Liquid diet, how do you do it?

[LindsaySue 0]

Ok I am not really looking for advice. I am more looking for sympathy. I am "practicing" my no solid diet so that it's not such a shock when I have to do it post-op. OMG it's rough right now. All I am doing is running to the bathroom and I feel a little fuzzy tonight. I am eating yogurt right now to get rid of the feeling and I doing much better but can anyone else relate this right now?

[rmanns00 0]

I am currently on day 8 of my liquid diet. It really hasnt been to bad for me. The first 4 days were the worst but now it is just a routine. Protein Shake yogart for Breakfast, broth for lunch and raw carotts, Soup for dinner with a Protein shake and a sugar free pudding at night. Before my preop liquid phase I tried to do the diet for one day and failed miserably. I thought to myself I will never be able to do this, and I really stressed myself out. The day my liquid diet started I just said this i what I have to do. It really hasnt been to bad. Good lUck to you.

[becky1963 0]

Ok I am not really looking for advice. I am more looking for sympathy. I am "practicing" my no solid diet so that it's not such a shock when I have to do it post-op. OMG it's rough right now. All I am doing is running to the bathroom and I feel a little fuzzy tonight. I am eating yogurt right now to get rid of the feeling and I doing much better but can anyone else relate this right now?

I am totally with you! Tonight I made some chicken broth with a chicken thigh and I wanted that chicken so bad I put it in my mouth just to taste, but I started gagging because I wanted it to go down sooo bad. I ended up spitting it out, but I was so close to making a HUGE mistake! I've lost 16 pounds since June 1st (banded on June 10th last week). This liquid phase sucks!

[tyhelms 0]

Yes, the liquid phase does suck, I was banded on Monday the 15th, and the dr put me on a liquid diet for a week, OMG.... yestereday I thought I was going to die....Going from eating for 2months back to liquid is a shock defintely.... I was banded on April 15th. I'm doing the Protein Shakes, and yougurt but that's still not enough, my friend told me to have some Soup also, but I'm not sure if that's considered liquid??? but from reading the post I gues so, my stomach is a little swollen from the fill so I guess that's why you have to go back to liquids.. :wink2:

[TopTier 0]

If you have one of those Magic Bullet machines, just put the Soup in there for a spin to pulverize it a bit more (if it has "stuff" in it), then it's "liquid"!!

[TopTier 0]

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[sgw1985 0]

I am on day 6 of my pre-op Protein diet. Days 1-4 were torture. My doctor said absolutley nothing besides Protein Shakes and a dinner of protein and green vegtables. I am suprised you all can have Soup, carrots, etc. Is that really considered part of your protein diet?

[LindsaySue 0]

I am on day 6 of my pre-op Protein diet. Days 1-4 were torture. My doctor said absolutley nothing besides Protein Shakes and a dinner of protein and green vegtables. I am suprised you all can have Soup, carrots, etc. Is that really considered part of your protein diet?

From what I've seen every clinic has different approaches to the diet. I put posts on this sites before and they all say the same thing, every doctor is different. My pre-op diet is just low-fat. My post-op diet will be clear liquid only for a few days before gardually increasing the bulk of the foods I eat. I don't know what is right and what is wrong but I would follow your doctors advice before any others.

[LindsaySue 0]

I am currently on day 8 of my liquid diet. It really hasnt been to bad for me. The first 4 days were the worst but now it is just a routine. Protein Shake yogart for breakfast, broth for lunch and raw carotts, Soup for dinner with a Protein shake and a sugar free pudding at night. Before my preop liquid phase I tried to do the diet for one day and failed miserably. I thought to myself I will never be able to do this, and I really stressed myself out. The day my liquid diet started I just said this i what I have to do. It really hasnt been to bad. Good lUck to you.

Oh thank you for this. I really needed to hear that someone else felt that the diet was challenging but I am glad to know that it can be done. I get banded in Sept I just hope I can handle it

[TopTier 0]

I am on day 6 of my pre-op Protein diet. Days 1-4 were torture. My doctor said absolutley nothing besides Protein shakes and a dinner of protein and green vegtables. I am suprised you all can have Soup, carrots, etc. Is that really considered part of your protein diet?

Frankly, I was surprised at the carrots, too. Being a diabetic, I'm aware of the carb content of veggies, and carrots' carb factor is fairly high. Even higher than peas. At least as high as raw sweet potato, and they won't let me have that.

So I'm going to pass on the carrots and stick to asparagus and squash.

The key is High Protein, Low Carb, Low Fat. The "liquid" part, I discovered today, is because the liquid diet helps to "flush" the liver.

At least this is what my doctor told me when I tried to talk him into letting me do a low carb/high protein NON-liquid diet. . .

:blushing:

[MustLooseIt 0]

I am on day 6 of my preop liquid diet. The first few days I thought for sure I was going to DIE..But now its not so bad. I know that I HAVE to do this for my life. My kids are my life and I must change my ways. I am on two slimfasts a day and a small meal at night. My surgery is June 26th.

[Julia_N 2]

I've been on the preop diet since the end of September, although I've cheated many times. When I go all liquid and meat for dinner -- well, it's liquid in and liquid out. Not fun, especially when you have a cold and cough a lot. The only thing that keeps me going is the idea that it's temporary.

[ReggaeGirl 0]

I am on day 5 of liquid diet, which is 14 days pre-op and 14 days post-op, so I guess that means 23 days left to go. Today is hardest yet, I am STARVING. All I can have is protien shakes, broth, Jello and popsicles. It's actually kind of depressing, but as others said, I have no choice if I want to do it-and I dont DARE cheat. I am self-pay and Im also scared of not shrinking my liver enough, so I'll lay here hungry and be assured that I'm not alone. (Plus my dresses are starting to feel a little better each day, so that helps

:blushing:

[TopTier 0]

Really?! Lucky you. I'm getting all bloated. ugh.

But I'm only on day 3. . . funny, feels like day 300!!!

. . . back downstairs for another cup 'o beef broth!

[Lolagirlie 0]

Just remember it is a means to an end. This commitment to the liquid diet is for your body and your mind. You will be asked to make sacrifices in regards to your food choices so this is a small sacrifice in the scheme of the big picture. Hang in there, and get used to sometimes being hungry...it doesn't last forever!