Questions about getting ready

[Harpo 30]

I start my liquid diet next Tuesday. Surgery 2 weeks later (2/26).

Wondering if there are any diet changes I should be making over the next four or five days? I've been kind of scrambling the last few days to eat at some of my favorite restaurants that I won't be eating at for awhile. Been eating pretty bad. Honestly, I'm getting kind of sick of eating out, and am just wondering if there are things that will make transitioning to the liquid diet easier?

[PerezL84 66]

Personally I don't think so. Is all in determination and self commitment. In other words..how bad do you want this surgery to work for you? Try not gaining weight because ur first week or two you will be losing the weight you gain during the preop instead of the weight u always had. Good luck n try using the preop tab for further questions before surgery.

[devinsgram 3]

Hi my surgery is on the 27th so i am right behind you good luck. I have been cutting back have lost a few pounds, i substitute 1 meal a day with Protein Shake it is working pretty good. I start my full liquids on the 12, nervous and scared about the 27th how are you holding up. Theresa

[Chimera 644]

My surgeon only has us on Clear Liquids the day before surgery - he has patients do Atkins induction rather than weeks of liquid - which is rough (I know I've done 4 months of Optifast before - 400 cals a day and shakes only).

The greatest motivator for me sticking to the liver shrinking, high Protein - very low carb diet is remembering my surgeon saying that if they went in and you had a big, fat, liver they would close you back up and cancel your surgery, or convert to an open surgery and open you up stem to stern....scary as heck to me lol.

I guess my liver was teeny haha. Lost 14 lbs in the 2 weeks prior on my pre-op diet. Cutting carbs drastically hurts, but the less you consume the less you want - honestly. Drink oceans of Water - it will help with hunger and you need to be hydrated - the last thing I did the night before surgery at midnight was to chug my drink - I knew it would be a long time before I could do it, if ever, again (I can - its a mini-chug) - ditch the carbonated, and I ditched drip coffee - it adds to my acid problem and can make me both hungry and dehydrated.

I now try and avoid anything with wheat - and avoid refined carbs as much as possible because if I don't I am head hungry all the time. Processed carbs affect the same areas in the brain that drugs like cocaine and heroin do - no wonder it is so hard to stop.

Good luck - it's an amazing journey.