Keira Fae

sorry I didn't give any more update yesterday I as .... in an emotional train wreck They cancelled my appointment of the 18 and moved it to jan 22nd.... now they are telling me i do not need to do the liquid diet again HOWEVER they are not giving me any specific guideline. Except like no sugar i can follow a more or less normal diet. I wish they had a list of instruction when they delay someone for SO long. I already did 4 only liquid weeks. Now I am expected to do 5 more pre-op weeks. I found a list online and I think I will follow this guideline https://advancedsurgicalpartnersofva.com/util/forms/liver-reduction-diet.pdf it's a more or less "normal" diet that is for liver reduction. Now for a NSV I did not eat my frustration. I asked my boss to give me the week to digest all this and it was refused I was so upset at this.... so ill keep monitoring what I eat and stick it to this list I found but I need to re-do all my groceries and everything. And tell the government I don't need anything... yay...

I am so... pissed, annoyed, name it. My surgery was set for tomorrow they called me this afternoon to cancel it. i have been for 28 days on that stupid liquid diet and now i need to still be on it for i dont know how long. it was hard to do all these days, now i am out of their specific freaking protein unless they tell me i can eat like if i was post-op. I need to talk to them but today no one can answer me for anything.

My post op is similar 1-4: liquid 5-8: kinda liquid (can't translate it well) 9-15: purees 16-30: soft food 30+ : normal diet (must be 7 week post op before bread, pasta, rice & red meat) Can't wait to have post-op food. I am on day 26 of pre-op liquid. Getting my sleeve on monday and it is about time.

Having a stall or weight loss being slower is perfectly normal. If you are sure f what you eat that it is the right choices and know all your macro (a food journal especially in the first year is very important) weight will come down eventually. At 4 months you are still in the honeymoon phase. Let your body catch up and measure your body. You might not lose on the scale but your body might be changing. And if you have any worries about your diet, go see your nutritionist use all your tools.

good luck! you will soon be home I am supposed to have a 1 day surgery because they need the space that you take. I am expecting a unpleasant stay at the hospital. But that's the price of free health care. But I am very happy that I am on a Monday.

I am soon done with this liquid diet. Boy has it been a long journey for me. I am on the liquid diet since nov 20th. Surgery is next monday I am as excited as I am nervous. I feel like I got nothing ready.

I have been on my pre-op liquid only diet for now 24 days (my surgeon is asking for 4 weeks because my BMI is over 50...). For me the first day was hard because I hated the taste but I got used to it by the second day. I remind myself it is for a safe surgery and it is for my health. I took some broth on day 1 & 2 just so I could take all the shakes. It's not easy, but it is also a preparation for our future life after surgery. I won't lie, I had MANY cravings but I stayed stubborn on not cheating and instead I was telling my SO my craving (that somehow triggered him more then me...). I kept a journal, that I will continue in post-op for my food in take but I write how I feel and so on and it does help. If you have a craving try to change your mind, do something else and worst case scenario sleep it off. Better have more sleep then not following your surgeon plan. Best of luck!

So I read that after surgery people take a few days before having any bowel movement, so I was wondering if it was better to clean your colon before surgery. Sorry if it is TMI but I do think it is a good question. During my liquid diet I had here and there some constipation (I know with high Protein diet it is often a risk nothing to be worried about). I had some days that I did not poop at all. Some it was a couple of days accumulation. I know I was supposed to eat veggies but the Protein Shake fills me. So anyways if it better to use some enema before the actual surgery? I know I would feel better if my bowel were empty and I don't seem to find this specific info.

Few days left! How are you guys holding up on the liquid diet? Man I am glad it get easier by the weeks because it is hard! I am on my 23rd day and I am so sick of only having those protein shake that I am counting how many I have left to take (22 left 4xday + 2) and in a week we will have our sleeve

I am getting a bit hyped! Next monday I get my sleeve! 3 week so far on pre-op liquid diet, 16lbs loss (a total a 70lbs so far for me this year!)

So I will have my surgery on the 18/12 I see a lot of you have Protein goal and all i have is to do 25% protein 50 % vegetable 25% grains... They are mostly saying just do the Canadian eating guide.... From what I noticed a lot of post-op do keto or count calories, the guide I have from my surgeon is well... pretty bad Here are all my guidelines op day: Water or ice only day 1 to 4: water, clear broth, fruit juice (unsweetned and with water added), Jello (no precision if sweet or no sugar) day 5 to 8: cereals with milk (1 or 2%), fruit (mashed) day 9 to 15: cereals, white toast without crust, egg, chicken, fish with a light sauce (bechamel, tomato) veggies (all mashed of course) day 16 to 30: egg, cheese less than 20% fat, lentils, soft fruit, fish, chicken, ground meat 31 + regular / tender food. ground rule is: 3-4 part of milk and substitute 1 fruit portion, 2-3 vegetable portion 3 portion of bread/grain etc 2-3 portion of meat and substitute until i get to the numbers for the canadian eating guide ..... So do you guys think I should follow this guide or try to hit some macros?

