My Banding Date is 12/15/10 and I started my Pre-Op liquid Diet yesterday. Just wondering how much weight did folks lose prior to surgery? 36 hours into this liquid diet, and I'm down 6 pounds. I know it's mostly all Water weight but wanted to know what your experiences were.

Thanks.

~Stephanie

I am on day 8 and I have lost 11 pounds.

I had a 3 week preop diet and lost 20 pounds.

Ya'll did well so far. I was on a liquid diet with only broth, sf Jello, sf popsicles and protient drinks and only lost 2lbs!

I am 9 weeks out and my weight loss is slow going, but it IS going. Some people just dont lose as fast, despite diet and exercise.

Just started today! Hope to take off 10 lbs before my surgery on the 20th. Good luck everyone!

My Banding Date is 12/15/10 and I started my Pre-Op liquid diet yesterday. Just wondering how much weight did folks lose prior to surgery? 36 hours into this liquid diet, and I'm down 6 pounds. I know it's mostly all Water weight but wanted to know what your experiences were.

Thanks.

~Stephanie

Day 8 for me.. down 10.. whoo hoo

Yeah i am on day 6 of the diet and lost 10lbs

I've completed 7 days of pre-op dieting and have lost 13 lbs. It will be nice to sleep through a night again some day without getting up all night to go to the bathroom!

Just started today! Hope to take off 10 lbs before my surgery on the 20th. Good luck everyone!

I'm also scheduled for the 20th and started my pre-op diet today. First day was rough, hoping it will get better with each day. I'm excited and can't wait!! Good Luck on the 20th!!

I'm also scheduled for the 20th and started my pre-op diet today. First day was rough, hoping it will get better with each day. I'm excited and can't wait!! Good Luck on the 20th!!

hey all I started my pre-op diet sunday which consists of 5 HMR shakes/day at 100 cals each. and it is not going well. A) I am VERY weak, tired and can't do anything and, I am not tolerating the shakes well, they give me gas, stomach upset (I think I might me a tad lastose intolerant), and its gotten to the point where I will have 2 or 3 and then I'd rather have nothing at all than drink another one.

any suggestions? my surgery is on the 20th. does anyone else find that with this little calorie intake (which out bodies are not exactly used to quite yet, or at least mine isn't), your energy goes out the window? are any of you on HMR?

I'm young 24yo and I just think on my 330lb almost 6ft frame, with 500 cals, no wonder I have no energy. I know the point of it to get us to lose as much weight as possible b4 surgery, but like I said, I am finding it very dificult to find the energy to exist, let alone exercise 30min/day 5x week

(I am also on a lot of meds that lower my BP significantly and I have POTS (Postural Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome) so 900mg sodium or whatever 5 shakes is something like that is just not cutting it for me...I'm used to much more)

It sounds like you should talk to your doctor because there are a lot of pre-op diets that allow 800-1200 calories a day and you would likely be able to tolerate that better.

I am only on day 2 but it is tough! I do get to eat lean protein - 4 ounces and vegetable and even a bit of starch for my dinner.

I am on a business trip though which makes it even harder.

I'm on day 2 and down 6 pounds ahaha. I know just water, but still exciting.

Okay fellow banders to be...it's day 8 and I'm down 14 pounds...hoping to have 20 pounds off before surgery date which is 12/15. Hang in there!!

Wow I thought I was doing good I'm on day 7 and down 6 lbs. I shouldn't read this type of stuff because I'm sure I will be one of those who loses their weight painfully slow, in fact I'm prepaired to eat 1000 cals a day and still only lose .5 a week.