I am having my last required appointment on July 31 then will submit to insurance. I have Cigna and surgeons office coordinator says she's confident I'll be approved given my bmi and co-morb's. Surgeon requires at least a 10lb loss before surgery, or he'll cancel, however I have a personal goal of losing 30-40 lbs before hand, really want to be under 300 lbs before surgery. I don't have a surgery date but based on what the surgeon said "you schedule your appointment as far out as you think it'll take for you to lose the 10lbs", I'm saying surgery will take place around mid to late August.

What pre-op diets for you guys have resulted in significant weightloss? Let me say I absolutely can't drink the milky substances, they make me gag something aweful. Is it unreasonable or impossible for me to think I'll be able to sustain on a liquid diet for 3 or 4 weeks?

Please give me some advice.

....my surgeon doesn't require a pre op diet......just throwing that in .

I am having my last required appointment on July 31 then will submit to insurance. I have Cigna and surgeons office coordinator says she's confident I'll be approved given my bmi and co-morb's. Surgeon requires at least a 10lb loss before surgery' date=' or he'll cancel, however I have a personal goal of losing 30-40 lbs before hand, really want to be under 300 lbs before surgery. I don't have a surgery date but based on what the surgeon said "you schedule your appointment as far out as you think it'll take for you to lose the 10lbs", I'm saying surgery will take place around mid to late August.

What pre-op diets for you guys have resulted in significant weightloss? Let me say I absolutely can't drink the milky substances, they make me gag something aweful. Is it unreasonable or impossible for me to think I'll be able to sustain on a liquid diet for 3 or 4 weeks?

Please give me some advice.[/quote']

I just finish a two week Protein diet and loss 15 lbs as of Sunday. I had meat once a day and Protein shakes. You could also try Atkins....you could lose up to 14 lbs in two weeks....hope this helps....good luck

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I just finish a two week Protein diet and loss 15 lbs as of Sunday. I had meat once a day and protein shakes. You could also try Atkins....you could lose up to 14 lbs in two weeks....hope this helps....good luck

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Thank you I will def'ly look into that. All the best on your surgery!

Atkins pretty closely mimics the post-op diet anyway. I suggest you use My Fitness Pal and aim for 70 grams of Protein daily, along with 64 ounces of Water. Give yourself a calorie cap as well, something like 1200-1500 calories, at least for pre-op. You should drop weight like it's a bad habit if you follow that!

There are several posters here who did self-imposed pre-op diets and lost incredible amounts of weight. Paola and Patrick Curl come to mind right off the bat. Paola dropped 80 pounds pre-op doing a liquid diet for several months.

I dropped 13 pounds on my pre-op two week, doctor-required, liquid diet. You will probably drop that 10 pounds in a huge hurry if you do liquids pre-op, but every pound you drop is a step in the right direction.

Good luck!

Thanks so much Lissa for the helpful info. You always have great advice, yeah I see you on other posts lol. You are so sweet and helpful, you should do YT vids I think they'd be great.

I have Cigna too and my approval only took 6 days after submitting paperwork...I had BMI 39, and high BP, diabetes, high cholesterol and degenerative disk disease in my back. I had to use opti- fast liquid diet pre- op though and lose 9 lbs.... Cucumbers and celery a negative calorie foods, somewhen you need to crunch something try those ..it helped me through some weak moments when my willpower wasn't as strong as my stomach. A tbsp of peanut better on the celery is a good protein snack too. I found a book on amazon before and after bariatric surgery that has some yummy protein smoothie recipes too.

30-40 pounds in one month is not exactly healthy. I suggest you push your surgery out one more month in order to give yourself time to learn to eat more correctly. Less of a shock to the system that way. 30-40 in TWO months is still tough, but much safer IMO. To get there, you MUST 1) make sure you get enough protein every day, every meal if possible, (it really helps with the hunger), 2) limit quantities at EVERY meal (you want to shrink your stomach some) and 3) REALLY cut back on the carbs, ESPECIALLY sweets and any beverages with sugar or alcohol. You CAN do it, but this whole process is as much a mental thing as physical. Good luck!

Agree heartily with Lissa's suggestions. Also, I want to chime in that you must keep in mind that if you lose a significant amount prior to surgery, don't expect a huge drop in your first month. The norm is to lose a big chunk if you didn't do a pre-op diet, and a more moderate amount of weight if you did one.

Good luck, and my advice is not to beat yourself up too much if you don't achieve your goal of 30-40 pounds, because anything you lose over 10 pounds is a bonus victory. But learning to track your food and eat in moderation now will be very useful to you post sleeve.

~Cheri

MrzSongbird, I'm not You Tube proficient. I do have a blog that I really need to update, but VST is my biggest place to post. I like it here and I like getting positive feedback. This is my support group on a daily basis.

I'd be the one who lost their cool if someone left a negative comment on a YouTube video I made, I'm afraid. I do owe one YT video, though. I need to figure out how to record myself happy dancing for my 100 pound mark and then post it.

Oh wow how awesome the big 100 lb loss! YIPPEEE! Congrats can't wait to be there, I just have to keep telling myself, in due time. I have a channel on YT my name is SONGBIRDX4. Keep up the great work.

30-40 pounds in one month is not exactly healthy. I suggest you push your surgery out one more month in order to give yourself time to learn to eat more correctly. Less of a shock to the system that way. 30-40 in TWO months is still tough' date=' but much safer IMO. To get there, you MUST 1) make sure you get enough Protein every day, every meal if possible, (it really helps with the hunger), 2) limit quantities at EVERY meal (you want to shrink your stomach some) and 3) REALLY cut back on the carbs, ESPECIALLY sweets and any beverages with sugar or alcohol. You CAN do it, but this whole process is as much a mental thing as physical. Good luck![/quote']

I totally agree and know those results are not typical. I'm really expecting more like 25lbs. I have a lot of work to do removing those bad things from my diet.

I think I am going to wait until I get a surgery date then begin the liquid diet.

I have Cigna too and my approval only took 6 days after submitting paperwork...I had BMI 39' date=' and high BP, diabetes, high cholesterol and degenerative disk disease in my back. I had to use opti- fast liquid diet pre- op though and lose 9 lbs.... Cucumbers and celery a negative calorie foods, somewhen you need to crunch something try those ..it helped me through some weak moments when my willpower wasn't as strong as my stomach. A tbsp of peanut better on the celery is a good Protein snack too. I found a book on amazon before and after bariatric surgery that has some yummy protein smoothie recipes too.[/quote']

Those are two foods I love, I actually put cucumber in my Water for flavoring. I have been looking for good books too, thanks. I wish you all the best.

Agree heartily with Lissa's suggestions. Also' date=' I want to chime in that you must keep in mind that if you lose a significant amount prior to surgery, don't expect a huge drop in your first month. The norm is to lose a big chunk if you didn't do a pre-op diet, and a more moderate amount of weight if you did one.

Good luck, and my advice is not to beat yourself up too much if you don't achieve your goal of 30-40 pounds, because anything you lose over 10 pounds is a bonus victory. But learning to track your food and eat in moderation now will be very useful to you post sleeve.

~Cheri[/quote']

I didn't even think of that. I'm gonna try and take whatever comes and roll with it. You look amazing and have done wonderfully. Keep up the great job