Ok so I'm doing my prep diet and yes I'm hungry but I keep on doing it right so why do I feel guilty when I eat my one meal a day? I not eating bad I'm staying in my guide lines. I'm also a but nervous becaus I had my consultion at the beginning of April and I had to go back to work after maternity leave and life has been crazy and stressful. So I stepped on the scale the morning of day 1 an I had gained nearly 10lbs ugh I guess that's why I am feeling so guilty. Any advice surgery is schedule for June 5th so a little over a week. I am just worried that I'm not doing every thing possible to loose the weight plus a little more. Am I the only one feeling this way?

I am allowed only three shakes a day plus sugar-free Jello or popsicles. I feeling guilty if I want a sugar-free popsicle, that I'm allowed to have, so I haven't had one.

I'm even more depressed because yesterday I had all three shakes, no sugar-free popsicle and I drank all my Water and I weighed myself this morning after I pooped (I even worked out two hours on the gazelle yesterday) and I went from 233 - 233.5 today LOL! I feel you ks, I seriously am feeling you and surgery here is June 4th.

Don't be a slave to the scale, it will be okay I promise you, we'll get through this together and the scale will eventually go in the right direction. Your body is probably holding onto the calories because it is hitting starvation mode, which it only stays that way for a short-time and then you will end up with a nice drop. Even try making your one meal a day at lunch instead of dinner. Make sure you are getting all your water in too.

My sister is on her liquid diet too and having this issue. This is day 7 and she says her scale is not reflecting her efforts. She has not had solid food in a week, has had some nausea and weakness but otherwise okay. Surgery is June 1. A week from today. She is upset because they scale doesnt seem to show much weight loss and she is retaining fluid bad. Her ankles are swollen and she wakes up with swelling in her face and hands too. I think her body just wants to hold on to the fluid right now but will let go of it when it wants too. Dont get discouraged over the scale. The weight loss will show up in time, it has to!

Forensic, I can understand why your sister is depressed, but it will have to go off eventually, she may need to walk a little more to get her legs and hands going to move the fluids around. I have a serious issue with edema. I stop my Water pills on Monday for the last week of the journey and I'm just planning on upping my water intake and walking even more.

I realize the weight fluctuation throughout the day is weird and it bums me a bit, I'm realistic, you can't go down to 600 calories a day and actually not end up losing weight, it just may be redistributing at first and will eventually drop

I had edema and used water pills, but the surgeon took me off them the day of surgery and said I didn't need them any more. I was sleeved April 23rd and have had no swelling at all since then.

She has some water pills but has been afraid to take them. I guess it wouldnt hurt for a few days to get some of the fluid off.

Remember, the reason for the pre Op diet is to shrink your liver, not just to lose weight. Just keep following your diet plan from your dr and everything will be fine. You'll have your surgery and be losing soon.

Your body is more than likely rebelling. Now it's is 'starvation mode' and holding on to EVERYTHING you put in it. Just do exactly what your NUT tells you (and call her if you're worried, that's what she's there for) it'll all work out fine if you just do what your told.