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Liquid diet

How long was your liquid diet? My liquid diet was 2 weeks of program provided liquid. I was only allowed to eat 2 protein shakes, 1 protein pudding, 1 sugar free jell-o OR popsicle plus water. I lost 11 in 2 weeks. Which I do understand is 5 times 2 but it sure did not seem like anything at the time. I'm now 10 weeks out and down 45lbs. The surgery works. You've made it this far. If you do the work, it will work for you. Good luck.
 
Things will be different after surgery. If you followed the pre-op diet well, that's all you can do. Prior to surgery your body still fights against weight loss. After surgery, your body will be re-primed for weight loss. Although the pre-op diet is important, how many pounds you lose has nothing to do with the success after you get the procedure.
 
missyinacage said:
How long was your liquid diet? My liquid diet was 2 weeks of program provided liquid. I was only allowed to eat 2 protein shakes, 1 protein pudding, 1 sugar free jell-o OR popsicle plus water. I lost 11 in 2 weeks. Which I do understand is 5 times 2 but it sure did not seem like anything at the time. I'm now 10 weeks out and down 45lbs. The surgery works. You've made it this far. If you do the work, it will work for you. Good luck.
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2 weeks.. my diet is a protein shake at each meal. Breakfast is either Greek yogurt or apple sauce. Was Greek yogurt but recently switched over to apple sauce due to almost vomiting from the yogurt. Lunch and dinner are the same- 1 cup of soup that has 15g of carbs or less and the a choice of apple sauce, pudding or jello (sugar free). Its been tricky as I'm touchy to some tastes and smells and often get migraines to sugar free stuff
 
dianeseattle said:
Tokash, is that the written diet that your nutritionist gave you? It is such a strange combination of nutritional elements. In one meal you could have something with protein in it or something that has no protein. Of course, you have a protein shake with each meal so you have that nutrition to back you up. I could never stick to a liquid diet like that unless I got to sleep between meals. It would drive me insane to have to make those choices.

I didn't have to go on a liquid diet prior to my surgery, but my surgeon sort of casually said, "Try to lose some weight before surgery."

I weighed 247 in the weeks preceding surgery and 241 on surgery day. The post-op liquid diet was easy to stick to because I just felt kind of puny and I didn't have a roaring appetite like I did before. Of course I had the gastric bypass with and open procedure, so it was a lot more trauma than people can experience with laparoscopic surgery.

Weight loss surgery is much more of an industry now. When I had it 13 years ago I practically had to beg for it and my surgeon had to write to Medicare on my behalf and tell them I was 100 pounds overweight before they would consider paying for it.

The post-op eating phases were very logical and very well paced and easy to stick to. I lost 35 lb the first month and 25 lb the second.

Of course my egg-sized pouch was not secreting ghrelin after the surgery and before the surgery I had been eating out of control. If the surgeon had required me to observe a liquid diet before the surgery, I just really don't think I could do it. it is really unnatural for all of us.
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Yes it is. There were other breakfast options, however not things I eat. The yogurt was the sub for them which was 15g of protien. I was doing good on it until on day my brain decided to tell my body "hey you want to throw this up." So I switched that out for the applesause which was also an approved option. Yesterday and today I have been having a hard time with the protien shakes and have actually not been feeling well at all but it could also been my anxiety kicking in. Tomorrow is a full clear diet of just broth and water.
 
Aw, it really sucks that you're starting to feel sick right before your surgery on top of feeling like you've haven't lost very much weight. It could very well be anxiety. Or you could be sensitive to artificial sweeteners. Definitely discuss it with your nutritionist as I'm sure they'll have lots of ideas of natural work arounds. You might just need to switch to products with stevia or another natural sweetener. Best of luck tomorrow!!
 
missyinacage said:
Aw, it really sucks that you're starting to feel sick right before your surgery on top of feeling like you've haven't lost very much weight. It could very well be anxiety. Or you could be sensitive to artificial sweeteners. Definitely discuss it with your nutritionist as I'm sure they'll have lots of ideas of natural work arounds. You might just need to switch to products with stevia or another natural sweetener. Best of luck tomorrow!!
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I have been drinking the protein for 6 months and normally stay away from sugar free simply due to migraine issues. I would put money on it being my nerves. Thanks.
 
I am on my 1st wk 3rd day of clear liquid pre-op. I get very nauseous w/ Iiopure powder, I cannot get the powder to dissolve well, hot or cold, I feel like I am going to vomit. I need to get it in my broth. So temporary just taking another shake. Wait for Dietician to call me back today.

Anyone else doing something else. I heard Gin Pro dissolves better. I email over a liquid concentrate protein 1 Tablespoon or 8 oz of liquid, she is reading the info & letting me know.
 
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