i went to a weight loss clinic for a yr. lost weight but gained it back when i stopped pills they had me on.they stopped working so here i am if i dont get this surgery not sure what to do seems i tried everything

me to Shirley and this works great, one year later and so happy with the results

You mean a 6month pre-op diet? It depends on your insurance and/or your doctor. I was on a semi-diet that was given to me by my nurtrionist for 3 months. She went over what I should eat and how, which was very similar to how I ate anyway from doing years of Weight Watchers, so it wasn't a very hard transition for me. My 3 months of "diet" was really practice, practice of eating slower, practicing my chewing and taking smaller bites, trying to not drink while eating, picking healthier food while dining out and at home, and not eating BAD fast foods (which has always been my drug of choice). This part of my "pre-op dieting" was VERY important. I think everyone needs this kind of practice, it was only then that I really realized what I was getting into, and made the post-op part much easier. I wasn't starving and was allowd to make my own choices, which to me was realistic. Some doctors require certain types of diets, luckily I didn't have to do a 2 week liquid diet before surgery or do any kind of crazy meals plans, which it seems, almost everyone has had to. You would have to dicuss this with your surgeon to see what he requires of his patients.

Most of us have been on lots of diets over the years and have lost tons of weight only to gain it back and then some over and over once we start eating "normal" again. Gimmick "diets" don't work, we have to find a healthy balance. The band teaches us a new way of eating, teaches us to adapt to our new "stomachs" this is what helps us lose the weight and keep it off. It's a life long way of eating, it's not supposed to be about starvation or deprivation, it's just a whole knew way of thinking and eating. Good luck to you!