Liquid diet

KDMC now has you do a liquid diet. You go by the foods you would eat on Phases 1 and 2. I will be starting that tom.

Holli

How long do you have to do the liquid diet. I know it is to shrink the liver, but what does it consist of? Did you get your date yet?

No date yet. When I go back to see the surgeon he will sched. it then.
We can have foods off our Phase 1 and 2 list of foods.
Phase 1 is the clear liquids (water, 100% fruit juice diluted 40/60 with water, sf jello, broth)
Phase 2 is the Low fat full liquids (protein shakes, sf pudding, strained cream soups, creamy yogurt, )

My suggestion now is for you to get either a "Magic Bullet" blender, or something similar.  This helps so much in those first few weeks post op with the liquids.  I swear I blended EVERYTHING!!!  But, you know what, it doesn't take long to get out of the liquid phases and back to the solids!  Good luck! It won't be long now!

I have a magic bullet !
After my first set of drs. apps I invested in one of these !   LOL

Holli

I like the magic bullett because its more for individuals whereas the blenders are so big and to wash this crap everyday fifty times gets repetative!  Shanna has some great recipes...I will email ya some for your Phase 2 if you would like!

Please send them !

Holli

All my smoothies have the same exact base to them:
1 cup 1% milk ( you could use skim or Soy)
1 scoop Body Fortress protein powder
Lots O' ice!
Magic Blender ( or equivilent)

I don't measure anything anymore, I just throw it in.....
You only need a little of anything...ie just a few strawberries, handful blueberrie, 1/2 banana. Just taste test.

Use your same base and just add ingrediants to it.....
Banana Cream pie: I used SF Banana cream pudding
1/2 Banana
2 Sf SHortbread cookies
Splash of Davinci Sf French Vanilla syrup


Strawberry-Blueberry
Frozen Strawberries ( make sure they are not sweetened)
Frozen Blueberries...you could use any frozen fruit....Be creative!
SPlash SF Davinic's French Vanilla syrups

Strawberry-Banana
Frozen strawberries
1/2 Banana ( or Banana exctract) The real banana taste better but if you don't have any on hand.

These were the easier one to maket there, I just get creative and anything I can find in the grocery that is Sf i try to use it.
Pb cup would be good....SF chocolate syrup w/ Peanut butter
Mounds would be yummy....Sf chocolate syrup w/ coconut
I could go on and on.......

Ohh apple pie...No sugar added pie filling and a few SF shortbread cookie and some cinnamon....I think I will do this one next!

  Holli...this girl works at Dairy Queen and that is where she gets these ideas! I had the blueberry/strawberry one and it was great! You really could not taste the protein powder! She buys those big butt containers of it and I priced it at Walmart (14.88) and Target (12.49)...hope these help!