Protein - Pre-Op Diet

Hi there, I am having my surgery in TWO WEEKS! (YAY!) My surgeon wants me to be on a pre-op diet to help shrink my liver since my BMI is over 50. He said to eat high protein, low carb. I know each surgeon has their own way of doing things - but I was wondering if anyone had any good recipes or foods to suggest? I got a couple ideas... but I don't think I'm really going to want to eat a salad every day for lunch. Any help would be appreciated! All the best, Courtney

Do some research into Atkins type diet then (high protein low carb)... My doc has a whole different LSD (Liver shrinking diet). Good Luck!!

Hey Courtney, When I met with my nutritionist prior to surgery we discussed my plan to lose 10% of my excess body weight. She didn't instruct me to adhere to a specific diet, but here are some of the things I did: The only beverage I drank was water. Soda and other carbonated beverages will be off-limits after surgery anyway and I knew I'd have to drink 64oz of water a day after surgery, so I got a head start to get used to drinking so much of it. You mentioned not wanting to eat many salads, but they worked for me. In the pre-packaged salad section of the produce dept I found an Asian salad mix with crispy wontons, dried cherries, and a super yummy sesame ginger sweet dressing. I ate it almost every day for dinner (the whole bag, mind you!) and felt totally satisfied. For breakfast I stopped eating carb-rich foods and switched to having an egg or two instead. If I didn't have time for that, I toasted a piece of bread and put peanut butter on it. Some yogurts have a pretty good amount of protein in them as well. Cottage cheese does as well. Lunch was more difficult and I ate out at work often. If I ate a salad I made sure it had chicken in it. If I ate a sandwich I opted for egg salad, tuna salad, or turkey. Soups and chilis were also lunchtime options for me. Fish cooks up very quickly - you can buy pre-cooked shrimp or broil some salmon very quickly. Try to stay away from pasta, rice, and potatos - little changes here and there will make a difference! Good luck and keep us posted! Nicole

Thanks so much, ya'll! I really appreciate it. Nicole - a lot of what you're doing is what I have been doing. Good to know I'm on the right track. I'll have to try those pre-packaged salads!