I hate Protein Shakes

I honestly believe that taking one bite of cottage cheese and one of salmon when you are on the pre-op diet is not going to hurt your efforts. If you had said you "snapped" and drove to McDonald's and then ate a whole Big Mac meal, then I would have been shaking my finger at you. You chose to put healthy things into your mouth instead, and stopped at one bite each. From my understanding, the pre-op diet serves two main purposes: 1) to help you lose fat from around your liver so the surgery is easier for your surgeon. When you lose fat, it comes from the liver area first. 2) to show your general commitment to changing your life because it is NOT an easy transition to make. People without the proper preparation will generally not have an easy time post-op and might not have the good habits to keep the weight off in the long-term. There might be more reasons for the pre-op diet, but these are the things my surgeon told me, and I've seen people talking about on the Forum. So, see, since you are still several days from your sugery date, please DO NOT panic! If I were you, I'd be really proud that those two bites are your big crisis, and not a super-size milkshake and fries. When you are the day before surgery, though, it is more critical to have your system cleaned out, so you might want to be more careful then. As it is now, cut yourself some slack, relax, and feel good about how you are taking steps to change your life. You can do it!