SleeveMe7-18

Just my opinion on bmi - it's a totally unrealistic and frequently inaccurate standard. It takes no account of muscle. Example: Hall of Fame RB Barry Sanders. He was tiny out there on the field and few were ever quicker, but if you put in his height/weight in his playing prime? He's considered obese. If that's obese, sign me up. I chose 180 for my goal because that's what I was my senior year of high school and even though I was considered overweight, I was healthy and more physically active - the 2 things I want even more than a number on a scale. Ps congrats on your progress so far. I hope to have the same success. 🙂 Sent from my LGLS755 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi all. I am scheduled for sleeve surgery a week from today - July 6th. My surgeon had my Pre-op diet as a list of foods to avoid (including bread, sweets, corn, beans, etc) and a list of approved foods such as meat, eggs, dairy, etc so that we can "shrink our livers" for the surgery. I started mine early in hopes of getting in sooner (the nurse told me if there was a cancelation and I had 14 days under me I could move up). I've been following it pretty religiously, and as such in 17 days, I've lost 27lbs. But this close to the finish line has me paranoid. There was a time I ate organic jerky thinking it was meat and discovered halfway through it contained cranberries (fruit is a big no-no on the list), and another that I ate alot of bbq sauce on a chicken breast only to discover it was like 15g of sugar per serving (sugar being another no-no). On top of these accidental mess ups, I'm starting this being diagnosed with "fatty liver syndrome." Will these things cause my liver to not shrink enough for surgery? Anyone had a similar experience with fatty liver or not strictly following the Pre-op diet exactly and your liver shrinkage/surgery went as planned? Thanks for any responses helping to soothe the mind of this worrier [emoji6]