Honestly, there is so much information given to you pre-surgery that it can be totally overwhelming. You just have to take it a day at a time and one step at a time. I didn't have to do a pre-op liquid diet. The post op liquid diet was not difficult for me. My plan was similar to yours. I didn't have any hunger at all after surgery so the challenge for me was to make sure I was getting enough protein and drinking enough water. I was a little overwhelmed by the thought of that before surgery but as I was doing it, it wasn't bad. If you think it all seems strict, it is, and it's for a reason. Your surgeon and nutritionist know what you need to do to be successful. Also, every surgeon does things differently, so you can't compare your plan to someone else's plan if they have a different surgeon. Some surgeons say some foods are ok, some don't. My best advice would be to follow the plan you are given. The process is overwhelming at times, and it can be scary, but the benefits of the surgery are amazing and they will make you forget the difficult parts!

Honestly the post op diet isn't bad, you're not hungry and when you are you can only get very little down. I'm 4 weeks out now, some days I'm craving food and will eat every 4 hours or so and then there are days where I just don't want to be bothered with food and stick to liquids & soups.

I think the 2 week pre-op is the toughest but if you really set your mind to it you can do it. Along with this strict diet I'm sure you'll fantastic weight loss results early since you're on liquids for quite a bit.

Also if you really feel this is too overwhelming and you're setting yourself up to fail there's no harm in consulting with a different surgeon and seeing what their WLS program is. So many doctors and they all have different plans that work for them.

I had a 2 week pre-op diet that consisted of the foods my surgeon's office uses for their "non surgical" weight loss program. It was about 1500 calories a day and I was sure there just wasn't going to be enough food. Boy was I wrong! I think it was two thing. The high protein in everything I ate kept me feeling full longer and upping my water intake to 64 ounces a day was the other. I was amazed at how easy it was and that I lost 20 pounds in those two weeks.

As for post op, I had full liquids for 4 weeks, pureed food for 2 weeks, soft food for two weeks and then back to normal. They tell you to avoid things like egg yolks because they are really dense and just don't digest well for a few months after surgery. I was not given the option of things like sugar free jello and such. Frankly I didn't want to waste calories on things that weren't protein rich, so not having them wasn't an issue for me.

It all sounds so complicated, but really it isn't. It's just a matter of getting used to a new way of looking at food and how you fuel your body. Don't get too caught up in what's coming in a few weeks. Try and concentrate on what you need to do between now and surgery. Once surgery is done, concentrate on sipping and walking and doing what you need to do then. And the next step, and so on.

There are a lot of varieties of plans on here, each doctor does things slightly different. Follow your doctor's plan and you will be fine. And remember, there are foods that you probably will just not want to add back into your life when this is all said and done. You may see something on someone else's food log and wonder how they can eat that. For instance, I have never been able to control myself with ice cream, so I have chosen to not reintroduce it into my life. Point is, don't compare what you are allowed or chose to eat too closely to others here. There are unique details to each one of our walks on this journey. You will find yours.

My plan was very similar to yours except that my doctor cleared me for full liquids after surgery.

I will echo what others have said and that after surgery, it will be all you can do to get those liquids down. Admittedly by week 2-3 I was probably doing slightly chunkier than a true liquid, but even that was tough.

Although my insurance only required 3 months, I gave myself 6 months in the medically supervised pre-surgery weight loss to help adjust my eating habits more gradually. WIth my doctor's permission I was able to taper my eating down from 2500-3000 calories/day to 1500-1800 cal in a few weeks rather than imediately. Our doctor also had us gradually replace 1 meal/day with a shake, then 2/day so the liquid diet wasn't such a jump.