I'm having a hard time getting on track...
My surgery is scheduled for March 11. The only thing left for me to do is get my chest xray and EKG. My surgeon only requires a 1 day liquid diet, but I have been trying to substitute 1 protein drink a day instead of skipping breakfast and then being ravenous in the evening. I haven't been doing very good.
For those of you who are on a liquid diet for a week or two, how do you get started/handle it? I don't think I'll have a problem following doctor's orders after surgery- I have the mindset for it. But I just can't seem to get started and stick with it pre-op. I've done it before, so I don't know what is holding me back.
I think I just needed to get this off my chest, I'm in worry mode.
The reasons you mentioned are exactly why I want to do the 2 weeks. I think I'm going to have to purge the house of any triggers. When you were on your liquid diet, what did your average day look like?
Breakfast was fat free free yogurt and later I switched to fat free/sugar free. Lunch was protein shake. Dinner was Cottage Cheese. I just went back into my old emails here is what I had for my pre-op diet. It was tough, but well worth it. You can do it, just put your mind to it. Removing the triggers, that's up to you, personally I say don't do it, now, later and the rest of your life you will be faced with them, it is up to you to avoid them or ignore them, no time like the present to get started. That's just my 2 cents worth. You need to do what makes you successful and if removing temptation works for you then absolutely do it.
IMPORTANT ... PRE/OP, LIVER SHRINKING DIET The following is your pre/op diet. Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner ... should be low calorie protein shakes or non fat yogurt or cottage cheese The rest of the day (or if you are still hungry at meal time), you can have clear liquids. You should drink 8 glasses of water or more a day. Clear Liquids are beef and chicken broth, apple, cranberry and grape juice, Skim Milk and Sugar Free Jello. This diet will reduce the risk of complications during surgery by shrinking the size of your liver.
THank you! I have researched and researched, my brain knows what I need to do. Now I just need to execute on it. I appreciate the encouragement, I suppose there are sometimes when we need cheerleaders to help us along.