Ready2BFit

Good morning. So my surgery is Monday morning at 7:30am and with God's help everything will be fine and I will go home on Tuesday per my insurance. For those who sing in the church choir, would I be able to sing that following Sunday which is Easter Sunday? I really don't want to miss church. Please help.

Well here it is one week from the day my life will change forever and a new healthy approach. This has indeed been a journey and learning about what is ahead makes it so much better. I am so grateful to God for allowing me to have a new life and just enjoy fullness. Thank you for everyone who is reading this for you have been a motivational tool like no other.

Thank you very much but last night I slipped and had 6 small turkey meatballs. This preop diet is hard being a meat eater but I will do it. This morning i had my spinach and egg white omelette with 20 ounces of water and green tea. I have only dropped 9.8 pounds but i want to drop 5 more and be at least 250 for surgery. We will see what my surgeon say on tomorrow.

I am on day 9 and have lost 9.8 pounds. It is hard in that today will mark my last day of food. Tomorrow at my preop appointment I am going to talk with my surgeon to see if i can just do three protein shakes a day to ensure my liver is small and get ready for the post op diet..

Congratulations.

You are in my prayers and I pray everything is okay.

LOL..you sound just like me. But I have to attest that the Unjury protein shakes are really good and i love the chocolate one. There is also the Chicken soup that is good as well. Try the unjury starter kit that way you can try them all and pick from their.

So this weekend, hubby and I decided we would do our date night like we have done every single month. However, I completely forgot that I should have done it before the PreOp Diet. But went to see Hunger Games which was an awesome movie and I had nachos and cheese...OMG! It was so good but half way through the taste of the salt made me stop. At first I felt really bad but my husband was very proud of me because he stated he noticed my reaction to the food and he knew I wasn't going to finish it all. In the end, I didn't feel bad because I had one slip but it was the thought that I might have messed up the previous 6 days preparing for the surgery over some nachos and cheese. In the end, I got on the scale this morning and I am down about 2 pounds since Friday. Therefore since I started the PreOp Diet last Monday, I have dropped 8 pounds. Did anyone else cheat over the weekend?

You can do it. Last night I had a meltdown and went off on everyone in the house. My eight year old was so mad and said he wanted his old mom back. Trust me it is hard but push through it.

For the last four days I have been really trying to focus on what I am consuming to ensure my liver has shrunk. This is hard because I feel like the only thing I eat are vegetables and fruit with creme of wheat and oatmeal. What confuses me is yes I have dropped 6 pounds since Monday but will my liver really be small enough? I can still eat cabbage and greens but I don't know if they are good for me. What I am really considering is after my preop appointment on next Wednesday to just start on the clear liquids for Thursday through Sunday. This would give me at least four good days to try to get my liver smaller. Another bad thing that I am noticing since I have sick with sinus and allergies is that I'm not getting that 64 plus ounces of water a day. As you can see I am in a panic mood right now. Please help me PLEASE!!!

Good morning everyone. Well I am on Day 5 of the PreOp Diet and I must say things are MUCH better. The first three days were really hard and I had the worst headache. At one point, I was even thinking about cancelling the whole thing and just give up; however something inside of me made me go on. So I have been drinking the Unjury and Celebrate Protein Shakes which are extremely good. Has anyone tried to put fresh fruit in the chocolate or the vanilla? I want to know what other varities are you all using. In addition, I have a huge container of Whey Protein Powder that I use as a dipping sauce for my sugar free popsicles...yes I am getting creative.

Thanks everyone. I am doing better today and have already had 2 protein shakes (42 grams of protein) and will be having Souper Salad for lunch. Of course, the goal is to plan my soup selection before going because several of their soups are high in fat and carbs. This weekend will truly be a hard test for me.

Congratulations to everyone. I'm April 2nd and on Day 5 of my PreOp Diet. We can all do it with God's help.

you are truly my motivation girl....I'm so proud of you. Maybe I will get there in about 5 weeks.

This helps me so much because I am so afraid of surgery. My surgery is April 2nd and I'm doing the preop diet now. My mind always wonders about what if something happens during surgery and their are complications. If I can get this fear out of my head and know that everything will be okay, I think I can do this. This is indeed a journey and an emotional one at that.

Well it is Day 3 and i must say this morning I had the worst Headache. On yesterday my meals included a Yoplait Greek Yogurt smoothie, soup and cabbage which were good. On today: Breakfast: 2 egg whites omelette with spinach and salsa (10 grams of protein) Snack: Muscle Milk vanilla Creme Protein Shake (25 grams of protein) Lunch: salad with fat free french, oranges and vegan soup Snack: Yoplait Greek Yogurt Smoothie whey Protein (30 grams of protein) Have no idea about dinner but it will probably be vegetables. I am only to have three meals a day with two Protein Shakes in between. However, starting next Wednesday after my preop appointment, I think I am going to move to clear liquid for the remainder just to make sure. However, I got on the scale today and already down 4 pounds!! We can and WILL do this!!!

Hello everyone. There is a question since I haven't received any information. Since my surgery is April 2nd, when and how should I start the PreOp Diet. My bariatric coordinator stated I should have received something in the mail, but nothing is there. If you could help, that would be great.

I'm in Dallas and good luck!

Day one was pure hell for me. oatmeal with raisins and craisins for Breakfast, Protein Shake, salad with light dressing and unjury chicken Soup, Protein shake, 6 crackers, two graham crackers, salad, broccoli cheese soup, sugar free pudding and sugar free jello...which accounted for low calories and high protein. WHERE IS THE MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!