I just finished week 1 of the pre-op diet & I only lost 3 lbs. how is that possible? I haven't cheated & followed the diet closely. Shouldn't I have lost more? I'm just so ready for the whole process to be over & be on the other side of surgery fully healed.

There are a lot of factors that go into how fast you lose weight both preop and post op. Remember it's not a race to lose weight it's a journey. You just have to keep focused on why you are doing this and know that it will work if you follow the rules. Not everybody is going to lose super fast but everyone does lose if they follow the rules. Good Luck.

Without knowing exactly what you've been eating it would be hard to determine what your weight loss would be. Everyone loses at a different rate. One thing that should be noted is that your body can shut down an go into starvation mode pretty quickly if it isn't being fed properly. The body tries to wring as much energy as possible from the stored fat. Doing so, it holds on to that fat and doesn't let go. Things that you can do, and things that you want to do post op, are to make sure you are getting in your prescribed amount of proteins, the right amount of water and vitamins. Exercise will also help as it gets the metabolism to work harder to burn fat. Eating (or drinking) small meals several times a day will also hold off the starvation shut down.