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Slimfast before gallbladder removal experiences

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GiveMeTheStrength · 11/03/2021 14:03

I'm due gallbladder removal surgery at the start of next month and for two weeks before the surgery I need to eat a very low calorie diet of 800 calories per day. I've chosen the diet of 2 x slimfast shakes per day and then a 300 calorie meal of an evening.

I've never been on a diet before or restricted what I eat for more than a day, so this is going to be a huge shock to my system!

I'm determined to stick to the diet plan as I really need this surgery to go ahead and I really need to lose some weight, but I think mentally it's going to be really hard.

I work part time from home two days per week and the rest of the week I'm at home with my 20 month old DD so I'm not very active/don't have many distractions from being hungry when the urge to snack arises.

If you followed a similar plan before gallbladder surgery or just the diet for general weight loss, I'd love to hear your experiences and how you coped.

OP posts:
Smooresnqueen · 06/11/2021 15:15

Hello! I've just come across your post while googling if you can do slimfast as a diet before the gallstone surgery... I'm waiting for mine too! Have you had yours now? If so how did it go and did you do slimfast? I was given a sheet about the pre op diets but none of them included slimfast but online I have seen others included it 🤷🏻‍♀️ and I think I would prefer it...

TheCreamCaker · 06/11/2021 15:21

I had my gallbladder out years ago, and about 3 months before the operation, I cut out ALL fats:

butter/oil/margarine/cream, obviously
pastry
cake, biscuits, chocolate, puddings, ice cream
bacon, sausages, quiche, things like that.

Slimfast will work though

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