Liquid Diet

Kelleigh710
on 5/27/10 2:47 am
Hey All,

   Just out of curiousity, did any of you need to do the liquid diet prior to surgery? I didn't know if those that were sleeved needed to do one or not. If you did, what did it consist of?
NursieGirl
on 5/27/10 3:35 am
Yes, I was told to do five to seven days of liquids, like broth, popsicles, jello, and slimfast-type shakes.
                                                                
    
Boscogirl
on 5/27/10 3:55 am - TX
Mine was 3 days. :(
                                  Goal in EIGHT months!
 
         Highest/Surgery Weight 248 Goal Weight 165 Current Weight 165-175
                           Starting BMI 33.7 Current BMI 22.1
             I'm 42 years young, my height is 6' and I've had no plastics!
                                          I  my sleeve!!!
NursieGirl
on 5/27/10 5:04 am
No fair!  Why does mine have to be so long?!
                                                                
    
Boscogirl
on 5/27/10 5:19 am - TX
They tell everyone differently...one of their "quirks". lol  I was told by THE CLINIC, because my coordinator had said two different things, that lower bmi patients only had to do 3 days so if I were you I would take that and run with it.  hehe
                                  Goal in EIGHT months!
 
         Highest/Surgery Weight 248 Goal Weight 165 Current Weight 165-175
                           Starting BMI 33.7 Current BMI 22.1
             I'm 42 years young, my height is 6' and I've had no plastics!
                                          I  my sleeve!!!
NursieGirl
on 5/27/10 1:54 pm
Melissa told me 5-7.  I'll clarify with her, and probably do 5.  My BMI's in the lower range too, so it seems like enough!
                                                                
    
Emily F.
on 5/27/10 4:28 am
I did 1.5 weeks low carb, 5 days clear liquids.
greenbaygirl
on 5/27/10 5:25 am, edited 5/27/10 2:17 pm - Hobart, WI
Seems like all docs have a different time frame.  However, research states that a longer liquid diet shrinks your liver making it not only easier for the surgeon to work, but also speeds recovery.  Sister and hubby did a 21 day liquid diet.  Sister only had 4 incisions, and although 110 pound overweight, recovered like rock star.  Hubby's recovery was different of course, but he has lost alot of weight compared to most people.  If I had it to do over again, I would do a longer liquid diet.
                
(deactivated member)
on 5/28/10 1:48 am - AZ
There is no value in a low carb liquid diet, none. It is arrogance on the part of these surgeons to even suggest such a thing. There is no study out there that demonstrates why a low carb liquid diet is superior to a low carb solid food diet. A chicken breast has fewer carbs than a protein shake.
Kelleigh710
on 5/28/10 1:52 am
I was told by my aftercare doctor (not my surgeon), that for higher BMI patients like myself, it is simply a tool to shrink the liver and to jumpstart weightloss at the same time. Can eating solid protein do the same thing?
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