My doctor wants me to lose 5-10 pounds before surgery. (Which will hopefully be the 2nd week of June.) Any suggestions on a diet that I should do? I see that others have had success in losing some weight prior to surgery and here I am struggling. Just curious as to what diet worked to help shed some pounds quickly before surgery.

Thanks!

Thanks! Good luck to you as well. Does your surgeon require you to do a 1 - 2 week liquid diet prior to surgery? If so, I would use that as my way to lose the 15 pounds then when insurance approves, you will already have the liquid diet done. That's what I did and once approved, I got scheduled three days later.

@rebecca thank you so much!! I read your post and instantly got up to fill my water bottle up! I am definitely going to try this out. Hopefully I see a difference by the end of next week.

No, my surgeon requires a 1 day liquid diet. I think I am going to do 2 instead of 1 though. It's weird that each surgeon requires something different.

The interesting thing about increasing water intake...the more you drink, the more you want! I like to add a packet of raspberry crystal lite to my water on occasion to switch things up! Best of luck.

That is weird. My surgeon said the 2 week liquid diet was to shrink the liver to allow easier access to the stomach. Good luck with the weight loss and am looking forward to hearing great things after your surgery. Best advice, get up and walk as soon as possible. It will really help with the gas pressure in your back.