what kinda pre op diet did you guys do,,mine wants me to do medi fast but i aint gonna pay 200.00 bucks for it.they seem to be admant that i buy it through them...did your docs wanna do the same

band date 2 june 2008

5;11''

282lbs

just let me lose 80lbs and i'll be happy as hell

My doc prescribed Optifast, cost about $4.00 per shake, I did it 2 weeks pre op and one week post op (after a couple of days of clear fluids).

Trust me, I was spending way more than $12 per day preband. That is how I got to 224 pounds.

I know I'm not a male, and this is the Men's Room, but I felt the need to respond.

I had a pre-op and post-op diet that was $249. I was annoyed as heck, but it was for four weeks. I figured I spent more than that on food in a month.

But that didn't make it any easier, I was pissed as heck I had to order their diet. My surgeon's office MADE me order it from them, my surgery would not be scheduled until the called the company and confirmed I had purchased the diet! Grrrrrrrr!

wow - sounds like your surgeons were getting a peice of the action. seems ridiculous...

btw - my surgeon just told me to lose try a high protein low fat diet and lose a "few" pounds before surgery - that's it...

4 weeks of a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. (one week to go). Then two weeks of liquid diet, then my date, May 28th. I do have to say, this Atkins like diet is doing me very well, I lost 20lbs in the 3 weeks. But there is no way, I could ever stay on Atkins for life. I feel if I eat any more eggs, I'm going to wake up speaking chicken language. Peep, Peep, Peep!!

I don't think I've ever felt as well in my life as I did when I was on Atkins.

At my place, they recommend SlimFast Optima, the low carb one, which is about $2 a can around NYC, particularly if you buy in six-packs. They recommended 6 cans a day, so, that's $84 a week. I did it for two weeks pre-op (to shrink that fatty liver right down, which makes surgery easier), and then for about a week and a bit post-op. I supplemented with premade clear Isopure Zero Carb drinks (20 ounces, 40 grams of protein).

thanks guys you have bee very helpful

My surgeon in Austin had the pre-op appointment as a group setting. Some people got to be on the Atkins Diet for two weeks and I was put on a liquid diet. Hell, I was hoping for the Atkins Diet, I love beef and cheeses.

What gives!!!!

10 weeks of pre-op nutritional counselling, and restricted to 1200-2000 cals/day, plus exercise (currently at 45min/day). A couple Protein shakes, some lean cuisines, and some 5 servings of veg. Keeps me pretty full, actually, and I estimate I *had* been doing a good 3400+ before.

Lost about 30# in the past 5 weeks, though 8# of that was .. not fat. :thumbup:

3 more weeks to go, though the loss is getting a little slower than it was earlier.

Funny, I had no pre-op diet whatsoever, except to fast the day before the surgery. I was 5' 9" and 276 lbs. He never said anything, and I never asked. I have no idea what the criteria is. One day, I guess I'll have to ask.

Funny, I had no pre-op diet whatsoever, except to fast the day before the surgery. I was 5' 9" and 276 lbs. He never said anything, and I never asked. I have no idea what the criteria is. One day, I guess I'll have to ask.

Part of the purpose of a pre-op diet would be to reduce the size of the liver so that it's easier to work around your stomach. I suppose if your liver were known to be not-over-large, you *could* skip a pre-op diet.

The other purpose would be to start getting you into the sort of habits you'll need post-op in order to succeed. Even if you're not prescribed such a diet, I'd probably recommend one in principle.

three weeks of pre-op diet and six weeks before to lose 20 pounds wish i could have the one day pre-op diet.

Seems shady to me. My surgeon just said clear liquids the day before surgery and nothing at all day of surgery, he didn't care what I ate before that.

For what it's worth, calculate how much money you *won't* be spending on other foods. I estimate my pre-op diet is saving us about $600/mo. Which is good, considering we have home improvement projects in addition to the Keith improvement project.

My surgeon's office was also trying to insist that I buy their Protein shakes. I declined and went with myoplex lite instead, which was much cheaper by like 50%.

As far as the 2 week pre op diet went, mine consisted of a Protein shake for Breakfast, 1 for lunch, and a small dinner, a baked chicken breast and 2 cups of of green veggies. Daily totals were <1000/cals a day. It was rough, but I got through it and lost 12 lbs pre op.