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on May 11, 2008 4:56 pm
I am in my 7th day of the pre-op diet. My instructions were to start on Wednesday but I started on Monday to have a couple extra days for luck
I had a great deal of anxiety about starting the diet- I thought it was going to be really tough because I am weak - so I did a lot of prep work. I knew that if I waited until the day of the diet to go from my regular routine to the pre op diet I was just setting myself up for failure.
About 6 weeks out I started breaking my crack (starbucks) habit-
I have 2 cups of 1/2 caff coffee in the morning before I leave the house and that's it. It took 2 weeks before the headaches and crappy feeling began to go away.
Three weeks before starting the pre- op diet I started slimfast for breakfast and eliminated all snacking during my work day.
Two weeks before starting the pre-op diet I started slimfast for breakfast and lunch and eliminated snacking between dinner and bedtime
(that about killed me)
One week before the diet I had slimfast for breakfast and lunch, no snacks all day, and introduced thick soups for dinner-
I found some great ones at the local "fancy mart"
carrot ginger cashew bisque
cuban black bean
tomato parmesan
squash
southwestern corn
blended red pepper
these are also for my full liquid stage after I return and have graduated to that stage.
I had my final hurrah lunch of Thai on Saturday and started the diet on Monday.
I drink 2 liters of water while sitting at my desk- I flavor mine with the Special K ice tea- it is less sweet and I like it the best. I also have several cups of hot decaf green tea during the day.
I have my protein drinks spaced out during the day and eat LOTS of sf jello and sf pudding.
I am drinking a lot of broths fortified with Unjury. I add chicken protein to the chicken broth and veggie broth and unflavored to the beef broth.
It really helps to slow hunger pains.
The family has helped- DH and kids are doing the cooking and immediately clearing the dishes and putting away leftovers-
I knew the weekend would be rough so I left the house yesterday to run errands and get some Isopure at GNC for my return. I also went shopping for some post op draw string cotton pants and some loose tops.
Today I took my mother out and we got our toes done- that was a nice way to kill some time and was really relaxing. I love the massage chairs.
I may have it all hanging out on the operating table but at least my feet are going to look good.
Be the first to leave a comment.I had a great deal of anxiety about starting the diet- I thought it was going to be really tough because I am weak - so I did a lot of prep work. I knew that if I waited until the day of the diet to go from my regular routine to the pre op diet I was just setting myself up for failure.
About 6 weeks out I started breaking my crack (starbucks) habit-
I have 2 cups of 1/2 caff coffee in the morning before I leave the house and that's it. It took 2 weeks before the headaches and crappy feeling began to go away.
Three weeks before starting the pre- op diet I started slimfast for breakfast and eliminated all snacking during my work day.
Two weeks before starting the pre-op diet I started slimfast for breakfast and lunch and eliminated snacking between dinner and bedtime
(that about killed me)
One week before the diet I had slimfast for breakfast and lunch, no snacks all day, and introduced thick soups for dinner-
I found some great ones at the local "fancy mart"
carrot ginger cashew bisque
cuban black bean
tomato parmesan
squash
southwestern corn
blended red pepper
these are also for my full liquid stage after I return and have graduated to that stage.
I had my final hurrah lunch of Thai on Saturday and started the diet on Monday.
I drink 2 liters of water while sitting at my desk- I flavor mine with the Special K ice tea- it is less sweet and I like it the best. I also have several cups of hot decaf green tea during the day.
I have my protein drinks spaced out during the day and eat LOTS of sf jello and sf pudding.
I am drinking a lot of broths fortified with Unjury. I add chicken protein to the chicken broth and veggie broth and unflavored to the beef broth.
It really helps to slow hunger pains.
The family has helped- DH and kids are doing the cooking and immediately clearing the dishes and putting away leftovers-
I knew the weekend would be rough so I left the house yesterday to run errands and get some Isopure at GNC for my return. I also went shopping for some post op draw string cotton pants and some loose tops.
Today I took my mother out and we got our toes done- that was a nice way to kill some time and was really relaxing. I love the massage chairs.
I may have it all hanging out on the operating table but at least my feet are going to look good.
