Hey all this is for the toronto western patients

I was just wondering what kind of pre op plan toronto western has?

Anyone send me a pic or give me info that would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Kat

Ps good luck in all of your journeys.

I did 1.5 weeks of SlimTime pre op.

Was it just the slim time or were u allowed veggies and broth Etc?

In addition to the 4 SlimTime per day I was allowed:

clear broth, sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles, decaffeinated tea or coffee

I am a week and 2 days post-RNY at TWH! I was on SlimTime for 2 weeks before it. Clear broth (Campbell's Ramen broth was my favourite - 15 calories versus the 10 calories recommended, so I would allow myself 3/4 of a serving - usually had 1-2 a day), sugarless jello (amazing how attractive it is when there is nothing else!), as noted by another commentator,sugarless popsicles but I never did find any! There is a trick to the Slimtime so if you want some of the methods I used, let me know. Not going to lie, it's pretty unpalatable BUT there are ways to make it tastier and easier to ingest!

Thats great yes please any info you are willing to give i would appreciate.

OK! So you get a choice of vanilla and chocolate - if it were me, I would go with more chocolate than vanilla but that's personal preference. I'm a coffee drinker so I found the best mix for me with the chocolate was a sort of mochas. I would make a cup of instant coffee decaf (Full Disclosure - I'm a coffee snob but this works well and is quick for this! LOL) - put in fridge until chilled. Then one package of chocolate SlimTime+1 cup of chilled coffee+ ice and cold water - blend (I use a Nutra Ninja****il thick, frothy and thick. Drink up! It's not bad at all. Another alternative but not my preferred was adding Crystal Lite cherry spritz to chocolate Slimtime for a sort of Chocolate Cherry but still too sweet - I like the way the coffee cuts the sweet chocolate flavour.

The vanilla was a little more challenging. It is WAY WAY too sweet so the trick is to cut that somehow. The best I came up with was one package of vanilla SlimTime, several pieces of ice, a package of the Crystal Lite Tangerine Grapefruit crystals and cold water. Blend WELL, sort of ends up tasting like a bad Creamsicle - but drinkable. Crystal Lite has tons of different flavours - liquid and crystals - experiment and find one you like. The other one I liked was vanilla Slimtime, lots of ice, cold water and a good spritz of the Crystal Lite Aloha Pineapple Coconut (sort of a Pina Colada thing)- and the Mi0 Cranberry Raspberry one which gives you a different, tarter flavour and is good contrast to the sweetness of the Slimtime.

I also loved the Campbells Raman broth- just cut serving size slightly - I usually had two a day.

Then sugarless jello every single day! I also drank LOTS of water.

Good luck!

Wow that is alot of hgreat info. I just started drinking coffee so I am still trying to figure out how I like it. Are you able to get a mix of chocolate and vanilla slim time?, or can you only pic 1 flavor.

They will give you a choicr. Will tell you how much you need (boxes)then you can split up the way it suits you.

Oh ok just to make sure i understand when you say the boxes they give you, is that a mix of both flavors?.