How long was your preop diet?

I am having surgery on the 12th. They have me on a two week liquid diet. I haven't been able to do all liquid and have had some salad and a piece of meat here and there. I'm too weak to do anything otherwise. The weight is falling off. I am just curious what others have done.

Any suggestions of how to spice up these shakes?

I go between feelings of freaking out and resolve, I'm sure that's normal.  

Thanks!

Kala

Two weeks on Optifast liquid.  I did pretty well and lost over 17 lbs during that two weeks.  When I felt the need for something else I drank broth and ate sf jello.  A couple of times I ate a few low fat crackers with reduced fat cream cheese.  I didn't eat any meat or salad during those two weeks though.

Try SF Popsicles they were my friend and I froze Crystal Lite and made a slushie .  It is so important to do the liquid diet because it shrinks your liver and makes the surgery go smoother.  Just stay focused and keep busy.  It will be well worth it in the end.Good Luck

Leslie

One thing I have been doing lately is crushing some ice in the blender, adding about 3/4 a cup of skim milk and a scoop of vanilla whey protein and a single serving packet of Chrystal light. Its a lot like a milk shake and is a little different from just the protein shake.

Good luck.

Jeff

Jeff- what kind of Crystal light do you use in that mixture? I bet the orange might make it taste like a orange cream. I might just have to try that. 

Thanks for the help guys. Hard to believe that soon enough (after surgery) I am going to do only shakes for a longer period. Ugh. 

Off to drink a V8!

Kala 

I use the orange and it is like an orange cream. I also use the target brand orange, strawberry and banana, I really like the one from target the best