Wouldn't Atkins Essentially Do The Same Thing As The 2 Wk Pre-Op Diet?

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I know my dr requires the 2 wk liquid diet and I know the reason but wouldn't something like the Atkins or South Beach diet essentially do the same thing? I know tons of weight can be lost on low carb diets and wouldn't that do the same thing to shrink your liver or am I totally off? It seems cruel and unusual punishment to put us overweight folks on a totally liquid diet PRE surgery. LOL

My doctor has me on the liquid diet for 2 wks pre-op to shrink the liver. I had my choice of whatever Protein drinks i wanted to use as ling as the numbers match up with dictor requirements. I picked atkins drinks. If you have solid foods during this time the liver is affected by that.