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I had 6 months of insurance company mandated (but not paid for by them) nutrition counseling too. I lost 40 lbs doing that. I was worried they would say that if I could loose weight that way, I would not need the band. To the contrary, they told me that meant I was able to follow doctor's instructions...the good news....my case was submitted on 10/12 and authorized on 10/12

try 3 Atkins a day plus soemthing with 15 grams of carbs every 3 hours.....Ive lost almost 15 in one week...Im scheduled for 11/21

I am on day 7 of a 21 day liquid diet of 3 Atkins Shakes a day, some yogurt, broth and sugar free pops. This after 6 months of insurance required nutrition counseling where I lost over 40 lbs. I have lost another 14 or so this week. Has anybody ever had a 21 pre-op diet? My surgery is 11/21....yes the day before Thanksgiving

I am finally scheduled to be banded on 11/21/07. My insurance required 6 months of nutrition counseling, from which I am proud to say I lost 50 pounds. Now I am going through 20 gruelling days of liquid diet to shrink the liver...yuck!! Today completes day 5 of 20 and I have been 100% compliant. But I am very sick of Atkins shakes, non fat yogurt and sugar free jello....(why dont they make this stuff in bacon or terryaki sirloin flavor?). Anyway, I have lost another 10 pounds in the last 5 days. At this rate I will be down by a total of 70-90 lbs before the surgery!! unfortunatly my glucose around 80 is dipping into the 70s...its taking juice about every 2-3 hours to keep it above 80. Does anybody know how low you should let it go before taking action?