Best of luck to you, Rachel! Being prepared is so important and that should help you. This part is mind over matter, so just set your brain to it and get through it.

Enjoying my first shake. It is Strawberry blended with ice. Actually taste good like a Strawberry melted milkshake. Its 200Cal and 27g of protein! I think 10 carbs. So far so good. Only other calories used is my nondairy creamer for my coffee it was 20... had two cups so total 250cal. 27g protein. 1 Viactiv calcium chew. <love these> <10 cal>. http://www.robard.com is my diet replacement website if anyone wants to check out these shakes.

My pre-op diet is called a liver reduction diet. Is that the same pre-op diet you are on?

Yes it is the same process. From what I have watched of the surgery on youtube they basically have to move your liver out of the way to get to the spot they have to work in. A lot of doctors do it different though. Some only allow clear liquids or full liquids and protein shakes. Some do a optifast diet which is nothing but protein shakes. Some do Atkins diet. So basically it all works the same less carbs less fat = less liver..

As LoseIt said..being prepared is so important!! I absolutely love your "handy dandy notebook"!! Being creative in what you eat is so important! I don't know how many times I have stated that I eat a ton of chicken..if I eat it 15 times, I ate it 15 different ways. I can't and will not get bored eating it. I need to enjoy my food and it needs to be healthy. This is a lifestyle change not a diet since this is the way of life for the rest of my life not just for today or tomorrow! I wish you the very best it sounds like you are starting out on the right foot!!

Okay so I am hungry... But not just starved! I think it is just the thought of what I would have already ate today that is getting to me...

So far I have had:

3 cups of coffee + non dairy creamer+ sweet and low= Calories-40 carbs-0

1/2 Robard new direction Strawberry protein shake= Calories-100 Carbs-5 Protein 13 (since I only had half)

Small green salad with cucumber lettuce banana peper green onions 1 dill pickle and wishbone salad spray= Calories ~50 Carbs~ 4

1- Fudge graham chocolate new direction meal replacement bar= Calories-160 carbs- 12 Protein- 15g Soy Protein- 13g

For the rest of the night I have:

1- Strawberry Jello- Calories 10

1- Baked chicken breast Mrs. Dash onion and herb + 1 tsp Dijion mustard= Calories-120 Protein-25g Carbs-<1

1- Chocolate Robard replacement Pudding= Calories-200 Protein-27g Soy Protein-3 Total Carbs=10

Small green salad same as above

1- Hot cocoa Robard new direction meal replacement- Calories-200 Protein-27 Carbs-10g

okay okay so I know that looks like a lot of carbs.... but thats total carbs and the amount of carbs available for digestion into sugars is a lot less.

So Total= Calories-roughly 930 maybe 10 or 20 more depending on amounts

Protein- 110 roughly

Carbs- 45 give are take 1 or 2..... pretty good I think...