I had a day 1 and 2 "mess" I couldn't handle the protein shake taste so I make a chicken broth soup to help me with the shake. On day 3 I managed to endure it without a broth help (I am not allowed to have broth). So in my defense I see most program let people have broth lol and I have a 4 week pre-op liquid diet so that broth will not affect anything at all. But I will be honest with my surgeon once I see him. I hope he won't be dissapointed.... I think he will be at the fact I didn't eat any veggies but heck if i'm not hungry I won't eat more.

I'm saving up in case I need it ever since I first meet with my surgeon. My surgery is covered but not plastic surgery. If I do decide to do it I will most probably do it out of the country if I find a nice office with a great rep. I lost almost 70lbs at the moment and my skin isn't too much of an issue but I don't know how it will be after surgery. I prefer plan ahead and hey if I don't need it I will plan a nice vacation instead

Whoa! you guys hardly got any time off after surgery! I will have at least 6 weeks off, they were giving a month before but they had best result when patients had another 2 week to adjust.

I told my struggles about him eating near me to people I know in real life and they said since I was the one deciding to get a sleeve done, then I must be considerate of my boyfriend and let him eat what he want where he want. That I must learn to have self control because it's like a diet... (to which I will say it's complete BS liquid diet isn't like ANY diet I did.). But since it was an opinion from someone I respect I let my boyfriend do what he want and eat whatever. I am having less struggles by the days probably because I know it is soon happening .... It's normally only the week-end anyways as we have different working hours. I know it is like tempting the head hunger but I will count any victories that I can have.

Mine is for dec 18, I am only doing shakes been on it since nov 20. I swear some days I wanted to just taste a food I like and spit it out just so my craving is dealt with... But i've been REALLY good even if my boyfriend eats delicious meals infront of me I didn't cave in and stuck to the shakes. Office brought us cookies and I resisted I am not hungry on the protein shakes it does upset my stomach at times tho. Another 14 days and I can say goodbye to those shakes and hello to broths! I am looking forward to broth soooo much. I started buying my jello and broth for my post op

As long as you are following your pre-op diet all should be fine. I don't know how it is in the states exacly... For me I had no weight to lose before pre-op (but I lost around 55lbs), and they didn't ask for any weight lost during pre-op, all they want really is your liver to shrink so they may operate you safely. Stall are normal. I am on liquid diet since 14 days now, and I stalled 3 times already.

Good luck I'm on my week 3 of pre-op diet of only liquid protein from the surgeon office.... I need to remind myself constently that this is for the precedure to be SAFE so I stick to my liquid religiously lol I am also due for the 18

sounds ... very..... tasty. But hey everytime you take one, you are a step closer to surgery! I will have my surgery in 18 days, liquid diet is "less" bad but still sucks. I get home wanting all kind of "delicious" greasy food. I crave them sooooo bad. But the good news in in 10 days I lost 10lbs! hoping to lose 10 more before surgery but if I don't it's fine too.

From my pure liquid idealfast, i haven't added any veggies as the shakes fills me enough, it takes about a week 1/2 for your body to accept it well. I would suggest adding fibers too. As constipation can be a real problem.

Kaydo, yes you should start changing your diet now! it will help. I learned last minute for my date and everything that I did a last restaurant and went ahead for my 4 weeks of hell lol You can just start nothing your caloric in take I was on calorie counting before I started liquid diet so I am not hungry .. just frustrated to just get those damn shakes lol. best of luck!

My stats are VERY close to yours! I am 33 presently: 338.6 5'7 my surgeon never asked for my goal but i'd love to be around 150-170 (it's more a we will see when we get there) surgery: 18/12

So am I good luck girls! And best of luck on the liquid diet!

I told 1 friends, my co-workers because I will miss 6 week or work and my parents. Otherwise I don't want the rest to know. For me it kind of feel like a failure to ask for help to get better if it makes any sense. At the same time I am excited. So many different emotions at the same time but I prefer a close circle.

I don't think it is an attachment to food to miss it while only on liquid... I think it's somewhat natural because we are used to eat and yes diet food seems HEAVENLY right now. i still got 3 liquid week to go, and god it can be so hard! And my weight is stalling.... lost 9lbs and now nothing for 4 days ....