing me lol

7 hours ago, eporter said:

The Protein Shakes just don't taste all that good to me lol. It is crazy how different these surgeons are. I've been doing good. I only feel hungry when I smell other peoples food. Cooking for my family is killing me lol

So I cheated 2 times nd ate more protein that was allowed and had a cookie. I was baking Christmas cookies with my family and sampled what my daughter had made. Other than that I’ve been doing really well. Less than a week to go!

30 minutes ago, JediMom said:

So I cheated 2 times nd ate more Protein that was allowed and had a cookie. I was baking Christmas Cookies with my family and sampled what my daughter had made. Other than that I’ve been doing really well. Less than a week to go!

Oh man I probably would’ve cheated too ?. I made chicken fajitas tonight for the family..I can have some “thin sliced chicken” but I had bell peppers and onions too-no tortilla though! ??‍♀️ I honestly figure if nothing else I’m definitely eating super healthy this week lol and if you’re going all day following the diet then 1 cookie won’t hurt!

I can’t believe we have less than a week! Have you stocked up for post op diet? I guess I’m anxious to see how I feel afterwards ?

My surgeon is only allowing me 5 boost glucose control shakes per day and water. I have been on liquids since December 3 and my surgery is December 20. I feel like I am literally going insane on this diet. I have only stuck to it truly for 6/9 days. I am struggling so badly with this much restriction for this long ? I am 247 lbs at 5’5.

My surgeon suggested optifast but I found my own that I could tolerate. You've got to live off shakes for a while so you need to be able to enjoy them.

Plus I saved money buying mine in bulk as well