OK...so everyone who has this surgery has to go on a 2 week liquid diet. I started mine a day late and took a 3 day weekend since I work in retail and didn't want to kill anyone :)
It was actually a bit easier that what I thought it would be. I guess because I knew I had an end date in sight - and because it would help me have a safer surgery (since the diet helps to shrink your liver.)
I dropped 13lbs really quickly. I went for my meeting 1 week before surgery with Dr. Primomo (my surgeon at The Davis Clinic) and they seemed pleased with my progress. Sometime after the first week I called the nutritionist to make a few adjustments because the shakes were too sweet for me ( I never really craved sweet foods) so she started letting me have 2 shakes a day and one serving of chicken soup and one 3oz portion of chicken/turkey or white fish.
I really think that helped me keep my sanity! But - I will tell you - the weight loss really slowed down that second week. It could have been a hormonal change that was coming ;)
I did manage to cheat only twice. Once on day 3... and once on the second to last day... A Popeye's chicken breast was calling my name! (It could also be that I worked late that night and ran out of shake powder.)
Note to self: Always be prepared!
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