PreOp liquid diet help!

[Oxlaurenlove 1]

my rny is scheduled for valentines day and I'm so nervous as the date gets closer! my surgeon has me starting my liquid diet of 6 shakes a day with snacking sugar free Jello and Popsicles .. however I'm a stay at home mom with an 18 month old daughter that I have to cook for and feed 3 times a day!! anybody have the same problems??!?! how did you do it? any tips would be appreciated

[kat77 63]

i don't know why he wants you to have 6 a day....so it is hard to say. mine has me on 2 a day with at least 30 g of Protein in each and a lean meat and veg for dinner. but i would say to follow his instructions. when i make my family meals i just prepare theirs first and then make my shake and eat with them. for dinner i usually only have part of what I make or something entirely different depending on what i make them. the key is meal planning. plan your time and meals so that you can eat with your family and not feel left out, and so they can enjoy your company....its to easy to hide in the bedroom when I cook them something I cannot have, but i figure i better get used to it. i hope you find a way to manage it all. i know it is hard to be a stay-at-home-mom...I am one too, and having to prepare 9 different meals is no fun.my surgery is feb 6th BTY

[Oxlaurenlove 1]

i don't know why he wants you to have 6 a day....so it is hard to say. mine has me on 2 a day with at least 30 g of Protein in each and a lean meat and veg for dinner. but i would say to follow his instructions. when i make my family meals i just prepare theirs first and then make my shake and eat with them. for dinner i usually only have part of what I make or something entirely different depending on what i make them. the key is meal planning. plan your time and meals so that you can eat with your family and not feel left out' date=' and so they can enjoy your company....its to easy to hide in the bedroom when I cook them something I cannot have, but i figure i better get used to it. i hope you find a way to manage it all. i know it is hard to be a stay-at-home-mom...I am one too, and having to prepare 9 different meals is no fun.my surgery is feb 6th BTY[/quote']

thank you so much!! these tips really helped! you're so right! :-)

[kat77 63]

That's what we are all here for right...we need each other to get through it successfully. I am getting nervous about my surgery too.. I have only 14 days to go....

[Oxlaurenlove 1]

That's what we are all here for right...we need each other to get through it successfully. I am getting nervous about my surgery too.. I have only 14 days to go....

I know i love this app! it's really helping me get through this process! you're one week before mine, best of luck to you I wish you the best! :-)

[katiemay0101 26]

I am a single Mom and here's what I did. I counted up how many meals I needed for my girls and pre-made them. It shortened the time I spent cooking in the kitchen when I started the shakes. I got little snack packs, filled them up and made one cabinet just for those 2 weeks. My girls thought it was great that they got to pick their Snacks. My freezer was full of easy re-heat meals. I also asked my Mom to take my girls out for pizza half way through. Its my trigger food so it was really nice of her to take my girls for me so they didn't miss out. But ya, I pre-made everything. Good luck and I know you can do it.