Liquid diet

[JacksdadShane 65]

So i have started my 10 day liquid diet and I am finding ot hard to get enough calories but keep the carbs down. Anyone have any suggestions on low carb options? and how many grams of carbs were you allowed daily/

[395Ron 396]

_{Sorry @@JacksdadShane but I don't have an answer for you. I start my 4 weeks of liquid diet next Sunday. All I get is 4 Protein shakes, 2 Protein Bars, 1/2 cup skim milk or 1 banana, and then a choice of 3 servings of either/or sugar free Jello or sugar free popsicle. Good luck on your liquid diet . Let us know how it is going.}

[LadyReyven 25]

I just started mine today (14 days). My surgeon has me on Bariatric Advantage Meal Replacement. The flavors taste pretty good and I'm glad I don't have any carb or Protein counting to do. Just 5 shakes a day and I know I'm good. Hope all goes well for you!

[Trisha213 27]

14 days!!! So far I was told I had a 7 day liquid diet and I had to have 53grams minimum Protein for females, 60 males... And we were allowed sugar free Jello, sugar free Popsicles, vegetable beef or chicken broth and crystal light

[395Ron 396]

Don't worry @@Trisha213 just stick with what your doctor tells you and you will be fine.

Every doctors plans are different as is every patients plan. I believe the patients plan changes depending on their BMI which is also an indicator of how much weight they need to lose. I know with my doctor it is usually 2 weeks or less but because my BMI was 60 when I saw his team they said 4 weeks on the liquid diet for me. Also I didn't lose weight on any pre-surgery plan this time. As in last time I lost 35 pounds on the 3 month doctor supervised weight loss program and would have only had to be on the liquid diet for 2 weeks.

I can't explain why every doctors plans are different. My doctor also uses the Bariatric Advantage that @@LadyReyven mentioned but also adds either a cup of skim milk or a banana a day to keep your potassium up. Maybe this is only something they do when you are on it for 4 weeks. They also limit how many of the sugar free popsicles or sugar free Jell-O's I can have. Is that once again because of my BMI? I don't know but it could be.