about the pre op diet

[andreerichards1 4]

I have to do two weeks of Optifast got vanilla but my questions is can you have broth? ?? i can have 225 calorie of vegetables

[faithmd 14]

I can't imagine why not. Just watch what the calories are and the sodium, too.

[GR8 1]

broth can have a lot of sodium- but not to bad of a choice is choose a low sodium version. The main goal of the pre-op diet is to shrink the fat around your liver. A high Protein, low carb, low fat, low cal diet will be very successful! Be sure to take 2 x a day a multi-Vitamin.

Good luck!

[heidi49 0]

Unfortunately, if you are being banded at the Surgical Weight Loss Centre by Dr. Cobourn, they don't like you to have chicken broth during the pre-op diet. If you find the Optifast and veggies too hard to tolerate (some do, some don't), then you should just give the clinic a call and talk to the nurses about it. They sometimes suggest other things that people can have, depending on your personal medical condition, BMI, etc. I know that for some patients they will allow plain chicken breast, for example. But you really need to get advice based on your own individual case.

Good luck!

[Gaffer 1]

I can't imagine why not. Just watch what the calories are and the sodium, too.

No broth for Coburn patients.

Stick to what the pre-op package says and what they tell you at the clinic.

For me when I was on my pre-op diet dill pickles were a life saver. They are a little salty, crunchy and make you feel like you are eating real food. I used Bick's as they are low in carbs & calories. I ate a 2L jar in about 10 days.

Stick in there.

Andrew

[theatreprincess 0]

hey

i'm being banded by dr. cobourn too, and the nurses at the clinic told me that a veggie broth (low fat, low sodium) was okay. mccormicks has a good one, just make sure you've got the lowfat/sodium one. i'm not sure why it's only the veggie...

whens your surgery?

[andreerichards1 4]

<p>August 1 at 8am, I start Optifast tomorrow <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" /></p>

[andreerichards1 4]

Well Breakfast was not so bad this morning vanilla Optifast with 3 frozen strawberries it was like eating cake mix lol. its going to be lunch time soon. only 13 more days to go

[andreerichards1 4]

On day three of Optifast its not going so bad i can go most of the day with only having a shake for breakfast and lunch but night time is when i get angry, when would i notice if I'm losing weight?

[faithmd 14]

No broth for Coburn patients.

Stick to what the pre-op package says and what they tell you at the clinic.

For me when I was on my pre-op diet dill pickles were a life saver. They are a little salty, crunchy and make you feel like you are eating real food. I used Bick's as they are low in carbs & calories. I ate a 2L jar in about 10 days.

Stick in there.

Andrew

Fascinating! I wonder why not? Perhaps not broth, but boullion? If pickles are okay, I can't imagine that boullion/broth (fat free of course) would be worse in the salt department. Dill pickle juice saved my life in the post-op clear liquid phase!

[andreerichards1 4]

I really like Optifast its really good im surprice i think i could eat this stuff everyday.