2 week pre op liquid diet- 3 Days in

[Kyle Lukas 29]

This liquid only diet sucks, lol. I mean im ready to get healthy and make the life change and eliminate the bad food but this is awful. The Protein Shakes taste and smell like crap lol. The fact that I have to do this for 14 days is killing me. What happens if you cheat one day and had some grilled chicken?

[Licorice 18]

My doctor only has me on the liquid diet for 2 days. The 12 days before that its a low carb diet. Basically chicken and fish, Protein Shakes plus liquids.

[Kyle Lukas 29]

id die for a piece of grilled chicken right now.......

[Scoutnme 4]

id die for a piece of grilled chicken right now.......

I mix my unflavored Protein mix with sf Jello. It makes me feel like I am eating something not just swallowing.

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

Liquid diets suck, there is no way around it. They make everything besides liquid seem awesome in your mind, but it is only a mind game. Power through it if you can!

[Kyle Lukas 29]

I broke down and had a cheat day lol. I am sticking to it moving forward......

[Old2NewMe 73]

What shakes are you on? I'm on Day 3 today and I'm feeling tired and weak but my shakes are pretty good! I also found that the chicken broth makes me feel full as if I ate a meal... makes me think I ate chicken noodle soup! Lol

[LaLa Ladybug 57]

Can you have souls too? Or change Protein powders? I'm on Day 10 with 4 to go. The first week was the hardest. Now that I'm in the home stretch, I feel better about it. Helps to see the scale go down as the days pass too. For Soups, we can have anything relatively low in sodium & either creamy or broth. Trader Joe's black bean Soup & roasted red pepper soup are my favorites. Something warm makes me feel like I'm actually eating. Oh, & we can have SF Jello, yogurt (with no fruity chunks, and SF pudding. Hope it gets easier for you!

[sunmeadow 82]

I'm on day 6 and hunger isn't too bad. I've never noticed how many references to food I encounter in an average day. Every tv show, website , Facebook, etc. Plus people seem to love to talk about food. One woman told me how hungry she was because she ate her wrap for lunch too early. In my head, I was like "oh, honey, you don't even know..."

I read that day 3 or 4 is the worst and I made it through ok, but the morning of day 5 I was hungry. Those were also the 3 days I worked on the liquid plan and I don't think I brought enough to get me through the day.

Today, I'm at home and I'm not sure how I'm going to get it all in. I just finished my "lunch" shake and it's 7pm. I still have another shake and a serving of vegetables to go before bedtime.

For "dinner", I've been having unflavored Protein Powder in broth and it's pretty decent, a nice change from all the sweetness.

I don't want to cheat because of my head both because I want to watch the numbers go down (lost about 4 lbs in 6 days), I want my surgery to go as well as it possibly can (with a smaller liver), and I want to be ready for another extended period of liquids only (and zero servings of food to chew) after the surgery when I'll be feeling much worse and much weaker.

I'm not a fan of Jello, but that and sugar free popsicles have helped a lot to feel like I'm having something tasty.

I'm averaging just over 600 calories per day and was very tired during the week, but I don't want to do anything to mess with the success of this program.

[Kyle Lukas 29]

6 hours ago, Old2NewMe said:

What shakes are you on? I'm on Day 3 today and I'm feeling tired and weak but my shakes are pretty good! I also found that the chicken broth makes me feel full as if I ate a meal... makes me think I ate chicken noodle soup! Lol

I am on Premier Protein I bought, they suck, I just swallow and try not to breath lol. Other then that I can't have any food at all. I mean it sucks. I am calling the PA on monday. I don't see why I couldn't grill like 4 ounces of chicken and shred it per day, or eggs, or something lol.

[Kyle Lukas 29]

I am on Premier Protein I bought, they suck, I just swallow and try not to breath lol. Other then that I can't have any food at all. I mean it sucks. I am calling the PA on monday. I don't see why I couldn't grill like 4 ounces of chicken and shred it per day, or eggs, or something lol.

[jerZmom 1]

If I can do it, anyone can do it! The first week is the hardest part, it gets a little easier after that. Jello was good to get that chewing effect and s/f ice pops worked too. I did get tired of the artificial sugar taste all the time (I couldn't have broth either) so I would put a little dab of salt on my tongue just to get a break from that sweet taste. Drinking Water and Crystal Light helped too. As tempted as I was to cheat, I just kept telling myself that I would hate to do anything to jeopardize my progress and have to start all over! Hang in there!

[Old2NewMe 73]

I am on Premier Protein I bought, they suck, I just swallow and try not to breath lol. Other then that I can't have any food at all. I mean it sucks. I am calling the PA on monday. I don't see why I couldn't grill like 4 ounces of chicken and shred it per day, or eggs, or something lol.

LOL!!!!! I understand completely! I can't have food at all other than yogurt but the sf popsicles and the ff broth is a liquid which should be on your list. Double check with your pa on mon... I bet he/she will approve. Matter of fact, buy some broth and try that. Bet it takes your mind off of the meat... momentarily lol. I really like the Premier! The caramel is my fav! I also like the banana and strawberry. Don't like the vanilla and didn't try the choc. How many shakes are you on a day? 3 like me?

[GotProlactinoma 458]

I'm on two shakes (i choose unflavored, unsweetened because I hate drinking sweet things) and a meal of meat and veggies. I save one shake for night time before bed because it is just such a wonderful way to end the day not starving. I hold off on the first shake til noon, but after eating it 1.5 hours later I start "starving" until say 6 pm dinner. The whole afternoon I can't function, just weak and hungry and growling stomach. It's awful.

I would never do this except that it shrinks the liver, making surgery easier for the surgeon. That is the only reason I am sticking to it. I can't have anything else, no yogurt or broth, or all those sugar free treats you guys have, apparently. This sucks.

[GotProlactinoma 458]

This is day 5 for me, forgot to say.