Hi all. I start my liquid diet on the 16th and I am supposed to do it for 2 weeks before surgery. I am to have a protein shake for breakfast and lunch. I can have a 4-6oz piece of lean baked meat with veggies for dinner. My question is...who else has had this type of diet and how much weight was lost during your 2 week diet? Just curious.

I was on a three week liq diet and lost 21 lbs. I also had broncitis (spelled wrong oops) for two weeks and could not exercise. the diet was not bad at all. Now I am on 2 protein drinks for breakfast and lunch and a high protein dinner (chicken and veggies is what I eat)

Best of luck and be strong!

I am on the liver shrinking diet which sounds just like the liquid diet -- my nutritionist told me the purpose of it is to get your liver to strink so that it is not in the way during surgery. She said it makes surgery safer. She said the liver actually will shrink instead of being a fatty liver and being in the way -- I hope I just made since.

I started 6/1, same diet as you described. I totally messed up last weekend (birthday) but have lost 10 pounds.

Good luck! Day three was the hardest, I was very sick from carb withdrawal I think but now I feel fantastic and have more energy but sleep better.

Thanks for the replies. I feel like right now I'm in last supper mode, but I'm trying to be good and not put back on any weight that I have already lost!

I think you will lose a decent amount of weight probably about the same you have lost or a little less possibly a little more. Good luck!!!

I am on the same diet and am on day 7 of it! I have lost 12 lbs so far and 5 inches. It is getting so easy now, the first couple days were alittle difficult...

Good luck to you!:biggrin:

I think you will lose a decent amount of weight probably about the same you have lost or a little less possibly a little more. Good luck!!!

I hope so! :biggrin:

I am on the same diet and am on day 7 of it! I have lost 12 lbs so far and 5 inches. It is getting so easy now, the first couple days were alittle difficult...

Good luck to you!:biggrin:

When is your surgery? I hope the whole 2 week thing goes pretty quick. Good luck to you, too. :frown:

Hi everyone! I started the optifast preop diet on June 6 and have lost 12 lbs as of today. The main thing I learned is get that crap in a blender with a sweet and low and some ice.. the vanilla is gross but add vanilla extract and some nutmeg with ice and yummy.. I haven't come up with a great strawberry one yet any ideas?? i tried orange extract but it was yucky.. the chocolate with a sweet and low and ice blended is my favorite so far.. good luck to all... I am getting banded on June 20th wooo hoo:tt1: