Planning for pre-op diet

[Wobbletogo]

I am booked for surgery on 24th August, the surgeon said I just need to lose 4-5kg in the month before, no other advice given.

I have found it really difficult to lose weight over past couple of years even though I was working with a dietician, she calculated my daily intake was only 1400 calories anyway and that was maintaining my weight. Dropping it was only making me lose about 1-2lb month.

Has anyone calorie counted the milk diet, is it less than 1000cal? If you put extra protein in, like whey protein, does that up the calories?

I have seen talk of Milk Thistle, what is this for?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[amanda577]

Hi.. Im on the milk diet and it works out at around 750 cals with the milk and the 2 l/f yogurts... whey protein is high in protein but is around 100 calories for a scoop so you have to be careful with that I would think. I take milk thistle. It is a a supplement that is supposed to be very good for your liver. Hope this helps xx

 

[Wobbletogo]

Thanks Amanda, very useful info.

 

[Wobbletogo]

No sharing from anyone else?

 

[peggysue]

Pre-op diet for BMI under 40

I am booked for surgery on 24th August, the surgeon said I just need to lose 4-5kg in the month before, no other advice given.

I have been told by several surgeons/clinics that a BMI such as yours (35) does not require a pre-op diet, however, it never hurts to follow one. Did Dr. Hruby suggest you lose 4-5kg? I am going to start my diet tomorrow, two weeks before op, so I better get it all figured out by today! Calorie-counting very inconvenient for me. I'm tring to find an easy menu to follow. Anybody got one?

 

[Bellydancer57]

I had 3 options from my team. Milk diet, Slimfast diet or high protein low carb fat/cals. Food diet.
I choose food one but I don't work so was relatively easy. My team gave me visual measures too like a piece of lean meat the size of a cheque book, a piece of low ft cheese size of a match box. So not too much weight & measuring. I did find the ketosis part of it when your body starts to use up the fat a bit difficult, headaches, sucky feeling & tired but only last 2 days then felt great. Loads of these type of diets on Internet. Sorry not at home with laptop or I would send you mine. Good luck.

 

[Bellydancer57]

Found my diet on Internet. Hope it helps.

http://www.homerton.nhs.uk/uploaded...pre-operative_liver_shrinkage_diet_sheet_.pdf

 

[peggysue]

Bellydancer, this is a great link! Thank you. I had forgotten about ketosis, I better warn my husband to keep a distance, lol.

 

[Bellydancer57]

Yes it is what I did & found it good & not too difficult apart from the couple of days when ketosis kicked in. Good luck.