Day 10 of Pre-Op diet. Have I cheated? Yes......Do I suggest you to cheat? No.....
I called my Doctor's office and spoke to the Dietician and told him this is crazy! I wanted to know why there is such a difference in the diets just like you do carbgrl.....why do some people have to go on the liquids for 2 weeks and some people can at least have one high Protein sensible meal a day a long with their Protein shakes (Optifast is what I have to drink 24/7, with SF Jell-O, tea, coffee, diet green tea, anything clear and liquid pretty much).
He explained I could go off the liquids or eat the one high protein sensible meal a day and continue with my Optifast shakes. They would still do my surgery, but it makes it difficult on the back-end during recovery and adjusting to the liquids I will be drinking after getting banded and the "puree" I will be doing after the liquids.
So basically there are two reasons why the liquids are introduced 2 weeks before the surgery.
1. Like JackyL said:
2. Your ability to adjust to liquids and get in that "mind-set". Let's face it. These protein shakes are going to be our best friends for the rest of our lifes, not just two weeks before surgery. It is now or never to learn that the liquid side of being banded exist and is starting now.
It makes it a struggle the entire time during your Pre-op liquid diet if you eat ANYTHING outside of what you are suppose to eat. I hit my brick wall on the 4th day.....cheated on the 6th day, hit the brick wall everyday since then.
My surgery is scheduled for April 14th at 9am. Am I ready? I don't know yet....doing a lot of soul searching right now.
I am not looking at this to lose weight, I am doing this to get healthy. I quit smoking on March 17th which was a breeze compared to what I am going through right now..but I have committed to myself that I am going to get healthy so I am taking the steps in that diretion.
Starting Weight was 244
Current Weight is 238
Goal Weight.....A HEALTHY BMI!:sad:
