Was anyone else told by their surgeon to try and lose a certain amount of weight? I was told to try and lose 20 pounds (10% of my weight) by the end and I'm really worried that I won't be able to do it and if I do I might gain it back before the last appointment. But I've never been able to lose that much weight. I'm much better at maintaining it. =\

Luckily Im not required to lose a certain amount, I just can't gain weight before the procedure. If I do gain he will not do it...

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Yes, a lot of people on this forum was told to lose weight. It is so your liver will shrink and they can see your stomach better. No worries. The liquid diet before the procedure you will lose.

I'm just starting....still....*sigh*. I meet with my 6 month diet dietitian next week. I hope she won't tell me to lose a certain amount, but we'll see. In the meantime, my PCP put me on Metformin because my last test showed that I was almost into the diabetic range. That medicine was a bit rough for me, and I've lost 6 pounds in two weeks without trying. The first day, I had to go home sick from work because it made me nauseous. I'm still not up to the amount she wants me to take, but I can only do what my body will tolerate, so I'm starting out with only taking the prescribed amount on the weekends, and halving the pills during the week so I can work without getting sick. I wonder if anyone else has had this happen.

I'm just starting....still....*sigh*. I meet with my 6 month diet dietitian next week. I hope she won't tell me to lose a certain amount' date=' but we'll see. In the meantime, my PCP put me on Metformin because my last test showed that I was almost into the diabetic range. That medicine was a bit rough for me, and I've lost 6 pounds in two weeks without trying. The first day, I had to go home sick from work because it made me nauseous. I'm still not up to the amount she wants me to take, but I can only do what my body will tolerate, so I'm starting out with only taking the prescribed amount on the weekends, and halving the pills during the week so I can work without getting sick. I wonder if anyone else has had this happen.[/quote']

It messes with my stomach, has me running to the bathroom. It happens when i first start taking it but as time goes on it got better.. I came off my meds for half a year & had to start back & Im now having the same stomach issues.. Makes u not want to take it...

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