Pre-Op Diet

[Trish Allen 2]

Starting my pre-op diet this Sunday. Any suggestions to make it thru? I do great during the day. It's the evening I have trouble with. I can eat a whole days calories from 7pm to 10pm if I am not careful.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

[Kayla 6]

Starting my pre-op diet this Sunday. Any suggestions to make it thru? I do great during the day. It's the evening I have trouble with. I can eat a whole days calories from 7pm to 10pm if I am not careful.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

What are you doing for a pre-op diet?

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

Starting my pre-op diet this Sunday. Any suggestions to make it thru? I do great during the day. It's the evening I have trouble with. I can eat a whole days calories from 7pm to 10pm if I am not careful.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

Not sure what you are doing for a pre op diet but I was on a totally liquid diet.... 5 Optifast Protein Shakes. I drank them about 8a, 11a, 2p, 6p and 10p. During the day at work I was fine...just filling the time in between with Water and hot tea. At night watching TV I had 1 or 2 sugar free popsicles. That was my life saver!

I wont lie... the first 5 days were very tough. Cold turkey on caffine, carbonation, salts, sugars, fats and solid food in general. Not to mention I started my pre op the day before Thanksgiving. By the time I went to work on Monday I was in a routine and the next 10 days sailed by.

Best of luck to you! You can do it!

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

I have no idea wihy this posted twice. sorry

[jen120 23]

Good Luck! If you are doing Protein Shakes, make sure you find one that you like. I didnt do that I and I really regret it.

Evenings were really, really tough for me. I wasnt really hungry, but I wanted food badly. I reminded myself that the pre-op diet was to shrink my liver and just kept telling myself if I messed up they wouldnt do my surgery. It helped keep me on track. Also, I did a lot of crying, yelling and being bitchy because I was missing my food. Luckily people around me really were supportive and understood what I was going through.

You can do it!

[Cindy C 150]

Go to bed at seven!

[Trish Allen 2]

What are you doing for a pre-op diet?

1st week it's 2 Protein Shakes (less than 200 cals and at least 15 gms protein) and a frozen dinner

2nd weeks its 4 Protein shakes/day.

Can supplement with broth, s/f Jello, popsicles,

[aliciab 8]

I can honestly say that my doctor explained to me that such a drastic pre-surgery diet was not necessary. My BMI is only 37 so that may have had something to do with it but he said that surgeons are to lazy to explain that it's the carbohydrates that your body is filtering through the liver and causing it to swell so they just say "do what I tell you". He advised a one week pre-op diet of very low carbohydrate, nutritious foods, not just Protein Shakes. For all of those who are thinking whoaaaaa that sounds crazy? He's a Center of Excellence facility.

[Trish Allen 2]

I can honestly say that my doctor explained to me that such a drastic pre-surgery diet was not necessary. My BMI is only 37 so that may have had something to do with it but he said that surgeons are to lazy to explain that it's the carbohydrates that your body is filtering through the liver and causing it to swell so they just say "do what I tell you". He advised a one week pre-op diet of very low carbohydrate, nutritious foods, not just Protein Shakes. For all of those who are thinking whoaaaaa that sounds crazy? He's a Center of Excellence facility.

So is my physician. And he has done a million lap band surgeries in his practice. I think I will just stick with the professionals.