preop diet confessional...

Hey everybody, my date is Jan 6.  I wasn't told I had to lose any weight but I am on a 2-week diet before surgery.  I've done pretty good because I really started cutting back 2 weeks ago and then really dieting last week and I have lost 5 pounds.   Well I definitely didn't go overboard for the holidays like i normally do but xmas eve I had a very small plate of finger foods at my moms and a small plate at my aunts.  Then today I had a few bites of things I shouldn't have.  I don't have any more social gatherings to go to so I'm hoping tomorrow I will be much more focused, but the 6th seems so far away..... so misery loves company I suppose, so is there anybody else out there so hungry they would eat a cigarette (of breakfast hashbrown casserole)? 

yep...can totally relate...my surgery is the same day as yours and trust me its not far off!! we have a week....i felt just like you though i started my liquid diet 3 times this week...i would do good all day and then make an excuse up and eat and then say i will start again tomorrow....finally i had to tell myself if i didnt stick to this diet i wasnt gonna go through with the surgery because if i couldnt stick to it that meant i wasnt ready...well it worked and ive been cheat free for 1 day !!!!

your still gonna crave food...try not to look at it or be around it...keep yourself busy so not to think of it and keep the food you need to follow the diet properly on hand...hope that helps

I know!  I have basically cleared my house of any temptations, but I do have a 10-year-old who has to eat too.  Then there's always plenty of drive-throughs lurking.  Yes, I have to stay busy.  We got a Wii for x-mas so tried to focus on that all day. lol

i understand...i wish i could clear my house but i have other people living here lol....i just ahvd to keep my products on hand and try to add variety to my meals...

i made cream of wheat and added natural PB and some SF jelly.....hhhmmmm dont ever try that lol it was GROSSS!!!!

HEY GUYS MY SURGERY IS ALSO ON 1/609  MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO TRY TO LOSE 10-15 LBS BEFORE SURGERY ..SO FAR IVE LOST 6 !! HE DIDINT SAY I HAD TO DO LIQUIDS FOR 2 WEEKS PRE OP  BUT I NOTICED A LOT OF PPL ON O.H HAVE BEEN DOING SO .. I THINK I WILL CALL OFFICE ON MONDAY (WHICH IS DATE OF PRE OP TESTING) TO SEE IF I SHOULD BE  DOING THIS AS WELL I KNOW I HAVE TO DO ALL LIQUIDS DAY BEFORE, I HAD SUM DELICIOUS FOOD FOR X MAS EVE SO FROM THIS DAY ON I WILL BE CUTTING DOWN WHCIH I HAVE BEEN DOING ALREADY PORTIONS IS MY DOWN FALL BUT GOD KNOWS I HAVE BEEN TRYN . OK NOT AS HARD AS I SHOULD BUT I KEEP TRYN TO MAKE IT OK BY TELLIN MY SELF IM JUST ENJOYING THE BAD FOODS FOR LAST TIME B/C ONCE SURGERY IS DONE IT S GAME TIME !!!  BTW I JUST HAD A COCOLATE CHIP COOKIE : (

Hi there, I think all surgeons are different.  I wasn't told to lose any weight, but I am supposed to be on a diet for 2 weeks of protein shakes.  Not exactly sure what the purpose is but I'm trying to stick to it, but it is HARD!!!  Hang in there!

MAN I JELOUS JUST SAW U SAID U GOT A WII DYN FOR ONE OF THOSE THINGS !! LOL
STRIKLEY PROTEIN SHAKES ??  TUFF UH ? MY DOCTOR HAD TOLD ME TO TRY TO LOSE  10-15 B/C IT WILL BE EASIER FOR HIM TO GET TO WHERE HE NEEDS TO DURING SURGERY BUT I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WAYY HEAVIER THAN I THAT HAVE HAD THE SURGERY .. BUT MY 6 LBS HAVE TO COUNT FOR SUMMIN RIGHT ! LOL

 

my doc told me to do both lol....liquid diet for two weeks and to lose 10 pounds....here are the reasons FYI...

losing 10-15 pounds before surgery shrinks the liver making the procedure easier for surgeon
bing on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery dicsiplines you and prepares you for being on liquids after surgery. Plus people who did meal replacements prior to surgery as opposed to people who didnt had a better sucess rate.

thats just info i found....

oh and congrats on the date!! Its nice you have the same date too..its gonna be a good day for us all...

okay....i started my "liquid" diet yesterday........replacing two meals with protein drinks and one low carb meal per my dr.  I do really well in the morning, in the afternoon but at night it seems OMG all the chocolate covered stuff people gave me (oreos, popcorn, graham crackers) just call my name.  in the middle of the night i wake up to let the dogs out and i find myself eating chocolate......i never have been a real big chocolate eater but its like im doing it in my sleep!!!!!!  This so much harder than i thought!  My surgery is jan 7th so i feel your pain!!!!!!!

Started my pre-op diet yesterday.

I have to do 4 protein shakes a day and 5 LF/SF snacks. So cream soups, pudding, cream of wheat, yogurt.

Well I started my day yesterday by trying Cream of wheat. An hour later I was getting rid of the cream of wheat....

Great start to all of this. My doctor did say that they understand the holidays are rough and if I had a party or plans to enjoy but not go overboard. So now all of a sudden I have plans yesterday, tonight, tomorrow, monday, wednesday, thursday....
I don't think that is what they meant.