Did anyone not loose weight on the pre-opt diet? I am getting banded on the 15th and I have not lost one pound. I am following the pre-opt diet but doing something wrong. Dont know what. I hope I will be able to have the procedure done...

Did anyone not loose weight on the pre-opt diet? I am getting banded on the 15th and I have not lost one pound. I am following the pre-opt diet but doing something wrong. Dont know what. I hope I will be able to have the procedure done...

The purpose of the pre-op diet is to reduce your carb intake, which will shrink the sze of your liver. It needs to be moved during surgery so the band can be put in place. If your liver is too large, it can literally block access to where the band needs to go. So even though you feel like you haven't lost enough weight, you're probably going to be fine. Weightloss can come later.

Good luck!

Dave

The purpose of the pre-op diet is to reduce your carb intake, which will shrink the sze of your liver. It needs to be moved during surgery so the band can be put in place. If your liver is too large, it can literally block access to where the band needs to go. So even though you feel like you haven't lost enough weight, you're probably going to be fine. Weightloss can come later.

Good luck!

Dave

Thank you for your feedback! I was getting worried about not seeing much weight loss as others, but of'course the purpose to shrink the liver..

Since not all pre-op diets are the same - "Your results can vary." Seriously though, some docs require weeks of liquid diets (mine was 1 week, 20 grams of protein/day.) and some only require the day before. For those on a restrictive diet, a lot of our loss was water, which I gained back during my 23 hours at the hospital, thanks to the gallon of fluids they pumped into me! (BTW, water weighs 8.333 lbs per gallon.)

I lost 9 pounds, according to the clinic's scale vs my home scale anyways. I know that was mostly Water weight. I think as long you're following the preop diet guidelines that you were given you're on the right track, doing what you're supposed to be.

good luck!!

Thanks for your feedbacks, Tomorrow is the day:lol:

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