Hi, new to group from Toronto

CmacD1964 · July 3, 2007

Hi,

I just found this group. I am going to have my procedure on July 13th. I live in Toronto. I am currently on the pre-op diet of low fat or skim milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese. They did not provide any suggestions as to how much I can/should have each day - any ideas??

Thanks, Carla

Alex R. · July 3, 2007

I was told that we could have as much as we wanted, but it didn't take long before you didn't want very much!

joe7777 · July 3, 2007

no ammount, eat as much as you like, i'm guessing that they choose those foods because they don't have sugar which goes to the liver. But trust me, after a few days, you will be so disgusted by the yogurt and cottage cheese you wont really eat too much. It's hell...but you have to go through it.

susansilver · July 4, 2007

Welcome Carla! Yup the pre-op diet is awful, but it's kind of like a rite of passage. Once you have gone through it you can brag about it!

Congrats on your upcoming surgery.

Puddy · July 4, 2007

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery Carla. I too am from Toronto. I wish my pre-op consisted of yogurt and cottage cheese. I was banded at the SWLC in Mississauga and their pre-op diet consists of 3 Optifast Protein Shakes and 225 calories of green vegetable a day. It was a rough time but at the end of it I had lost 23 lbs and it was well worth the struggle. As Susansilver said, once you're done the pre-op diete you tend to brag about your success. :clap2: