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Unfortunately, requirements of weight loss are done to make sure that the person is actually in the right mind set and is truly sincere about losing weight. The sad truth is that many people who want the surgery should not get it because they have no intention of actually working to lose the weight. The surgery is not a miracle cure. If a person does not change their eating habits they will regain the weight, even if they have had the surgery. My best advice would be to consult your doctor and see if she can begin the pre-op diet now. I lost 25 lbs in two weeks just on the pre-op diet. Otherwise, a low carb diet with emphasis on lean meat and Protein might be best. If she is not losing weight then the only answer is that she is consuming far too many calories and is not exercising enough. Unfortunately, there are no excuses or ways around that. Make her keep a record of what she is eating and I'm sure you will find that she is consuming far more than 1200 calories a day.

The best thing to do is to confer with your doctor. Even if it's something bad then you should be happy they caught it in time.

Congratulations! Now, let me advise you that I would check with your doctor to see if the shakes you have at home are okay to drink. The reason being is that 300 calories a shake is high in calories and if you drink 2 of them a day that's 600 calories there, not including your meal. Most pre-op diets are about 600-800 calories a day. Also check on the meal you can eat. Most people on pre-op diets are required to eat low carb, such as lean meat and leafy greens. Otherwise, while on the pre-op diet expect that for the first 3 days or so that you will feel horrible. You likely will have a headache, be irritable, and may feel like you are going to faint. This is normal. It will soon pass. After about 3 days or so your body will begin to adapt to the new diet and you will feel fine again. On my pre-op I had 2 Protein shakes a day (about 160 calories a shake) and lean meat (usually chicken or tuna) on a bed of salad greens. This was followed by a week of strict liquid only. I lost 25 lbs just during the pre-op liquid diet alone. I've even heard of people losing over 30 lbs just from the pre-op diet. Good Luck! Pretty soon you will be on the other side!

It's normal to be anxious or to doubt one's self just prior to surgery. However, the thing that always amazes me is how people just assume they have to live with excess skin the rest of their life. People who were extremely obese and then lost a lot of weight most likely will need plastic surgery to remove the excess skin. I will be having a tummy tuck and my chest done. So you might want to go ahead and start researching your plastic surgery options now and then start saving up now as well. It will take you time to lose weight and during this process you can form your game plan and save up for your plastics. You most likely will have to pay out of pocket for plastics as most insurance will not pay for it.

The pre-op diet is actually easy to follow if you stick with it for the first 2-3 days. For those first few days you will have carb withdrawal. Your brain prefers carbs for fuel. So when you go without it you experience headaches, moodiness, and feelings of faint. However, these pass within about 2-3 days as your body switches over into burning fat and Protein for fuel. Yes, some doctors do not make their patients do the pre-op diet but I can assure you that those patients who do the diet end up losing far more than patients who do not. For example, I lost 25lbs just in the 2 week pre-op diet.

You can have chicken broth almost immediately because you are on an all liquid diet right after surgery. However, the addition of the eggs may be too much for your stomach right after surgery. You may have to wait until the soft food stage. You can try a small, and I do mean a small amount, to see if your stomach can tolerate it.

Please consult your doctor as to which surgery is best for you. I can tell you that doctors are moving away from the lap band due to the higher rate of complications. In the beginning you will not be able to "treat" yourself. If you try you will throw up and it won't feel good. However, if you don't get your eating habits under control you are at risk for regaining any weight loss back. The surgery is just a tool. It's up to you whether or not you want to use it correctly or incorrectly.

Go ahead and start the pre-op diet. My doctor allowed me to have for the first week a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and then a dinner of green leafy vegetables and lean meat, which translated for me as a bowl of salad greens with grilled chicken or tuna. The second week was all liquid, 3 protein shakes a day plus as much chicken broth and sugar free jello as I wanted. I lost 25lbs those 2 weeks. A bit of a warning, for the first 2-3 days you will feel like hell. You will have a headache, be moody and may feel like you are going to pass out. Just stick with it and after the first 2-3 days your headache will go away and you will feel normal again.

If you are already on a low carb diet and have found that you are no longer losing weight then it means that the diet itself has already helped you as much as it can alone. You will need to increase your exercise level in order to begin losing again. My opinion would be that the sleeve may not work for you if you are not or have no plans to increase your exercise and activity level. However, please check with your doctor.

Yes. Egg drop soup is fine for the liquid diet stage. The pre-op liquid diet is mainly to shrink the liver and to do that you need to be on a very-low carb diet as well as decrease your overall calories. Egg drop soup is primarily chicken broth, which is fine by itself on the pre-op diet, with one or more eggs dropped into it, which are all Protein. However, just keep sure you consume it in a normal serving size.

As someone stated above, nothing will stop it. However, you can try to limit it by making sure you consume enough Protein and vitamens. Basically, when you lose weight you are actually putting stress on the body which causes hormonal changes which in turn leads to hair loss. This form of hair loss is temporary. Once your weight stabilizes hair shedding will stop. One trick you can do is to cut your hair short, if possible. This lessons the psychological freak-out of finding a bunch of long hairs in your hands after washing your hair. Men have it better with this and many men may not even tell they are even shedding hair due to men normally having short hairstyles to begin with. Be careful of using Rogaine for women or similar products. Many people may not realize that these products cause temporary hair shedding as well before any results are seen. Besides, these products are really only good for a specific condition unrelated to the hair shedding associated with a large amount of weight loss.

Every one's experience will differ. However, expect to lose a good deal of weight at first and then you will likely see the weight loss decrease or slow down. Also, stalls do happen. Stalls are periods where you don't lose any weight at all. Stalls can last from days to weeks to months, depending on the person. In my case, I quickly lost 100lbs in about 3 months. I'm now in a stall of over a week where I haven't lost anything.

Everyone seems to worry about excess skin yet doesn't seem to understand that if you were really big before surgery that you will likely need plastic surgery to remove the excess skin after your weight loss. There's no need to have to spend the rest of your life carrying around all that extra skin. Depending upon your specific situation, you may need a tummy tuck or even a full body tuck, not to mention arms and legs. For me, I will be getting a tummy tuck and my chest done.

I was scared of the dreaded "gas pains". However, I experienced nothing. There was only soreness in my belly, as if someone had punched me. The only painful part for me was when they removed the drain. When they removed it my entire abdomen cramped up something fierce. I only had a very small amount of nausea just once. They do a good job of giving you medicine to prevent it. Honestly, the gastric sleeve surgery is a breeze. It's the plastic surgery afterward that's going to be the most painful surgery.

I'm not really tracking anything because I eat so little. Once I got onto regularl food I just stuck to Protein, like meat, cheese and eggs. So I might have an egg and some bacon for Breakfast. A few crackers with Peanut Butter for lunch and then try to eat a normal dinner. Of course I use a kids plate and even then I can't finish it. Congrats on almost reaching your goal as well!

The last time I posted here I flipped out over something trivial and swore I would never post again. I think my hormones were out of whack from the surgery and diet. So please forgive me. In the past couple of months my entire life has changed due to the surgery. So I thought I would return to help others and receive more tips and help myself. I have lost 103 pounds since surgery 3 months ago. I'm currently stalled and it's really getting to me. It seems that now I only lose weight if I take laxatives to remain regular. Otherwise, the scale is stuck. Any tips on how to break this stall would be much appreciated.

I'm not sure if I'm getting in all the protein. Fluids are iffy. However, I don't have any of the signs of dehydration, no cracked lips and no dry hands. Due to my work schedule most of my exercise has to be on the weekends. I run around like a dog on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for me to lose 4-5 pounds over a weekend. However, now I lose nothing. I'm really tempted to return to my pre-op liquid diet. However, I'm scared because I experienced nasty side-effects such as constantly feeling like I was going to faint. If there is one good thing about this it is that I have yet to gain any weight.

I've been stalled with no weight loss for over a week. In fact, for the past month the only weight loss I have had is when I take laxatives in order to be regular. Usually I will lose 2 pounds by the next morning. I was so used to loosing 1 lb a day that I guess I got spoiled and took it for granted. I'm very concerned that I may have hit the limit of the weight loss for the surgery. Does anyone have an tips on how to break a stall?

I've finally had enough of this site. It just gets worse every day with fake posters and spam. My threads are being taken over by spam and patient coordinators pretending to be posters and trying to drum up business. So I'm off to find a real site where weight loss surgery patients can discuss the issues we face and not have to put up with this garbage here. Audios amigos!

You know what, I'm really sick that my thread is being turned into an advertisement for Dr. Lopez. Get your own thread and stop spamming mine. I'm getting sick of this forum as it just gets worse and worse every day with fake posters, with spam and coordinators competing for business. I need a forum with just weight loss surgery patients so we can discuss our issues.

This is just my opinion, but if I were you I would simply save up the money for the procedure. That way you will pay less and give you time to collect what you need and to lose weight before your surgery.

@@Janice1968 I'm doing good. I'm 5 days out and can drink a whole lot more than on day 3 when I came home. So it seems each day I'm improving greatly.

@@liannatx Starting Monday. However, I don't know if I can make it that long.

So I got sleeved on the 12th but feel like I'm definitely not getting enough calories in on just one bottle of Gatorade a day (130 calories). I'm thinking of making the change to regular jello and no more sugar free. Anybody else do this and felt a bit better? Because I feel like I'm on day one of pre-op diet and am about to pass out at times.

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