How much did you lose and what was diet like--food, length, etc? I'm on Day 8 of 14, 9 lbs down on optifast shakes/soups only but I have eaten some real food (very high protein and veg). Just curious. Did you stick to your preop diet 100%?

I stuck to mine 100%. It's important and worth the sacrifice. I went four weeks and lost 30 lbs. I'm also 6ft6 and at the time was 480 so the weight melted off.

Oh and the diet consisted of 5 protein shakes a day and clear liquids. I ate wonton soup broth from the Chinese restaurant like three to four times a week also tomato soup.

I lost 50lbs. I started 3 months before surgery, I followed a high protein/ low carb program from the NUT. 3 weeks before surgery I switched to 2 protein shakes and 4oz lean protein and veg for dinner. Yes I stuck to it 100%, I really wanted this surgery, I started at 338 lbs and was just so done with being unhealthy!

I lost 16 pounds over 8 months while waiting for approval. Only 5 of it during the 6 months of supervised weight loss and only 3 during the week of pre-op. I did not exceed 800 calories per day with very low carb. My surgery was uneventful and I have lost 30% of my excess weight (31 lbs) in 12 weeks. No vomiting, no dehydration and so far no hair loss.

I lost 100lbs during the six month supervised medical plan required by my insurance. I did not "cheat" nor did I starve myself. I saw the Nutritionist at the surgeon's office and I see the same one now. I wanted this procedure and knew I had to prove that I could handle changing my lifestyle. I weighed 489lbs the day I walked in for my consult and the day of surgery I weighed 389lbs.

I followed a diet like ones I've seen posted here (shakes plus protein/green veggies meal). I lost 12 pounds on that for two weeks and more importantly I found it really easy. A typical day would be 2 slimfast shakes and pork chops with spinach for dinner. Prior to that I lost 17 pounds in the 8 months before surgery just changing some habits. So total I lost 29 pounds.

I didn't follow the diet prescribed by my program (no solid food or Soups of any kind) and I lost weight, but I don't know if I would have been better off following theirs. I think it would have been harder for me mentally but who knows if it might have been better in other ways such as shrinking more fat around the liver.