Pre-op diets

[Jackhamptons 3]

Anyone have to do a one month pre-op diet? My surgeon was thinking that's what I will have to if I decide to go with surgery. I guess my high bmi

[JessicaAnn 564]

My bmi is about 47 and I have to do a 3 week

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

I started with a 55 BMI. I did three months of an 800 calorie low carb/high Protein VLCD and then three weeks of a preop that is 3 Protein drinks and a lean and green meal (lean and green = lean Protein source plus a salad or serving of greens/no oil.

My BMI is now under 49 and my surgery is in four days! I am so happy to have had a very long time to prepare mentally and physically for this huge change. Yes I had a few slip ups.. but I learned from them and for the most part I stuck to my eating plan very closely. I can now go into surgery confident that I CAN stick with the post-op diet and I'm NOT a slave to food. I also know that I have prepared my body well and will have an easier surgery because of it... So my advice is don't lament that you have a long preop, embrace it as a very positive thing! You can do it and you'll feel so great that you did!