1st day pre-op diet

was great......was not even hungry....

throughout the day:

1 atkins adv. protein shake

loads of water

1 cup chicken broth

2 light and fit greek yogurts 

1 sugar free jello

but the headache...dear god......i barely got any good rest last night. It was dull during the day, i took tylenol...then it creeped back, and last night it was just crazy, took aleve, aspirin (not all together spread out over the night)  this morning its a dull ache

is this because i also ditched the coffee cold turkey? or drastic redux of calories? will it go away soon :(  i was down 2lbs in one day, i was 259 sun im 257 this morning

It's probably the drastic calorie reduction, carb detox and lack of caffeine all rolled into one hellish headache.  Give yourself enough two days, and I bet you'll be feeing a lot better.  Hugs

Yeah, I would put money on the caffeine withdrawal. Keep your fluids up and it should pass quickly!

I found that keeping my protein up helped stave off hunger. Amazing. Seriously, I did have an epiphany during my preop diet: Previously, when i did low carb, I spent a lot of energy trying to figure out how to modify sweet stuff to be low carb, instead of simply focusing on upping my protein.

Good luck!

Hi! It gets better. I am on Day of the pre diet and no headache after the first few days. Good luck!!

took me about 3 days to kick the headache, it's from the carb addiction.  just stick with it, and try not to mess up and eat carby, will jsut prolong it i think.

but also, is this what you nutritionist recommended?  i does not seem like a good prep for surgery at all.  not enough protein by far. and less than 400 calories for sure.  it's really not enough at all, imo.

yea, i goofed myself...... i could have had 2 more protein shakes and stuff......first day, drug the guide out this morning

my problem is, that regardless of how i goofed myself out of everything i coudl eat, during the day its REALLY easy for me not to eat, i work in a dr office and i get so busy i hardly drink the big ice water i make myself in the mornings, im going to have to really push myself post op to make sure i GET IT IN

in other news..2nd day post op, head feels better, much better, and the clinic also had catered lunch today...a whole spread from chic-fil-a....those nuggets i love...beautiful fruit with caramel sauce, salad...those nuggets....ahhhh! but i didnt even take a pinch. I made my chicken broth, got my yogurt and sucked it up like a big girl...felt good after, on a personal level!