pre-op diet + queezy

[KristyLynn 0]

i feel nautious...is this normal? like...borderline "time to throw up" and i haven't had anything in the last few hours. i had my 3 "meals" of liquid today.

granted...they grossed me out, but i got them down.

why am i sick now? :wink2:

i drank Water because my head hurts and now i feel like getting rid of all of it. (throw it up).

this is my 1st DAY lol.

i just wanna cry. LOL. i feel so gross.:crying:

[Potawatomi_guy 0]

I'm in my second day of the liquid diet. I feel ok a little tired and have a slight headache. Kind of getting nervous since my surgery is a little over a week away. I haven't had any queeziness like you speak of. I've been drinking Crystal light non-stop and try to get the other things I can have every two hours. It's tough at work, because every morning, my crew at work has Breakfast together. I've had to pass up on it the past two mornings and I think my buddies are starting to think I don't like them. haha. but they'll be alright. goood luck to you.:thumbup:

[kiz 1]

I'm so sorry to hear that you're feeling sick, Kristie. Are you allowed to try some different brands of shakes? I'll have to admit that my two week pre-op diet allows for some real food, but the shakes are very good too.

I've had:

Boost Diabetic (choc, straw, vanilla)

Carnation Instant Breakfast Carb Conscious (choc) in the blue bottles

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury powder mixed with ice cold skim milk (chock, vanilla, strawberry)

Good luck, and I hope you're feeling a lot better today.

[laurenwhite82 0]

Im on day 2 as well. I feel kinda pukey too. Im doing slim fast and Im not really sure how im gonna do this for 2 more weeks. Luckily, I can have a small salad with lunch and dinner. The headache is not as bad today. Hope these 2 weeks go by quickly cause slim fast is yucky! I feel like everything suggested to me for the pre op diet has been sickly sweet....anyone with me??? Im gonna get some broth and put unfavored Unjury in it at night as a substitute for one of the FIVE slim fasts I am supposed to drink a day. Gag!:thumbup:

[monnie 0]

I told someone yesterday...I also two weeks pre-op. I am allowed to have mashed potatoes and eggs with cheese and salsa. Just have to keep my cal. around 1000. Check with your doctor, you may be allowed to do the same. It doesn't seem as bad then. Good luck...

[ThinknHealthy 0]

I didn't get nauseous before surgery, but after surger, when I tried a certain flavor of GNC whey Protein powder, I did get a nauseous feeling (nothing happened thank God). This happened twice after drinking the same flavor. I think there are some ingredients in certain flavors I cannot stomach. You might think about changing flavors or brands. Definitely don't invest in a huge canister of that stuff without testing its flavor and seeing how you respond to it. I've got a lot of money invested in whey Protein that I'll never use. Generally, I love GNC Whey Protein Powder, just that one flavor caused a problem.

Hope you get to feeling better.

[sherich2008 0]

I too am on day 2.

Why not try some Soup, puree it and it will be a liquid.

Are you getting in enough Protein?

Is your blood sugar level dropping?

I hope you feel better.

Sheila

[coolcrystal 1]

I'll tell you why you feel like crap, because the pre-op liquid diet is a stupid sham of a diet that doctors shouldn't even be using anymore!!

you feel this way because it isn't normal to survive on liquids for two or three weeks.. your body is starving itself and it causes severe headaches, you can't think straight and you feel naceous..

I just want to slap the doctors that make their patients do this. It's not needed. You can be on a phase one southbeach diet, which will shrink your liver and you will lose 10-13 pounds in the first 10-14 days. And you can eat grilled chicken, blackeyed peas, peanuts, low fat string cheese and stuff like this.. you learn to eat right and your body isn't starving itself.. no headaches..

Don't be surprised if you want to run out and eat a pizza or cheeseburger here in a few days. If that happens, eat a can of tuna or a piece of grilled chicken..

I rant about this all the time, and I will continue to rant about it, cuz it's old school BS...

PS: those nasty Protein shakes are another joke. If you are at a proper fill level, you won't need to survive on shakes. In the beginning right after being banded you will have to do liquids because you are swelled and I can understand that, but after all that swelling goes down and you are back to eating normal foods again, there wont' be any need for nasty shakes. You should be able to get your Protein in just fine if you do this band right and not get too tight.

