I was just wondering if anyone had a sample menu of what they had each day in order to mix it up. The idea of having a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch & broth, and a shake & broth for dinner is kinda saying "boring....." to me, how did you guys mix it up? :frown:

Well, I was on a prescribed liquid diet, so unfortunately there was no mixing it up for me, I had to take what they gave me. However, you may be able to find some ideas on our food and recipe forum at Cooking, Baking and Recipes - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support.

What the Dr gave me was 3 slim fast shakes a day, chicken broth or beef, jell-o and popcicles ( suger free) any way I want to have them as long as I eat , well drink them.Every person on here is different on there pre-opt diet so just follow what your Dr gives you or talk to them and ask them if there is anything that you can do to mix it up so you don't get to off track and bord with it. Sorry I couldn't help much. Good luck!

Kristy

Gotta say I laughed when I saw the word "menu":wink2:.

My 'official' menu is supposed to be three Optifast shakes a day and with up to 64oz of Clear liquids to accompany (broth, tea, Water, Crystal Lite, etc.).

I was told that if I was going out of my mind, I could add "a small salad, a hard boiled egg, or a very small piece of chicken or turkey".

Well, lemme tell ya. I've never been so freaking hungry in my life. I'm on day three of this preop diet. Today, so far (it's 11:15am), I've been OK, but the past two days, I did have to give in and have some turkey. It was to the point of being nauseous. And last night, I even got a little dizzy.

I have been switching up the Optifast with Muscle Milk Light chocolate shakes (Dr ok'd them), and since they are higher in Protein, they've helped), but it's definitely hard.

Good luck and Godspeed, Girlie!

hugs

-m

Oh don't worry I had me a salad already for 2 days at super time cause that's the only thing that kept me from being hungrey when I go to bed and I didn't have an upset stomache anymore...IT's hard but now I got the hang of it..

Sorry,

I was on two weeks of opti fast only. It was hard but had the desired effect, shrank the old liver.

Sorry,

I was on two weeks of opti fast only. It was hard but had the desired effect, shrank the old liver.

My Dr. said lo fat or no fat. He suggested lofat yogurts, crackes, Water ect. Stay away from meats, cheeses, creams,sugars.

If you are having trouble with this menu plan what are going to do after banding?

:confused2::confused2:

My Dr. said lo fat or no fat. He suggested lofat yogurts, crackes, Water ect. Stay away from meats, cheeses, creams,sugars.

If you are having trouble with this menu plan what are going to do after banding?

:confused2::confused2:

I'm not saying that I'm having problems with this menu plan, cripes, this is my first day on it, I can't have too many problems yet. I was just wondering if there was any way that people messed around with it to make it not seem like the "same old, same old" thing. I actually can't have anything that's on your diet. Mine is a min. of 5 Carnation Instant Breakfast shakes a day, and than I can have SF Jello, SF popsicles, and broth. That's it.

Being a pre-diabetic with blood sugar problems, I'm wondering how things like Carnation Instant Breakfast (lotsa sugar) and some of the other drinks will set with me prior to surgery. After trying a SlimFast diet years ago I felt absolutely terrible after four days of Slim Fast. What can one do to suplement with protein?

C J

Being a pre-diabetic with blood sugar problems, I'm wondering how things like Carnation Instant Breakfast (lotsa sugar) and some of the other drinks will set with me prior to surgery. After trying a SlimFast diet years ago I felt absolutely terrible after four days of Slim Fast. What can one do to suplement with Protein?

C J

I'm sorry, I should have specified, I'm on the Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar Added and than I have to mix in whey protein.

I haven't read all the posts so maybe this has been addressed, but there's no such thing as the pre-op diet. Most surgeons have some personal variation of a pre-op diet, from nothing to super strict 4 weeks.

If you share what your surgeon has specified, then we'll be better able to help you with recipe ideas.

My surgeon required 2 days of sugar-free, Clear liquids. My recipes were chicken broth, SF popsicles, SF Jell-O and Water.

I am handling the liquids now. When I eat a salad for super ( which I was told that was ok) I can't eat the whole thing. I get full from it..So today was the day that I had to go and pre register for my surgry and they weighed me and I lost 16 pounds in 6 days..So I feel good about myself and that I am getting threw this week..

THanks for the reply.

I made my appt with a surgeon for the consult re: lapband surgery. One week from MOnday I will see the Dr. CANNOT believe I may be CLOSE.

sugar free stuff with aspartame doesn't do well for me; must settle in my joints or something. I get so sore/stiff I'm slow gettin' around. Did my own experiment a year ago and cut out all aspartame; Couldn't believe how I improved and how much better I felt. Anyone else with that experience?

THanks for the reply.

sugar free stuff with aspartame doesn't do well for me; must settle in my joints or something. I get so sore/stiff I'm slow gettin' around. Did my own experiment a year ago and cut out all aspartame; Couldn't believe how I improved and how much better I felt. Anyone else with that experience?

I normally don't consume that much aspartame, either. I've been getting some seriously nasty headaches, mood swings, and my back/hips have been bothering me much more than usual (oh, yeah - I'm a real Little Merry Sunshine to be around at the moment :crying: ). I don't know if it's due to the artificial sweetener/chemicals or from the extreme change in diet, but it's pretty awful. I take migraine meds to begin with (Topamax daily), but even worse, I'm finding that I'm having a hard time concentrating. NOT a good thing one week before Anatomy finals.:thumbup:

Good luck with the Dr appt!

hugs

-m

I am handling the liquids now. When I eat a salad for super ( which I was told that was ok) I can't eat the whole thing. I get full from it..So today was the day that I had to go and pre register for my surgry and they weighed me and I lost 16 pounds in 6 days..So I feel good about myself and that I am getting threw this week..

16lbs!! That's AWESOME!!!! Woo hooo!! You've got to be just thrilled.

Congrats and good luck next week. :thumbup:

-m