pre op Diet

[nurseghana 167]

Day 1

[No game 14,437]

take care... And you will do great!!

[nurseghana 167]

take care... And you will do great!!

Thanks laura hurger now and it is just day 1

[No game 14,437]

I know and remember that part well!

Someone here last night said that they thought that the pre- op diet was the hardest part...

Just know that it's only for a little while.

And remember how blessed you are to be given this opportunity!

I say that because I feel so lucky that I was able to do this when I see so many people that for whatever reason are obese and can't have this surgery.

You can do it

[annabelle 76]

well done keep busy and stay focus x

[brkaah 7]

I start my Pre op diet tommorrow, surgery is on 3/6/13 in TJ at Mi hospital

[Bowgirl 19]

My surgery date is also March 6 at INT hospital with Dr. Ponce Deleon. Yeah! It's getting close.

[Rohler1520 119]

Day 1

I start Friday. How did day one go?

[nurseghana 167]

O my not good in the morning it was ok by for I need real food I also found out that I can have popsicle Jello and broth I was just doing the Protein Shake with a salad

[No game 14,437]

Go get yourself some good broth! It really helps.

[Rohler1520 119]

O my not good in the morning it was ok by for I need real food I also found out that I can have popsicle Jello and broth I was just doing the Protein shake with a salad

Oh no,maybe the extras will help.

[amytug 996]

Go get yourself some good broth! It really helps.

What's good?

[No game 14,437]

You really want to know?? I make my own chicken broth.. The canned stuff is yucky:o

I just buy a chicken and put it in a pot of Water with salt pepper and garlic ( I buy the frozen cubes a trader joes) cook for about an hour skimming the top once and a while. Take the chicken out cool the broth for a little while and skim some of the fat out, not to much though..

I shred the chicken off the bones and make dinners with it for the family (burritos, Soup, enchilada etc)

You asked Amy

Edit) short of that though a lot of people go to their favorite restaurant, buy their favorite Soup and ask for mostly broth and go home and strain it and drink.. Good idea I think

[two_boysmom 20]

I started my pre-op diet today gearing up for the sleeve on the 26th. My doctor has me drinking 4 of the BariEssential shakes. I was so relieved to add the PB2, because I was struggling with just the Protein added to Almond Milk. It was too foamy for my liking.

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

You really want to know?? I make my own chicken broth.. The canned stuff is yucky:o

I just buy a chicken and put it in a pot of Water with salt pepper and garlic ( I buy the frozen cubes a trader joes) cook for about an hour skimming the top once and a while. Take the chicken out cool the broth for a little while and skim some of the fat out, not to much though..

I shred the chicken off the bones and make dinners with it for the family (burritos, Soup, enchilada etc)

You asked Amy

Edit) short of that though a lot of people go to their favorite restaurant, buy their favorite soup and ask for mostly broth and go home and strain it and drink.. Good idea I think

I used to use a whole chicken but now I use mostly backs because they're cheap and give fantastic broth. I boil a bunch of chicken backs and leg quarters in a pot of Water with bay, onion celery and carrots, salt pepper and garlic cloves. Boil for 1 hour take the meat off the bones. save the meat for another use. return the bones and skin to the pot with veggies and simmer for 5 hours. Strain the broth but do not try to squeeze out the veg/bones just let the juice gently drain from them. refrigerate until it sets up. I scoop off ALL the hardened fat from the top. This makes quite a concentrated stock, I thin it down with water and add a little adobo seasoning (or garlic salt) before drinking. for a nice different flavor, I'll sometimes add a bit of ground sage.

How ever you make your broth, homemade broth is soooooooooo much nicer than canned!

BTW, if you've roasted chicken legs in the oven for your family, you can scrape all the drippings into a pot (especially the really sticky brown bits... TRUST ME on this one you want to scrape ALL of those fabulous drippings), and save the bones and add those to the pot too.. add some veggie scraps and boil for 5 hours. then skim the fat. The resulting broth is dark in color, but has an AMAZINGLY delicious taste