7. Should I lose weight even before the operation?
It would be best if you started changing your eating habits even before the stomach reduction. You can start your healthy diet with:
- three meals a day.
- Smaller portions than before.
- Chewing food well.
- Eating slowly.
- Paying attention to protein-rich food.
- Eating more vegetables, fruit, and whole-grain products.
- Drinking at least 2l of water daily.
Two weeks before the surgery date, you should start to change his diet to a “liquid phase,” eating yogurt, milkshakes, and pureed vegetable soups, for example.
