So I cheated on the pre op

[tjcrookie 0]

Well long story short I am on liquids for 14 days prior tothe surgery. Protein Shakes, and Water, thats it. Well today I just couldn't deal with it and went to the local convenient store and got a burrito and a coke. Felt like crap afterwards, but my god did it feel good to have something in my stomach. I am 7 days away, do you think this will hurt my chances for the surgery. I heard the whole point was to shrink the liver, how long does it take to do that?

[reverie 49]

You'll be fine, just stick to the diet from now on. Good luck!

[jennifer1 180]

one slip up shouldnt hurt you...but try to stick to the diet..your almost there!

[tjcrookie 0]

I am sure everyone has been there, your 300+ pounds and trying to work ( I am a football coach so lots of physical activity ) and your just burning through those shakes and you can't do the things you need to do in the day cause you have a lack of energy. U let yourself get near it and bam you cheat lol.

So far I cheated only twice, this time, and then the first day I tried the liquid diet, I ate a bunch of my normal junk just cause I wasn't ready to mentally do it.

[savdbyegrace 0]

I have cheated as well, but with cheese sticks, chicken, pork, just something to chew on!!!!!

[ButterflyM 2]

Question- with shakes and Water only diet, can u add some sf Jello to the shakes to add more flavor?? & Good Luck with the rest of your pre op diet, u can do it.

[onikenbai 33]

Question- with shakes and Water only diet, can u add some sf Jello to the shakes to add more flavor?? & Good Luck with the rest of your pre op diet, u can do it.

Adding SF Jello or other no calorie flavourings to the shakes should be fine. They do tend to get a little bland... You can also try the Da Vinci sugar free syrups and there's lots of flavours of those.

[onikenbai 33]

Well long story short I am on liquids for 14 days prior tothe surgery. Protein shakes, and Water, thats it. Well today I just couldn't deal with it and went to the local convenient store and got a burrito and a coke. Felt like crap afterwards, but my god did it feel good to have something in my stomach. I am 7 days away, do you think this will hurt my chances for the surgery. I heard the whole point was to shrink the liver, how long does it take to do that?

That was a huge cheat... fat, carbs and sugar. Don't do it again or you may wake up from surgery bandless. It's been known to happen. Breaking ketosis like that will also make your appetite come back like crazy, making the next week more miserable.

The time it takes to shrink you liver depends on how fatty it was to begin with, and that depends on your weight and your genetics. There are some perfectly skinny people out there who naturally have fatty livers. If the liver is still too fatty by the time the surgeon gets in there, it will be too dangerous to use the retractor on it without risk of damage. Starving it of carbs and sugars makes it tighten up and the retractor is less likely to damage it. Livers bleed like crazy if you nick em, and so it is a potentially serious complication the surgeon won't risk.