Am i eating too much preop!?

[Emilee68 46]

I feel like I'm eating too much I'm supposed to have 2-3 Protein Shakes a day and 2-3 Protein Bars a day and one meal with 5 oz of lean met and 2 cups of veggies. I've only lost 6 lbs and I'm one week away from surgery. Should I have like maybe Soup for lunch instead of a Protein Bar and shake? I'm afraid I'm not gonna loose enough in time for my surgery and my liver will be too big! HELP ME!! Lol!!

[No game 14,437]

Two to three shakes AND 2 to 3 bars??

Your weight loss is good though

How long have you been on it?

[Emilee68 46]

Yes...it said to have a shake AND bar at Breakfast, shake AND bar at lunch, shake or bar for snack in afternoon and shake for bar for nighttime snack after dinner. I thought the same thing!! Lol. I feel like I need to replace lunch with maybe Soup and Water. I feel like I'm consuming too much...

[AussieLady 521]

Wow, that is a lot of calories and a lot of protein! I would check on that, my pre-op. was 3 Protein Shakes per day.

[No game 14,437]

What's the calorie, Protein in the shakes and bars?

And how long is the pre op diet?

[Emilee68 46]

What's the calorie, Protein in the shakes and bars?

And how long is the pre op diet?

The shakes have 160 calories and 30 g of protien...the bars are the Atkins Advantage bars, they have 250 calories and 17 g of protien. My preop diet is for 2 weeks...i have 1 week left from today until surgery....

[No game 14,437]

Ok then I suspect a typo!! Because the shake and bar TOGETHER are way to much Protein at once... And to many calories I would call and take only one of those at a time..

[Emilee68 46]

Ok then I suspect a typo!! Because the shake and bar TOGETHER are way to much Protein at once... And to many calories I would call and take only one of those at a time..

I thought I was taking in too much....

[No game 14,437]

Don't forget though...6 pounds in a week is really good!!

[Chimera 644]

That does seem like a lot for pre-op - you are doing great with your loss so far. Though my surgeon has us do Atkins induction, I think many folks have 2-3 shakes a day, with one lean Protein meal and some leafy greens - maybe a bar as a snack here and there. Some folks are just shakes - which seems so cruel!

Our bodies can only absorb so much Protein at a time - even excess protein will be stored - as a material we want to get rid of i.e. fat, if we do not burn it off. I would worry more about composition of meals rather than calories at this point (even Atkins pre-made stuff does not have enough protein and too many carbs for me - sounds like the shakes could be Premier - my favorite) - the object of a pre-op diet is to shrink your liver down do they can maneuver during surgery - best of luck!

[Khloé 89]

I'm a Dr. Nick patient too! I haven't got the *actual* guidelines from him yet, but I seem to remember hearing somewhere that his pre-op diet was like two shakes a day and then a lean dinner (like the one you mentioned), but that you could also have a bar (or two) for snack if you felt hungry. Don't hold me to that, but I do remember hearing that somewhere. Good luck! I'm going to add you as a friend if that's ok. I'm being sleeved on April 8th.

[Emilee68 46]

I'm a Dr. Nick patient too! I haven't got the *actual* guidelines from him yet' date=' but I seem to remember hearing somewhere that his pre-op diet was like two shakes a day and then a lean dinner (like the one you mentioned), but that you could also have a bar (or two) for snack if you felt hungry. Don't hold me to that, but I do remember hearing that somewhere. Good luck! I'm going to add you as a friend if that's ok. I'm being sleeved on April 8th.[/quote']

I don't mind that you added me as a friend! My surgery is next Tuesday at Forest Park Dallas. Your being sleeved 3 days after my birthday! I hope everything goes great for you! keep in touch