Pre-op diet

[cab127 65]

Yup!! And I hope they don't think in gonna make 1200 cals a day on it. There's no way I could do that and it be healthy!

Just found out I have to do three weeks starting 2 days before Christmas. This will definately be a challenge but I am focused and committed

[Edavidson 84]

Four weeks! That is horrible... I don't know if i could do that or not. Good Luck to you

[Amina 22]

Wow 4 weeks is a bit harsh.

My pre op diet is 10 days.

My date is set for January, but to be honest Im almost at the point of cancelling.

[cab127 65]

@@Amina

You have come so close stay strong! You can do it. The light at the end of the tunnel is so close now????

[Susanfnp13 61]

Has anyone cheated on the preop diet. I have been on it since Monday 12/1. My surgery is 12/15. I have cheated a little bit each day and I feel guilty!

[heynowkc 329]

I just started mine yesterday and hope I can last until the 17th without cheating!! My surgeon uses Bariatric Advantage (used to use Optifast I think).

We are allowed 3 shakes, 1 bar, and 1 Soup per day of the supplements which comes to something like 800 calories, plus a little more (up to 120) if you use skim milk/unsweetened almond milk to mix your shakes. I was doing between 1200 and 1400 on a diet prior to this, so am not hungry at all so far.

However! I am not super happy with two of the flavors so far. The orange cream recommended to me by one of the office staff is pretty terrible and I am going to try to make orange cream freezer pops with it instead of a shake. I think I might like that better. Also, the Soup mix was terrible and am going to doctor it up tonight with extra Fluid and maybe some non-starchy veggies, which we are allowed to add in moderation to the soup.

I can also eat 1 banana a day, which I am going to save only for emergency hunger moments. I actually have considered breaking/cutting the Protein bar up into a few pieces and carrying it around with me in a baggie each day. That way instead of just eating it at lunch as recommended, I can have a bite whenever I feel hungry (or just sad that I can't eat food?)

I was not worried about the pre-op diet because I generally like Protein shakes/bars and find broth very satisfying, and I have been having next to no hunger issues lately and have experienced the same non-hunger when I have done juice fasts in the past, but these products are not what I imagined they would be. I know the Protein powder soup is supposed to be filling, but honestly I would just prefer plain broth!

[Benji27 17]

Yes i have because I was low I'm energy. But the weight loss is slower. Being on the pre op it will allow you to loose 4 kgs a week

[heynowkc 329]

I have managed to doctor up the Bariatric Advantage Soup in a way that I can tolerate with a handful of carrots/tomatoes pureed into the soup and then topped with green onions and cilantro. I found out the first time I made it that I had actually used too little liquid. But with 16 oz (as suggested on the Bluepoint handout given) plus the liquid I use to make the slurry ahead of time, and the fact I still don't love it, it just makes way too much. Am considering cutting it down and only using one scoop, but my question is, has anyone had any luck refrigerating leftovers of the soup?

[tfarr 270]

I actually didn't cheat. Which suprised me lol

Only because I knew it was helping my liver shrink and make the surgery goes easier.

[jmrondo 10]

I am on my 4th and final week of my 800 calorie preop diet. Stay strong and focused! 3 shakes, 2 lettuce salads, 2 sf Jello. And 2 c chicken broth (not homemade). After the first 5 days I really only wanted shakes and chicken broth! 4 days on this diet and 1day of clear liquids!! Almost done!! All in the attitude!

[JustJaime5 32]

I didn't have to lose weight before the surgery but I was required to stay within 10 lbs of my initial weight 7 months ago. Day of surgery I was roughly 2 lbs less than my start weight. For me just maintaining for that many months was a struggle.

[Edavidson 84]

I'm only allowed to have 800 calories a day. Is it normal to feel a tightness in your throat after surgery. I feel like i am chocking when i try to eat. It is very uncomfortable, it keeps me from

eating. I can't even get 800 calories daily. I have to say that I am not having trouble losing

weight. I don't want to go to my Dr. and have him think that I am an idiot.