I know a lot seem to prefer low carb, others Protein drinks, and some don't require anything! (Can that really be true?!)

My doc seems to be the only one who requires a fat-free milk diet, two weeks before surgery. Yep, that's it. Fat-free milk (or 1%, PTL), all you can drink in 10 minutes, three times a day, then a glass at bed time. He's convinced that is the best way to shrink the liver as much as possible, which decreases surgery time and allows for smoother placement.

What do all of your doctors require, and did they say why?

My Dr. requires 3 protien drinks a day and one(tiny) meal consisting of 3 oz protien, 1/3 c. grain such as brown rice, 1 c. veges, 1 T. fat and 1 tennis ball size piece of fruit. Its hard, but I'm sticking to it because I want to get this over with already. I am kind of grateful now that I had to do medifast for 6 months prior to approval from insurance. It is helping me now because it is similar plan. Only thing is I could cheat if I felt like it and the consequences weren't too bad. I just didn't lose any weight! Now if I cheat my surgeon will reschedule my surgury.Yesterday I did eat more than I should have at my meal. So glad I get 1 meal a day, especially after reading what others are doing. I'm on day 5 now, grouchy at times, my poor hubby, but feel better overall because I'm losing a few lbs. Hang in there bandsters!:scared2:

My doctor wanted me to lose 10lbs in the 7 days prior to my surgery, and put me on diet of 4 Medifast shakes (I chose chocolate after the nurse said they're the best/least vile) and 1 Lean Cuisine/Healthy Choice/Weight Watchers meal, or something equivalent to 450 calories. They also said that I could buy the EAS shakes from the grocery store, so I picked up a 4-pack of vanilla, for variety's sake. No offense if you're a fan, but ICK! I'll need to find someone to pawn those off on. I've actually grown to enjoy the chocolate Medifast to some degree.

I have one more day of that before my surgery, and according to my scale at home, I've already lost about 16lbs. I'll take it. Or leave it. You know what I mean. :biggrin: