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What you're asking isn't very realistic, but there is a lot you can do in advance of your appointment. Most if what you can lose is water weight, but it might make a difference on the scale. (Is losing this weight a condition of approval?)
Cut out as many carbs as you can ( no bread, rice, pasta, sugar etc)
eat mostly protein, 3-4 oz per meal. For simplicity sake, aim for servings the size of a deck of cards( but I suggest buying a scale, youll need it post op)protein = chicken, pork, fish, beef, eggs. I'd avoid anything salty that might make you retain fluids.
Low carb veggies: dark leafy greens, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
Drink a lot of water, and don't drink any calories. No juice, etc.
Having said all that, I think your energy is better served by showing your surgeon you a learning about nutrition, and how you will manage meals and post op life. The surgery isn't a cure. You need to learn everything you can to make it work!
good luck!
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
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The Travis Garza 6 week 20-pound challenge. Similar to pre-op diet that I was on, but the 5 days in the gym are intense. But this is the best shape I've been in a while. Dropped over 20 so far.
I'm doing a program where I need to eat five egg whites in the morning. Bland as heck, even with seasoning and vegies. Someone gave me this recipe and it works great:
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1 packet of sweetener
1/2 cup of spinach
Blend above with a little water and ice
1 cup of pasteurized egg whites
Blend for 5 seconds
It really tastes great, 18g of protein, 85 calories I wish I had known this in week two
what kind of "program"?
Hey Everyone, I do a lot of reading and learning from all of you and never post anything of my own. But I need a lot of help getting to where a lot of you are. I know I can lose weight if I tried really hard. I have to lose 35lbs before surgery and I literally have like 15 days to do it. I know thats not realistic, but I would like to at least show my doctor that I can lose some of it. You know what I mean? I feel like without following a strict meal plan that I will always keep falling off of the wagon, and not succeed. I know I probably don't make a whole lot of sense. I was wondering if any of you have any SIMPLE meal prepping ideas, or even list of your own that could help me stay on track from here on out. Im a list type of person, and I can't seem to come up with a meal prepping list of my own. Can anyone out there help me come up with something? Please :)
Thank you.
-Stacy
I can't see you losing 35 # in 15 days, but if I was going to try, I would have 5 protein shakes a day and one lean and green meal, a salad with meat on it and no starchy vegetables.
It is simple and takes little "prepping".
Dilute with water? Try a low sodium version? (check the Health Food aisle if the regular soup aisle stuff doesn't taste great).
If you have an Instant Pot, making beef or chicken broth is fast and easy, and it's quite delicious. Just made myself some beef broth and the whole house smells fabulous. Mine will turn into some sort of pureeable soup, I imagine.
If no instant pot, a pot on the stove and several hours of simmering still work. Beef soup bones are super cheap, just ask your butcher for some if they aren't out. (or get one of those pre-roasted chickens and use that)
Band removal & RNY Feb 1 2017
I finally found a solution. For those first 3 weeks when they had me on a cup of broth a day for the salt, I picked my favorite Maruchan noodle soup - added ho****er (yep it holds a cup of ho****er), then simply dumped it over a strainer before the noodles had a chance to soak in the water. My favorite was the new Spicy Taco flavor. I am still using it, but now add in bits of chicken with Phase II.
I'm about a week post op now and this is by far the most difficult thing I've had to endure. I had to do a 1 week liquid pre op diet and I swear if I didn't do that then I would actually be going insane.
It's really hard to leave the house or watch people eating around me because I'm confined to broth and protein shakes. Trust me, stick to the diet as much as possible before and definitely try to wein yourself off of your daily habits. I was craving tortilla chips so bad yesterday I actually went in and licked the salt off of a couple. My mom scolded me a few times for that because it can actually form into an eating disorder.
By far the hardest thing for me is coffee, I had the WORST headaches giving it up pre op but I'm glad I did it before surgery or I would be miserable now.
Post op has been a struggle but I'm pushing through. Just cant wait to eat something solid 
Little tip: DON'****CH FOOD NETWORK WHILE RECOVERING (you'll thank me later) 
Good luck with surgery!
on 2/6/17 5:16 pm, edited 7/15/17 3:40 pm
Deleted all the message in this one, i was unsure of how to delete it.
I'm 2.5 years out and started to let things slide too. I lost 20 the first month of the year. Much easier than pre-surgery but it is still work and require dedication. Good job.
I'm doing a program where I need to eat five egg whites in the morning. Bland as heck, even with seasoning and vegies. Someone gave me this recipe and it works great:
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1 packet of sweetener
1/2 cup of spinach
Blend above with a little water and ice
1 cup of pasteurized egg whites
Blend for 5 seconds
It really tastes great, 18g of protein, 85 calories I wish I had known this in week two
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