I need help with Pre -op diet

jennielee82 · March 10, 2011

Hello,

Guys Im doing really bad I get so hungry and irritable I just give up. Up till now I had so much control and now seems like maybe Im not a good candiate for the surgury .

thanks everyone

jen

MarcyLoo · March 10, 2011

Hello,

Guys Im doing really bad I get so hungry and irritable I just give up. Up till now I had so much control and now seems like maybe Im not a good candiate for the surgury .

thanks everyone

jen

Talk to us hun....let us help...

jennielee82 · March 10, 2011

Well, Since last Feb I have lost 40 pounds on my own with self control and exercise. And no these shakes are making crash and burn. I find my self cheating. Because I get so hungry my stomach growls and hurts so then when I cheat I eat stuff I havent been eating, the bad stuff. Im getting this surgury for alot of reasons but mainly is to be healthy. Right now I feel like a failure.. Do I call my doctor and just tell him Im cheating or keep trying. I feel aweful

honk · March 10, 2011

Jennie, I would speak with him about the problems you are having. I totally get this is hard believe me! Are you on Optifast or something similar or can you buy your own Protein powder? If you are buying powder they are not all created equal. They can range from 100-250 cal for 25-30 g of protein; and vary in carbs. I bring this up because if you chose Protein super low in carbs and calories then perhaps you could make them with fat free milk (which sure adds carbs but also ads 8 g of of protein). Also I add suger/fat free pudding powder, suger free chocolate syryup, or Davinchi suger free syrups found in the coffe isle. There are ways of making the shakes taste better.

Now some tough love. And a disclaimer. I am not a medical professional and you should always follow your doctors orders. If you are going to "cheat" know you are going to "cheat" and plan ahead. The planning ahead part for me has become one off my top 5 post banding eating rules. You mention being so hungry you eat bad things. My psychologist calls that irrational hunger: so hungry you can't control what or how much. She said never let yoursel get that hungry. You will choose inappropriate food. On this preop diet (high protein low carb); if you are going to eat would'nt it make sense to have grilled chicken breast strips (like premade ones from the store) instead of chips or crackers? If you don't plan ahead though you can't buy chicken breast from the vending machine at work.

Now for some chearing up. You did really well dieting in the last year. My nurse described surgery as follows: think of your torso as a over filled suitcase. When you lose weight it's like taking some of the clothes out. When the doctor goes in he has to feel around through a lot of stuff to get to the bottom where your stomach is. The less stuff in the way the easier his job. So by losing 40 pounds you've made his job easier; he's just looking for some more help!