Hi, my surgery is in 3 weeks and I have my pre-op visit next week. I am very nervous about the pre-op diet.What are you eating and how many calories are you allowed per day?? I guess I am not sure what optifast is??? Good luck with your surgery and keep up the good work with your pre-op diet. Please give me any suggestions that you have that will help me to be strong and on the right track. Best of luck over the next few day!!!

optifast is like a full calorie shake you drink 5 a day and i can have suger free popsicles and sugerfree jello, non calorie drinks. my diet is roughly 900 calories a day... my doctor proscribes it to reduce the size of the liver pre surgery and to drop weight to reduce complications. Im having issues with being a mom and having to cook....i havent cheated!!! im super proud of my self. advice for you is not to watch tv too much because tv commercials are VERY VERY tempting especially in the first 4-5 days.. remove all temptation from the house. MOST important "tell yourself every day im strong and i can do this"

On day 7 of my liquid diet... I still have one protein shake for breakfast and two slimfast shakes in the afternoon. I was able to add a small salad starting last Sunday...I agree with the TV thing... looking at all of the adds just seems to make you crave things that you don't even really like... Cooking for my family was a challenge in the beginning but I just make sure that I am not hungry while cooking. We still eat together, I just have a salad... I did cheat on Mothers Day... I had one shrimp scampi... the guilt was just too much... ugh.. Hubby tried to force some of his catfish on me last night.... lol... just kept on eating my salad and shaking my head... just remember to keep your goal in mind...