Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Michele, The pre op diet is a high protein low fat diet you need to follow, usually for 7 days before your surgery. This is a diet that helps shrink your liver which is imortant with this surgery. Your surgery risks are reduced, your surgery time is less and you recover faster. It is not a difficult diet to follow, there is no calorie limit just need to get protein and nothing else for 7 days. Youd o nto need to be hungry just choose the foods that are allowed. People with a very high BMI are asked to follow the diet for a more time. I believe you asked about El Centro, right? Mexicali is 15 minutes form El Centro. Nina Caprise lol I know the feeling. I am SUPPOSED to be on a pre-surgery diet but it doesn't seem to be working very well. Right now I have the awful craving for a brownie blast from Dairy Queen. I very seldom eat sweets but for some reason today I am craving them ugh! I had to laugh when you said the next step would be injecting frosting into your veins. I am also feeling like I need to get that last bit of cravings in before my surgery. How awful is that. I love food so much that I feel that I HAVE to eat it before I have to say goodbye to it for a very very long time. I too am going to look into support groups in my area after surgery. I know this is only a tool and if I don't use this tool the way it was intended then I will fail the way I have always had when it comes to losing weight. > > Karlie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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