Hi There

I'm just curious how much weight you lost pre-operation on the liquid diet.

Thanks

Jen

I was on a 2 week liquid diet and lost 22 lbs

One week preop diet, lost 10lbs

12 days 12 lbs . And I was allowed one real meal a day for dinner

It seems like people lose a lot before and not so much after. Is this correct

Everyone is different. You lose a lot before because your calories are very restricted. Right after you are healing so it slows down and then you just need to follow and it will be slower buy consistent and healthy

I did not lose much compared to others, since I half-assed it. I think I lost about five pounds in the three week period.

I did not lose much compared to others, since I half-assed it. I think I lost about five pounds in the three week period.

Does that basically mean you cheated during the two weeks? I'm scared to death of the whole process but excited at the same time ago. About seven years ago I was up to 336 pounds and now 255 and it hasn't changed. The band is my last resort.

My surgeon did not require a liquid diet pre-op he uses the sugar buster diet for 2 weeks....not going to lie I did cheat a time or two on it and lost about 5 lbs preop, I was banded 12/20 and I'm sure most of it is water weight but I'm down 7lbs.

It seems like people lose a lot before and not so much after. Is this correct

It's so individualized... I had a bunch of weight to lose. I think the 22 I lost pre op was all water and salt retention....lol. I lost another 21 in the weeks of post op liquids before I moved to mushies.... And honesty when I averaged it all out it worked out to 10 lbs a month. Some months were 5 lbs and other 15.... There was no rhyme or reason with it.

It seems like people lose a lot before and not so much after. Is this correct

Definitely not. I didn't have any pre-op diet at all, but I've lost a lot of weight in 11+ months since surgery.

How much you lose is directly equal to how much work you're willing to put into it.

I think the liquid portion of the diet will be the easiest for me. It will be getting all my protein in.

I only had to stick with an 800 calorie a day diet, for one week prior to surgery. They wanted us to lose ten pounds.

I wasn't on liquids alone just low fat and no starches. And I only list like 5 lbs. my dr said my liver was a good size so I guess it all worked out lol

Does that basically mean you cheated during the two weeks? I'm scared to death of the whole process but excited at the same time ago. About seven years ago I was up to 336 pounds and now 255 and it hasn't changed. The band is my last resort.

Yeah, I did cheat, but my pre-op diet wasn't very strict and, despite being morbidly obese, my liver and health stats were fine. Also, when I say that I cheated, I wasn't going crazy. I never really drank pop or sugary juices even before then, and I didn't eat much junk food that week. I just ate larger portions than prescribed some days, and ate solid food up until maybe three days before the surgery. If you're genuinely cheating, eating greasy foods etc, and you are at risk of having a fatty liver, you might be risking your surgery.

I'm going to stick to the protein drinks and I drink water all the time anyways