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I'm having the sleeve done in November and wanted to try the pre op diet to see how well I can do. Does anyone know what the diet consist of?

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depends on your surgeon..

some have you do 2 weeks liquid only diet.. Protein shakes & Water..

some have you eat low carb & do Protein Shakes the last couple days..

some don't have a pre-op diet at all.

most common (from what i've seen on the board) is the 2 week liquid diet.

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Thanks! I'll check around.

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I was given a diet of 2 wks of high Protein. Low fat and low carb. And wk before surgery 3 to 5 Protein Shakes and I cup of Soup daily

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My pre-op was a lean and green diet for 2 weeks.

Protein shake for Breakfast and lunch

dinner was lean Protein with a large salad.

I usually did tuna, but occassionally had shrimp or chicken. My salads were large and had all kinds of veggies in them, too. If I got hungry after dinner, I was allowed to have a Protein Shake.

I lost 10 pounds on my pre-op diet.

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Mine was 5 days of nothing but Protein Shakes and Soups with 1 can of tuna or small piece of grilled chicken per day, and then the next 5 days nothing but the Protein shakes and Soup. I lost 15 pounds and was remarkably never hungry, but I had no calorie limit.

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Mine was 20 grams of carbs or less per day, low fat for 2 weeks. Clear Liquids only the day before. I was happy to not have to do the liquid diet before. It really varies so much by doctor.

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Thanks everyone :)

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