Pre-op Diet....

Day 1- OMG I am starving.Carb withdrawal. The shakes after taste make me gag so I block my nose and chug. To top it off I have to cook and watch my family eat. lol.. I swear I was looking at my husband eating and I just wanted to grab his plate.lol... I am motivated because I want this surgery at any cost, even if I have to starve.

Does anyone have any suggestions of things were allowed eating that would satisfy my hunger pains and make this 2 weeks a little more bearable?

 

9am, 12pm, 3pm, and 7pm I drank shakes... I also had a bunch of baby carrots and a fruit tea.

Hate to break it to you... but you are NOT aloud baby carrots, too many carbs! The pre-opt diet is only low carb veggies!! :(

I did just low carb veggies, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, asparagus... I know some people do sugar free jello... I did not.

Good luck, I promise after day 3 it gets wayyyyy easier!!

Thank you Barbra! ... I just need to get to day 3, that will be my short term goal! Oh called the dietitian to, she said carrots are fine. And were allowed fat free/Low fat broth... VERY happy to hear that!!

I got my pamphlet yesterday and was looking it over.  I'm was trying to think of a few things that might be ok to to eat. 

 

1) a greek style salad without oil -cucumber, tomato, peppers, onion, basalmic or reg vinegar, italian spices or just oregano. let it sit in fridge for a while.  mix with lettuce to serve (if you want)

2) some kind of beet salad (never made one before).  perhaps jsut jarred one is ok.

3) leak soup with onion and garlic  ... but skip the sautee step to avoid oil and just cook a bit longer in water/broth instead.

4) steamed broccoli.  or pea pods with carrot slices.

5) for snack, i kinda like cucumber and radish in 50-50 water white vinegar with a bit of pepper (and salt if you like that)/ sliced tomato with pepper.  I think pickles will be ok too, just need to check label

6) home made coleslaw, no oil, artificial sweetener? http://allrecipes.com/recipe/amish-coleslaw/detail.aspx  Or maybe jsut boiled cabbage.

was trying to think of some kind of salad dressing to make without oil, but can't think of one that would work.  something with mustard maybe?  lol.  idk.

 

I'm a bit overwhelmed by the quantity the dietitian prescribed for liquids.  4 optifast - do not do less.  plus an additional 1.5-2l a day of water.  that's like 3 litres a day ... best not be too far from bathroom i guess!

Thanks Pete, But I think I got it figured out what is right for me.

I tend to be awake late and up later... So I changed my shake schedule to 12,3,6 and 9pm. This has helped ALOT. Evenings were the worst. And the fact that were allowed broth(fat free) helps totally. Going to the grocery store and going to make a homemade veggie soup.

You probably make the leek soup homemade because i have never seen a prepackaged one that doesn't have potatoes.

Barbra was right by day 3 it get easier!

Good luck!

all the best! hang in there!

TY!!

I remember the shakes like it was yesterday. Those things sucked but you WILL get used to them. I had to do it for 28-days too :(

I used to take 2-3 shakes a day. I mixed them with ice in the blender to make like a smoothie. At lunch I would eat a salad with ranch dressing. I didn't care much about the carbs that were in the dressing but that was me. If you can do without, that would be best. In the end, I lost ~38 pounds so I can't say that it was that bad. Oh an I also had two cheat meals but shhh.... don't tell anyone! Good luck, your day is almost here!

Derek -xxx-

Hi Derek... well 7 days in I am used to those nasty shakes. After day 3 it got alot easier. I WISH I was allowed salad dressing! I am allowed 4 shakes, fat free broth, and veggies(no patatoes,avocado or corn). Coffee and Tea, no milk no sugar, Sweeteners. oh and sugar free jello.

 I haven't cheated with whole meals. But I do have to admit I have eaten things I wasn't allowed to eat a total of 3 times. But only 1 piece not a mouthful, so i guess that cant be enough to sabotage. Then felt so bad I skipped a shake. Don't tell my surgeon..lol. I am just scared they will close me up and send me home. I herd that happened to 1 women.

BTW... Your the reason I found this site... I was looking for a site like this for a while, and then I saw one of your youtube video's and you mentioned it.

...... Vero : )

Hi Vero! I' so happy my blog actually helped some people out! It was it's whole purpose in the first place!

I wasn't allowed dressing but I had some anyways. Same goes for cream in coffee, I did that too!

The thing with me is that before surgery, I thought my days of eating what I loved was going to be out of the question. I was wrong! Those things you will get to enjoy again a few months after surgery but in moderation. You will learn to love food again and learn and understand how much food your body really needs. I still to this day look and my buddies or my wife and tell myself, WOW that portion is huge or OMG you're eating WAY TOO MUCH but now looking back, I know how they felt when I was eating.

As for the shakes, keep it going! Only a couple more days left and you'll be on the losers bench with us. The first couple of days may be hard for u, but one thing is for sure, u wont be hungry. You'll want to chug water but u will only be able to sip it and when I mean sip i mean the least amoubt of liquid ever. Lol ao before surgery, chug as much water as u can. As time goes, u will be able to drink bigger sips but I sill cant chug a full glass of liquida anymore. Its just not possible.

Have fun! We'll be rooting for you!!

Derek -xxx-