[health4life 0]

It doesn't sound like you are consuming enough calories. The key is to shrink your fatty liver not starve you to death. You can achieve that in other ways other than just drinking meals. Try Medifast or Optifast; although they're not the best tasting, it's food that you can eat. That's what my Dr. puts his patients on and you can have 5-6 servings per day. I have never exceeded that because I can have unlimited amounts of sugar free popcicles, Jello and broth. Good luck to you.

i feel nautious...is this normal? like...borderline "time to throw up" and i haven't had anything in the last few hours. i had my 3 "meals" of liquid today.

granted...they grossed me out, but i got them down.

why am i sick now? :thumbup:

i drank Water because my head hurts and now i feel like getting rid of all of it. (throw it up).

this is my 1st DAY lol.

i just wanna cry. LOL. i feel so gross.:thumbup:

[KristyLynn 0]

hey guys, thank you so much for the responses. =/

well, i cried myself to sleep LOL. i usually only cry when frustrated so i don't know if it was pain or frustration over pain. >:thumbup:

BUT, here is the story...

i am going to St. Joseph's hospital and the cooridnators, dietitian, etc...they chose this one brand because of the ingredients, i guess? they said it would be the best for their program, and we had to buy it.

$150 for 2 weeks. so that will eventually become $300 for the liquid diet.

it's 600 calories a day. (200 per...meal.)

no...food.

i've had slimfast and some other stuff before.........i thought that was bad...but it was just a lack of my attention you know? ...like...why have that crap when i can have food? lol. i was young. so i just blew it off.

BUT THIS.........HOLY WOW. we had to buy it. not knowing what anything tasted like...annnnnnnd i picked a box of what the lady said "everyone loves this one" ..pineapple-apricot? and after every sip...

no joke...i said "oh God." because...i couln't take it lol.

anyways, here is the label.

the front of the box says "must be under physician supervision if using under 800 calories per day" lol.

i'm at the point where i am fearing my next meal...right now. i'd rather post on the forum. LOL. it's been ONE DAY. this will be my breakfast...my 4th meal. how many more to go? lol. *scream*

[kiz 1]

No wonder you're ready to scream. I can't imagine that diet for two solid weeks. A few days maybe, but not that long. I also noticed that you are getting no dietary Fiber. I just don't understand how those shakes alone could be healthy over a two week period. I like what health4life said, "The key is to shrink your fatty liver not starve you to death." On top of that, you can't even stand the thought of drinking the shakes.

My doctor said he and the office staff went on the prescribed pre-op diet for a two week period. If your doctor had done the same, I think he would have allowed for more nourishment.

If you continue to feel sick today, I would call the doctor's office.

[KristyLynn 0]

the sad fact is that this is what they "prescribed" but...i am going to call and "verify" that it's ok that i skip meals once in a while because i'd rather be "hungry" than sick. (hopefully she will have a better solution though)

yeah, i wish they would have tested them, after reading that they sounded good, they would have noticed that was the only good part lol.

[srknepler 0]

Can you have other liquids?

Perhaps some clear broth? something that would add a bit of nutrition without adding fat or carbs.

I haven't started my pre-op diet yet, but back in high school I did medi-fast for 3 months. (5 shakes per day...NO food.) so I feel your pain!

Did your docs office offer any recipes to try with their prescribed shakes? ? Maybe someone has figured out a good way to mix it?

[KristyLynn 0]

i left a msg with the dietitian, so i am wondering about it. if it comes down to it, i have decided to take all of your lovely advices and sub out the meals i can't stand, for the suggestions here. lol. call it "cheating" by their book, i don't care LOL. i will still be on liquids, just as long as they taste better than what i have, so i can ingest them.

:thumbup: so thank you, for all the advice and now i wait and see if the dietitian is mad at me? :thumbup: lol.

[srknepler 0]

Kristy~ I was thinking about you yesterday as I started my own pre-op diet and became queasy by late evening (and I am allowed some food!)

How are you doing now that you've been on it a few days? Any better?