HI GUYS. GOT MY DATE AND STARTED MY 6 WEEK liquid DIET. IT'S PRETTY ROUGH. I AM SCARED, NERVOUS, YET A LITTLE EXCITED. TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE FOR A HOPEFUL OUTCOME. OBVIOUSLY, MY BIGGEST FEAR IS DEATH

I UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE LIVER SHRINKAGE PART ETC.

I HAVE ALREADY LOST 12LBS.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I LOSE AT LEAST A TOTAL OF 25LBS BEFORE SURGERY. THAT IS MY GOAL.

I STARTED AT 372 AND NOW I AM 360.

I JUST WANT THE SURGEON TO HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM ETC.

I HAVE A BRAND NEW BABY GIRL AND A WIFE AND FAMILY AND I JUST WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEM FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

SO I HAVE ABOUT 5 WEEKS LEFT. ANY TIPS OR ADVICE? IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS!!!!

What an amazing start for you! Stay the course, it will go quickly and try your best to prepare for situations where you'll be tempted. They will be hard to avoid during the holidays but do your best. You have great motivators in your wife and little girl.

Good luck!!

stick to the plan and it will all work out for you !! As the weight will start to fall off and you will be amazed at the changes and how you will feel so quickly..... I started at 338 and I am now at 265 and I feel amazing !!! I am 3 months post op and wish I would of done this sooner !! stay on course , making this decsion was the hardest part and surgery will be here before you know it !!! Good luck and stay strong!!

YAY!!! We're in the same boat. I'm on day 3 of a 12 week liquid diet. I can have a 4 ounce piece of plain fish and a small salad with dark greens and low-carb vegetables in place of one of the shakes if I want.... Which I think I'll start doing at week 5 because by then it will feel like such a treat!

Right now I'm waiting for ketosis to kick in... and then it will get much easier. I did a 30 day juice fast a few months ago and after the first few days it got much MUCH easier.

Is your 6 weeks mandatory? I'm doing 12 weeks because I want to lose as much as I can in the next 12 weeks pre-surgery to have the surgery be as easy and safe as possible..... AND to fit in my airline seat!... AND to avoid the $750.00 high BMI charge.I need to lose 40 pounds before surgery but I'm hoping to lose 50.. I wouldn't be surprised if YOU lost 50 pounds in 6 weeks... since you're a guy and starting at 375, I'll bet it could happen.... How AWESOME would that be?

that would be amazing! i would love to aim for 50lbs lost. thanks to all for their kind words.