Hi, new to group from Toronto

[CmacD1964 0]

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. 0]

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 1]

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 0]

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 0]

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: