My Pro OP diet

areellady · April 7, 2007

Hi All,

I was reading a thread about some peoples pre op diet just being liquid. I have a two week pre op diet consisting of 9-11 oz of Protein ( they tell you which protein..very very low fat), two servings of fruit and at least two servings of veggies a day! I started that yesterday and I thought I was gonna die by about three oclock!!! :faint: After I got through the mid afternoon phase I was doing okay. Hope today is ok...11 oz of protein...I wonder if I will waste away before surgery..LOL:biggrin1: I must admit though, it felt nice going to bed NOT stuffed.:hungry:

edieparks · April 7, 2007

Yes!!!! Each day on that awful diet I hated it but I felt like I was in control of my destiny. It is the WORST of this journey.

My family later told me they thought was my bravest moment . They said they knew I was committed when I went thru the liquid stage. It made me "shine" and swell up with pride when they told me that.

So shine and swell,

edie

LFERLAND · April 7, 2007

Yes, I had to be on 3 packages of Optifast (from the physician) a day for 3 weeks and althogh I could eat 1 serving of veggies (broccoli, cauliflower or cucumber) a day, I got sick of the veggies very quickly. At least the Optifast kept me full most often.

areellady · April 8, 2007

WOW Edie...you have done SOOOO great and good job...it is nice when family says nice things..it makes it feel so much better to know that someone notices you and the things you are doing...hmmm how much Protein does Optifast have in it?