Help Pre-op diet

chubba · May 20, 2008

I have started my pre op diet.... what can I drink??? coffee, diet soda??

Did anyone from TLBC get to add anything to the diet.YUK! I don't like balsamic vinegar. I like cottage cheese even less. I am giving it my best shot with only 10 days until surgery. Would like any suggestions. Not sure how I'm going to get though this being so far from TO..thanks to this forum and so many thoughtful posts that keep me on track.

Thanks

marivan · May 20, 2008

Hi Chubba,

I felt the same as you. I hate vinegar. What I did was to mix my tuna with my salad and then it seemed like I had a dressing with my salad already. Not ideal, but better than balsamic vinegar to be sure.

I had tea with skimmed milk as my drink. Jill told me that was fine. (or coffee if you are a coffee drinker, although I don't know if you could drink it with milk? I don't drink coffee)

I also substituted some of that cottage cheese with one Protein shake, I had that for Breakfast. It helped break up the boredom.

I've said this before, so sorry for repeating myself, but this diet is very binding, so I'd advise you to take something. I now put Benefibre in my morning Protein Shake to help avoid that. (although my diet now has more fibre than it did with that one!)

It's only two weeks, it was hard, but it goes quickly! I lived for my chicken breast each night!

Mary