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Did Your Surgeon Ask You To Lose Weight Before Surgery And You Didn't?

My surgeon asked me to lose 10 lbs before surgery, my surgery isn't until early Sept. but I'm afraid I can't lose the 10 lbs before then.

Has anyone experienced this and what happened?

Thanks!

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  • I had to lose almost 35 pounds and thought it was going to be impossible. I ended up losing almost 50 by the time I had surgery!

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Personally I think 10 pounds is not bad. I had to loose 35! And yes I did loose it in fact I lost 50.

you can do it just believe

I had to lose almost 35 pounds and thought it was going to be impossible. I ended up losing almost 50 by the time I had surgery!

I had to do a two week Optifast diet and I lost 15 lbs. you can loose 10 lbs by your surgery!

They wanted me to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks. I lost all 10 by day 6. They'll probably give you a mostly or completely liquid diet to follow and as long as you stick to it, you should have no problem losing that weight.

You can drop 10-15 lbs in two weeks if you go on a strict low carb diet.

I had to 6 additional pounds to loose before my pre op surgery appointment. I found out about this when I returned home from a cruise...and had 3 weeks to get below the required weight.

I went on a low carb, high lean Protein diet, and began walking 4 miles a day. At the end of the 3 weeks, I had lost 12 pounds. The surgeon's office was blunt and to the point; if I was not below their target number for my weight, I would have to have my surgery rescheduled. After over a year of delays, there was no way I was going to let that happen.

It's rather amazing what we can accomplish when we have defined goals and the motivation to be successful!

Best wishes...you can do this!

I did a little panic eating before surgery and gained weight! My surgeon threatened not to do the surgery unless I lost the weight I gained AND the weight I was supposed to lose. Once I started the liquid diet the weight came off fast. I wouldn't recommend doing what I did. :)

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