Concerned About Pre-Op Diet...

[Lilbelly 31]

Lucky you Jess! Best of luck, keep in touch!

[brlgirl 112]

I have been on my pre-op diet since the 19th (which will be 2 weeks before my surgery). I get to drink 2 Protein Shakes (yummy) and a small meal which included 4oz of lean meat (chicken, fish, beef--I eat vension), 1c veggies (no corn, carrots, potatoes, starchy veggies) and 1c. fruit (no bananas). The dinner is great...but I was starving for a few days...now it's better. Weekends are especially hard (I have a 3 year old and a husband who works 12 hour days and tells me he needs to eat.) I have lost 13 pounds and am getting excited..

[yelorz 9]

I have been on my pre-op diet since the 19th (which will be 2 weeks before my surgery). I get to drink 2 Protein shakes (yummy) and a small meal which included 4oz of lean meat (chicken, fish, beef--I eat vension), 1c veggies (no corn, carrots, potatoes, starchy veggies) and 1c. fruit (no bananas). The dinner is great...but I was starving for a few days...now it's better. Weekends are especially hard (I have a 3 year old and a husband who works 12 hour days and tells me he needs to eat.) I have lost 13 pounds and am getting excited..

You've lost 13 pounds since Thursday? WOW!!

[brlgirl 112]

You've lost 13 pounds since Thursday? WOW!!

no...oops I made a typo...I started on the 12th and have lost 13 pounds.

[kbliss78 123]

My Dr did adkins recommended for two weeks. I started a week early. I have lost 8 lbs in 8 days but it feels weird eating all this meat when some are doing shakes......

[luvamonte 0]

Hello All! Surgery date May 7th, 2012! All I get is 3 shakes per day (Bariatric Advantage), Protein Bars for Snacks and O calorie drinks for 2 weeks. I think I will buy some A&W Diet Root beer and mix it with the powder. I need to get some more Splenda and then buy some sugar-free Jello. Any Other ideas? Any ideas on the brand name of broths?

[twins4me2 15]

I have been reading the pre-op diets that everyone is on. I am also on a 1 week liquid diet to shrink my liver. The thing is:

I worked for a weightloss clinic for 2 years and the Dr. there always said to start off a diet getting 70grams to 100grams of lean Protein to get your liver to dump all the fat and boost your weightloss. I have done this several times in the past and always loose 10 or 15lbs in a couple of weeks.

So I think some Drs. put us on the liquid diets just to get us ready for what is ahead after surgery. This is there way of seeing if we will comply to the dietary changes necessary for living and loosing with the lapband.

GETTING BANDED THIS THURSDAY!!!!!!!HOORAY HOORAY I AM ON MY WAY....TO A BRAND NEW BANDED ME.

[indyhandmade 43]

I hope your surgery went well Jess.

At the last vist with the dietician, he recomended staying on the liver reduction diet, the same I had been on for six months. It's basically low-fat, low-carb. I attend a class two weeks prior to surgery, so maybe it changes.

[twins4me2 15]

I know its been almost a week on the liquid diet and I am not starving anymore. I do get hungry, but the Protein Shakes and broth seem to be enough. for now

[JessRess 14]

Thanks everyone! Everything is great except for the gas pains. I'm getting tired of laying on ny back... I pressed a pillow against my belly and I'm kind of on my side, which is really nice.

If anyone has heard of or knows of any way to get rid of the chest/shoulder pain I'd love to hear it!