September Surgery

[StephanieLB 6]

What are the guidelines for your diet?

This is the stage I am at right now:
What to Eat and How to Eat?
There are certain rules you have to adhere to:
1. Eat frequently but do not overeat: stop once you feel full.
2. Your diet should include 3 main normal sized meals and 2 or 3 small Snacks. Depending on when you go to sleep you may add a third snack in the evening if you go to bed late, otherwise limit yourself to 2 small snacks a day only.
3. Every meal or snack should include some kind of low-fat Protein.< br>4. The snack rule requires a combination of at least 2 ingredients: some kind of low-sugary fruit (or a combination of different types of fruit) and protein (or a combination of 2-3 kinds of protein). Examples of suggested snacks you can see on the pictures below. Make sure your snack includes approximately 50% of fruit and 50% of protein. Avoid certain types of fruit high in sugar: bananas, grapes, mangoes, etc.
5. Your daily protein intake should never be less than 40 g. Recommended protein intake is from 40 g to 100 g per day.
6. You may include all kinds of vegetables as part of your main meals. Avoid fried foods like French fries, potato chips, chicken wings, etc. Give preference to healthy cooking with little oil (olive, coconut, walnut, and avocado oil).
7. Use a rule of a palm: your main meal protein should always fit in your palm. The amount of protein will differ depending on the size of every person`s palm, thus the taller you are the more protein you will consume. Add approximately 1.5 palms of vegetables to your protein. Use very little low-fat dressing. See the images below.
8. Avoid sodas, any kind of refined carbs (rice, Pasta, any kind of bread), coffee, smoothies, and alcohol. Drink 64 oz. of fluids daily.

[ashleey921 62]

On 8/8/2017 at 5:04 PM, msdemps said:

Finally got my date today. September 21st, I so excited.

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aww thats my birthday!

Im scheduled for my sleeve on 9/1

[msdemps 38]

@ashleey921 have you started pre op diet yet? Happy early bday and my rebirth day!!

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[Mirro23 8]

SAME!!!

It's official ! Got the approval today [emoji5]

[ashleey921 62]

On 8/17/2017 at 10:30 AM, msdemps said:

@ashleey921 have you started pre op diet yet? Happy early bday and my rebirth day!!

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thank u!

and I partially started 8/1 with a few cheats just to prep myself. I officially started today since my pre op with my surgeon is on 8/29 and surgery 9/1. My surgeon is very very adamant about not gaining any weight or he wont do the surgery so im doing all liquids and Soups from today on. Today is definitely a struggle.

[lovematters 1]

im having a band revision to gastric bypass. nervous but very excited too! Sept 11!

[Callisto 79]

On August 8, 2017 at 4:04 PM, msdemps said:

Finally got my date today. September 21st, I so excited.

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September 18th! I am glad to be around people who are having surgery around the same time. I don't get to get online that much but I hope I can follow some of you and your progress.

Edited August 22, 2017 by c1ndy

[Callisto 79]

Mine said they may not do the pre-op diet with me because my weight is just 8-10 pounds away from what I can weigh BUT I have myself a big old fatty liver that needs to be out of the way. Maybe they are just going to do an extra incision because of that. I asked the nurse if it was going to be an issue if my liver was in the way and she said no. I will talk the surgeon the week before surgery and ask again.

I am trying to do little baby steps here and there just to try to prepare myself. I kind of wish I was doing the pre-op diet so I won't be so shocked afterwards. Maybe I can mix my liquid shakes with half and half before even though that won't do a single thing for my liver.

[blessed grammy 14]

September 19th,,,,pre-op is going to be the hardest thing I have ever done

On my birthday [emoji5] I'm waiting for my date, but my nutritionist told me yesterday that scheduling for September is not a problem [emoji5] Best of luck to you all!!!

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[Lovergurl 59]

I just got home from a 5 day trip. I WON!! I'll weigh tomorrow but I believe I lost while gone. This was hard because trips ALWAYS meant lots of food, alcohol, Snacks, etc. I did have a few times where I was tempted but I stuck to the low carb diet per the Dr and zero alcohol. I only have 4 lbs to go before I'm at the weight Dr wants me at. My motto - this is my new life. Food is fuel. I have the mindset that once I reach goal, then I can have small splurges, but not until then. And, every time I was tempted, I thought about the surgery. I want it to go smoothly, so not sticking to this diet increases my risks. We are all so close!!! Exciting!!

[ZinNH 173]

It's almost September!

theres a support group on here for September 2017 sleevers. https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1273-september-2017-sleevers/

[Nessy76 134]

Yes it is! Sept 6th for me, when is your sx ZinNH?

[Nessy76 134]

Ohh I looked at your profile and see you are on the 12th... good luck to us both!!

[Grammy61 1]

Sept. 13 for me. So excited! Started 2 week liquid diet yesterday.