I am on Day 3 of pre op and it is getting pretty hard....I am allowed to drink protein shake and water throughout the day (no soup jello, or broth or any other liquids)...but i am allowed one 4oz chicken, fish, or turkey which is a plus....and it says all the green vegies i want....so i have been only eating 4oz chicken and okra...and i have the taste for a salad....if i use light salad dressing will that be ok or should i stick to okra, green beans, and greens?

I am on Day 3 of pre op and it is getting pretty hard....I am allowed to drink Protein shake and Water throughout the day (no soup Jello, or broth or any other liquids)...but i am allowed one 4oz chicken, fish, or turkey which is a plus....and it says all the green vegies i want....so i have been only eating 4oz chicken and okra...and i have the taste for a salad....if i use light salad dressing will that be ok or should i stick to okra, green Beans, and greens?

I used low carb salad dressings because a lot of the "light" ones I came across had a lot of sugars. In the end though, I opted for making my own. That way I could control the amount of everything and if I wanted something sweet I added Stevia.

I also occassionally stirfried my chicken w/veggies,garlic, salt,pepper and olive oil. I changed the flavor my using sesame oil or adding soy sauce. Basically, anything that didn't add carbs or that many calories I might throw in there.

Hope that helps. :cursing:

maybe try using salad spritzers sparingly. they only have 1 calorie per spritz and they really jazz up those green salads.

--Dita?