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The time leading up to bariatric surgery is not the time to permit your health and diet to worsen. Getting started on a healthy higher-protein diet, drinking more water and beginning some gentle exercise are excellent ways to get ready for bariatric surgery.
Some bariatric surgeons actually require that candidates for gastric bypass surgery lose 10 percent of their weight before weight loss surgery is performed. This can be accomplished by following a traditional calorie-restricted diet or by using liquid protein diet supplements. It's been shown that losing even 10-15 pounds before bariatric sugery can decrease the risks of complications.
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Starting on a Pre-Bariatric Surgery Diet
Some surgeons require patients to follow a full liquid protein diet for two weeks before surgery to prepare their system for the transition. A high-protein, calorie restricted diet can also be useful prior to laparoscopic surgery, as it can decrease the size of the liver, which can shorten operating time. 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.
Bariatric weight loss surgery requires you to make life-changing adjustments before and afterwards. The nutrition consultation with the surgeon or dietitian before bariatric surgery is a very important step in the process - to explain the nutritional requirements and dietary changes that are necessary before and after your bariatric weight loss surgery.
Pre bariatric surgery diets typically begin 2 to 3 months before gastric bypass surgery. Depending on a person's health, weight and body composition, bariatric surgery candidates are generally put on a diet by their surgeon or dietician ranging from 800-1000 calories per day, and consisting of 70grams of protein each day. The diet also typically calls for a much lower intake of carbohydrates and dietary fat, especially refined sugars and saturated fat. |
A pre-surgery bariatric diet is designed to:
• Reduce Body Fat - especially the fat around the abdominal mid-section. Since this is the specific surgical area, this is beneficial to the safety of the patient, it also reduces the liver size which is preferred.
• Preserve Lean Body Mass - intake of sufficient amounts of protein is "anti-catabolic". This means that getting adequate protein prevents the body from using lean muscle tissue as an energy source while losing body fat on a calorie restricted diet.
• Prepare the Body for Post-Surgery Recovery - eating healthy, increasing protein intake and avoiding refined carbohydrates, sugars and saturated fats provides the body with beneficial nutrients, vitamins and minerals that will help prepare it for the nutritionally demanding post-bariatric surgery recovery.
• Prepare the Patient for the Post-Surgery Diet - following a reduced calorie, higher protein, lower carbohydrate diet is essentially the way a bariatric surgery patient will be eating for the rest of their life. Therefore, before the surgery is the best time to get use to making healthy food choices and using protein diet supplements that will be needed after surgery.
W8 Programme – 4 mealpaks per day along with a meal from the Add a Meal sheet and half pint of skimmed milk will give you a high protein diet, whilst restricting your carbohydrate levels and giving your body all the nutrition it needs. This programme is called our Regular Programme |
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