Pre-Op-ish Diet

Amy F.
on 2/14/11 2:01 am - MA
So... I don't have my surgery booked yet and it may be a couple months yet.  Do you think I should be trying some post-op type stuff to see what I like?

Did people try to get completely off caffeine before getting the surgery?  I'm a caffeine fanatic and don't know how to stop!  :)

Any ideas about how to plan and change this far out would be wonderful!  Thank you!

Amy
        
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on 2/14/11 2:59 am - Boston, MA
I got lots of samples of vitamins and protein. I got so many free samples I try a different multi everyday for flavor sake!  I know my taste can change after the surgery but I have to have something to have right after might as well start with something I like now.  And I still have a lot of samples to try later after surgery.  I'm going to go with the ENS vitamins in cake batter flavor to start with.  I have tried a bunch of protein shakes I like click the best but can't have that for awhile since it has caffeine but it sure is yummy!

I HATE all artifical sugar food and drinks that I've tried in the past so I've been trying lots and lots of them so I can have something I won't gag on after surgery.  The only three drinks I like are Fuze slenderize, Vitamin water zero and I actually really like SOBE lifewater, no aftertaste once so ever and the flavors are good! I've also tried some yogurts and surgar free jellos and such..

I have never been a coffee drinker but I do like soda.. I've stopped drinking all soda.  I think it's best to stop before otherwise it would be so hard after, atleast now I could do it gradually.  If you drink a lot of coffee in the am I think you might want to stop doing that or you will have headaches.

My surgery is 4 weeks away, I have to do a 2 week preop liquid diet, I already do 1 or 2 meal replacement shakes a day.. just to get used to it.. because now if I'm starving I can eat something else! but atleast it's a step in the right direction.  And I  honestly don't miss anything.. it's weird I have an entirely different view of food.. I'm not thinking about it constantly anymore!! I'm thinking about size 6 low rise jeans instead! lol

good luck!
Sue M.
on 2/14/11 4:23 am - Nantucket, MA
i agree with getting samples of all kinds of protein drinks - ready made and powders and give 'em a try before surgery. 

I did de-caffeinate myself before surgery, by slowly mixing regular and decaf until I was all decaf for a week or more before surgery.  It made everything a lot easier.

Start now on chewing your food a lot, slowing down how fast you eat, and not drinking with your meals.  These are big tickets to success!
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Coreen13
on 2/15/11 6:33 am - MA
Hi,

I was a huge coffee drinker and ended up giving that up a few weeks before surgery.  I'm so glad I did because I had very bad headaches!  I wouldn't have wanted to be coping with those and everything after surgery the first week.  I drank a lot of decaf tea while giving it up.

The one thing I wished I had worked on more was drinking water.  I was never a big water drinker and now I struggle to get it all in.  I don't think many people have as much of a problem though.

The protein samples are great ideas, as I bought big things of them and they tasted/smelled horrible.  GNC does let you return though if you only use one scoop. 

Sounds like you will do great with such motiviation!  Good luck!
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