Has anyone started the ten day diet yet? I am on day four, and it's hard, but I just have to keep reminding myself what I am doing it for. I know it won't be hard like this after surgery because I won't be hungry. Does anyone have any ideas for things I can eat (slurp) now besides soup, yogurt, and pudding?

Hi there ! I was in the same place you are now ! day 4 was the worst but after day 5 it all seems to pass and you really dont mind as much. Every doctor is different but after I spoke with my nutrionist I was allowed to have 1 cup of veggies for lunch and 1 for dinner. Sautee a bunch of different veggies and added a tiny bit of mrs dash and a shake or two of soy sauce and you'll see what a wonderful dish it makes. Avoid potatoes and corn though too high in fat. Lentils make really good Soups and they're really high in Protein so you can try those too !!

Good luck ! You'll get through it and you'll be amazed at your pre-op loss !!

My first day was pure hell! After that meltdown, I've been pretty good. The biggest factor with my new outlook was finding a Protein shake that I liked. I'm doing the unjury shakes, and so far so good. I've been mostly using the chocolate flavor with either strawberry yogurt or milk. I've been using frozen strawberries instead of ice cubes and it tastes yummy. My other "go-to" recipe is the unflavored unjury shake with crystal lite. Any crystal lite is OK, but I like the fruit punch kind the best. I just tried the chicken soup flavor last night and that was also really good.

Most likely, I'll do a mix of the unflavored/crystal lite and chicken soup for after surgery. Best of luck!!