I did a 2 week liquid diet and it consisted of Carnation Instant Breakfest No sugar added, broth, sf jello, sugar free popsicles I never did find the sf popsicles before surgery... I never cheated I followed the diet and lost 10# However towards the end The CIB was making me sick it was tasting horribly sweet so I stopped drinking that a few days prior to surgery. I have tried drinking since surgery and it is still horribly sweet... so I guess I broke my sugar addiction! And the Liquid before surgery is to help shrink the Liver