I was told today that my surgery date is being moved up by a day. I'm very excited.. I started the pre-surgery diet this week. I started a few days early so I would be used to it. I'm glad I started replacing breakfast with a protein shake last week it has been a much easier transitioning to replacing lunch with a shake also.
I have to admit I would love an extra large pizza right now. But I'll be having some protein jello instead.
The purpose of the high protein, calorie restricted diet prior to surgery is to decrease the size of the liver, which can shorten operating
time. It also helps to reduce the amount of fat in the upper abdomen.
Since this area is the specific surgical site, the reduction of this fat
is beneficial to the safety of the procedure. Adopting a healthy, reduced
calorie diet plan prior to bariatric surgery gets you into the habit of
eating less, eating healthy and making the essential dietary changes
that will be required after your bariatric surgery, and for the rest of
your life.
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