Pre Op diet

DnTwnTracyB · 06-08-2008, 10:39 AM

I have one week down on the pre-op diet. I'm to have 1 protein shake for breakfast, 1 for lunch and then a diet frozen meal for dinner. While during the week I did fine, but being home where the food is, I'm grabbing snacks from time to time. I don't like the frozen diet dinners so I've been eating a salad with grilled chicken for dinner. I have only lost a couple of pounds. How much weight does the doctor need for you to loose before he can do surgery? I had my gallbladder out 2 years ago so I think that will free up some room in there too. This is very hard not eating when everyone else is. Did anyone else struggle with the pre-op liquid diet? If so how did you get over the cravings to eat something? The protein shakes fill me up for the most part, but I need to be able to chew something up and swallow it..:)
Help!

Michee · 06-08-2008, 10:50 AM

My liquid diet was shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, and vegetables for dinner, as many vegetables as I wanted. The vegetables gave me the chewing/crunching I was looking for.

I am surprised that a doc would recommend a frozen dinner, since usually the cardboard wrapper contains more nutrition than the dinner, and they are full of sodium.

Try a huge plate of cooked and uncooked veg, and skip the frozen dinner and/or the chicken breast.

justforme · 06-08-2008, 10:57 AM

My pre-op diet is nothing but Optifast for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It really has sucked, I have definately missed chewing and eating food but you have to remember theres a huge awesome goal at the end. A new journey to be smaller and healthier. Good Luck

Michee · 06-08-2008, 11:14 AM

My liquid diet was also optifast, but the doc gave the option of having veggies instead of the dinner optifast. Never in my whole life did I look so forward to a plate of zucchini and mushrooms.

Only shakes is tough, but the rewards are going to be sooooo fabulous. Nice thing about shakes is less time cooking and no dishes!

I an few weeks the optifast phase is going to be a distant and fond memory

JRT Mom · 06-08-2008, 11:18 AM

My preop diet is a week of full liquids. It has to be 60-70g of protein but only 800-1000 calories. And 64 oz of water! I'm spending all my time in the bathroom!

NY2LAGirl · 06-08-2008, 01:29 PM

my pre-op diet was 2 days of clear liquids plus my protein drink. So glad that is behind me now that whole liquid stage pre & post op seems like a long ago nightmare now!!!!! LOL