The Countdown Begins-Clear Liquids-ouch!

[Jamtte 0]

Hi, I'm new I have been on this voyage since last November when I attended a seminar, than went home and thought about it till about June and then went through the 6 months insurance deal and now finally the surgery is set for December 11th and now I need to start the 10 to 14 day clear liquid diet- eeks! if I do the 14 day i start it n Thanksgiving. Oh well I guess there is no time like the present to stop associating the holidays with food! Anyway does anyone have any hints on how to survive the Clear liquids?

Thanks

Jamtte

[hpegg 0]

I found that variety is the key. You will get bored pretty easily with just one flavor so if you can afford it, make sure you find several different flavors to choose from for each meal. I also like to make mine taste like milk shakes. There is a brand at GNC called Max Protein. They have a flavor called "Cookies and cream". I like to use a scoop of that with 1/2 a banana and a cup of ice all blended together. You won't believe how good it tastes.

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[CLinND 0]

It has been two weeks since my surgery and I am feeling great. I had liquids for two weeks before and two weeks after. Mostly Optifast products. What helped me through was canned chicken broth that I bought at Sams Club. It was a nice change from chocolate, strawberry and vanilla (I got real tired of the strawberry and vanilla towards the end). It was also nice to have something warm after all those chilled drinks. I also got raw veggies if I wanted and that helped too, having something crunchy.

I told my Dr. that I thought I could make it through, but I wondered what would happen if I broke down and ate something. His reply was "nothing". I made it through except for one evening when I didn't feel well and ended up eating two scrambled eggs with cheese. Most of the time, getting on the scale and seeing the weight go down was incentive to stick with it.

Good luck, you will do great!