doing my pre-op diet of low carb/high protein and i have not lost any weight!!! i know that the pre-op is to shrink the liver but still i have been reading of others who are doing the same diet as me and have lost weight. Is there something wrong with me??? will this happen when i have the band as well and am following the correct diet? Why does it seem like i am destined to be fat the rest of my life.....

My preop diet was clear liquids only (basically chicken broth), plus 3-5 protein shakes a day. I didn't lose any either, and I was on it for two weeks! Don't worry so much. How long have you been on the preop diet? How often are you weighing yourself?

Which low carb diet are you doing? If you're not doing a specific one (South Beach, Atkins, Protein Power, etc.), you might want to buy or borrow a book from the library and start following a specific plan. It may help a lot.

I follow Atkins and part of the reason I'm losing rapid weight now in pre-op is that I'm doing the optional induction phase which is super low carb. I pretty much eat lean meat, cheese, occasional eggs, and lots of lettuce (there are a few more vegetables I can eat but I go for ease over variety). It's not something I could or would want to maintain forever, but it does the job in the short term. It even got me off my cholesterol meds!

Not that Atkins is the only plan to follow-- but I do think it helps to follow a plan if you aren't already. Otherwise, I don't know what's going on for you in particular, but I definitely would not take it as a sign that the lap-band won't work. I'd take it as a sign that you *need* the lap-band!

I should edit and say: Of course if your doctor's plan is none of these, follow your doctor's plan of course.

Edited August 15, 201016 yr by stateofzen
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I didn't lose all that much on the preop diet; I had been eating low-carb for a while before it, and my body just didn't have the glycogen (and the water that travels along with it) to give up.

Still, I've lost nice and steadily since banding---you will, too

Lets see if i can answer all those questions...I am following an atkins diet but am incorporating protein shakes into it to prevent leg cramps and hunger pangs. I only weigh myself 1 time per week or i would go crazy and i have been on this diet for 14 days now... i dont mind not losing i just hope that my liver is shrinking and that after band i will see a loss.

Are you drinking plenty of water? It is necessary to wash the waste that you are burning from your body.

Also, STOP comparing yourself to others!! It only ends in disappointment because we tend to look past those we are doing better than and only remember those that are way more successful.

Are you drinking plenty of water? It is necessary to wash the waste that you are burning from your body.

Also, STOP comparing yourself to others!! It only ends in disappointment because we tend to look past those we are doing better than and only remember those that are way more successful.

Come to think of it i could drink more water then i do....and your right i shouldnt compare myself to others force of habit i suppose.

Come to think of it i could drink more water then i do....and your right i shouldnt compare myself to others force of habit i suppose.

Zeneida,

It will happen . I found my body would hold onto the weight then drop 3 lbs in a day! Don't get discouraged.