Day Two of Pre-Op Diet

I'm almost through Day 2. I'm not getting surgery until June, but I've been slacking off and eating too much so I wanted to kick-start myself and get my motivation back. I'm only doing it for a week, and I talked to my nutritionist before I decided to do it.

My doctor's pre-op diet is 2-3 protein shakes and one meal of 3-4 oz of protein and vegetables. Plus broth, jello, etc.

Basically I want to prove to myself I can do it, and kick-start myself so I can get back to the important business of losing as much as I can PRE-surgery.

My sleeve-sister is doing it with me.

So far we're both feeling pretty good, but again, it's only day 2. (that's bone broth)

Good luck! I lost almost 1/3 of my weight pre-op (over 4 months) because I was determined to be successful. I did it by reducing portion size, eating lots of veggies to fill up, reducing simple carbs like bread, eliminating alcohol, and getting rid of the snacking. So I was not on the pre-op or Post-op diet but I had greatly reduced calories.

I also spent my six-month supervised diet gradually transitioning into what I would be eating post-op. Reduced calories (2300 limit for me - I was used to eating 3000-ish), gradually reducing carbs and coming up on protein, eating protein first, weaning myself off caffeine and carbonated beverages, not drinking with eating, etc. I think it really helped with the transition. It wasn't nearly as drastic as it might have been otherwise.

My program had a lot of focus on changing eating habit pre-op but outside of one day of liquids only and one day of clear liquids only really didn't have a pre-op diet. I can't imagine what the liquid diet would have felt like with all my pre-op hunger cues so I am a bit in awe of all those who have successfully done the strict prep programs! Good luck to you and your friend, I'm sure you guys will do great!

I had my surgery in March 2014 and in January 2014 I started swapping out the meals I ate alone (breakfast and lunch most days) for protein shakes and being more mindful of what I was eating at dinner.

This worked really well for me during those two months and I feel that it helped me to get my brain in the game.

Per my nutritionist, I also need to give up coffee at least a month before surgery...so May 1st is my goal for that. I don't drink that much, one or two cups in the morning, black. But...my favorite protein drinks are Chike and Click, blended in my Ninja with lots of ice and a couple cups of almond milk. BOTH with 2 shots of espresso per serving.

It's probably scary how excited I was the day I was able to have coffee again -- even if it was cafe au lait. This week a took a hint from the menu thread and started mixing my coffee with premier protein and that's awesome too.

I put a scoop of Nectar Cappuccino in my coffee on weekend mornings and froth it up with my little battery-operated frother.

SOOOOOO good!

I gave up coffee for a few months prior to surgery (phased in the elimination over a couple of weeks). I didn't re-start coffee until maybe 6 months post-op, and now I have to several cups every morning and sometimes decaf later in the day if I'm feeling snacky. It has become one of my favorite drinks!

me too! It was hard to give up - I was SO EXCITED when I could have it again! And now it's my favorite drink, too!