LaRuse
LSD
Jan 04, 2010
Not what you think.
I started my liver shrinking diet (LSD) 5 days ago. I hope it is working. I have been religious about it.
I saw my nurse practioner for the pre-op meeting yesterday - she took my final history and did a physical. In general, I am very healthy (as much as someone morbidly obese can be) and nothing too serious has changed since my first history was taken in September. My weight has been fairly steady; I was 269 in September, 267 in December, and was 268 yesterday. It would have been nice to have lost some weight, but...if I could do it on my own, successfully, I wouldnt be doing this, right?
So my diet looks like this:
8am- Carnation Instant Breakfast (No Sugar Added) with 8 oz. lite soy milk (I nearly kicked the bucket after one day of skim milk)
30 minutes after breakfast, I start drinking my fluids; decaf coffee, Crystal Light, sometimes broth (I desperately need something not sweet from time to time), plain old water, or mint tea.
11:30 - all fluids stop.
Noon - CIB or Slim Fast High Protein (I have a store brand) and an orange. 30 minutes after I finish, I start my fluids again.
3pm - stopping fluids 30 mins. in advance, .5 c of FF cottage cheese or 6 oz of greek yogurt (my preference over regular "american" yogurt)
Fluids until about 5 pm.
5:30 - 4 oz very lean meat (chicken breaks, pork tenderloin, white fish) and one cup of green, non-starchy veggies (broccoli, brussels sprouts, greens, etc.)
OR
2 oz very lean meat, one c. of veggies, and another meal replacement shake (I find this meal to be very satisfying and good for a day I am especially hungry).
Broth, tea, water, and sugar free jello before bed.
The absolute hardest part of this is spacing out the timing of the meals and the fluids. We had a very hectic morning on Sunday, and I got my breakfast in, and then in the craziness between then and 11:30, I got no fluids in. I was very thirsty, but I didnt want to throw off my food schedule. I drank a bit, had my lunch at 1:30, not much fluid between then and my 3pm snack, and then trying to get in all my fluids between 3:45 and 5pm was very tricky. I ended up drinking most of my liquids between 7-9 pm, and getting up twice overnight.
I am holding very strictly to this practice in an attempt to get ready for post op life. It is highly structured and I work well with a structure, but structure can easily get tossed out the window in the face of an upheaval in my day, and once I am off my track, it is very hard to get back on. I can see days where most of my water will get taken in after 6pm and how that can be a problem.
It is really hard to still believe this is actually going to happen. I am still trying to wrap my brain around it, and probably will still be struggling to believe it as I slip on the gown next Thursday.
I am excited at the moment instead of terrified, but I do have my moments. The fear of dying is always nagging at me.
9 days and counting.
