anyone else on the 6 month requirement diet not lose weight?

[hopeliveshere 294]

Im a bit dissapointed in myself i must say. I am approaching my 5th weigh in with my PCP at the end of this month. Btwn my first and second weigh in i gained 3 lbs and i have only lost 2. So i started in april at 251 and im 252 now. I keep a daily food diary which i am very honest in. But im just dissapointed. I go for my 2nd surgical consult in 2 weeks also and am nervous that the surgeon is going to be ticked that i havent done a better job at losing weight on my own. Ive even though of trying a practice liquid diet beforehand just so i can look like ive made some kind of progress.

I feel down in the dumps lately. I had a conversation with my landlord yesterday(she has the lapband) and she said i am going to feel so good when i start losing weight. I sure hope so b/c (esp during summer) i feel like crap and so embarassed of myself. i refuse to even wear a bathing suit to the beach. i dont want to go anywhere or do anything. I just wanna go home and get in my pajamas

[Tabby Closet 39]

Don't worry.. I didn't lose any weight during my 6 months. But once I started pre- op diet. I lost 8 lbs and the post op July 10th, I've lost roughly 23 lbs.

[Tabby Closet 39]

But would strongly suggest when it's time for pre-op follow the drs orders. Some doctors will not do the surgery if you didn't do your pre-op diet. My Dr. is one of them. He started a surgery and didn't complete it due to the person didn't do the pre-op diet. The pre-op is to shrink your liver.

[hopeliveshere 294]

But would strongly suggest when it's time for pre-op follow the drs orders. Some doctors will not do the surgery if you didn't do your pre-op diet. My Dr. is one of them. He started a surgery and didn't complete it due to the person didn't do the pre-op diet. The pre-op is to shrink your liver.

I def plan on following that to a "t". I was already told by the gastroenterologist that i had a fatty liver. Plus with my luck if i were to cheat on the preop i know something would go wrong.

[adargie 159]

I was worried too about my ins not paying if I dodnt lose weight, I actually had one weigh in where I went up 5! So I fasted before my last weigh in and lost that 5 plus 2 more, so total I was down like 2 lbs in 6 months. My ins went through fine. I am 9 days post op and down 16 total so not a fast loser like some but I was expecting that. I did cheat a couple times on the pre op diet but mostly followed everything. That is what is important!

[TwinsMama 483]

It depends on the Nut and Ins. My ins and Nut made it clear...no loss, no surgery. So I was absolutely a stickler.

Are you not following the plan? If you're following the plan and not losing I would think they'd be a bit more understanding. However, if you are showing that you have not changed your eating habits and are not taking this seriously, then perhaps they'll give you a hard time.

Also, if you are following the plan and not losing, your Nut should be able to help you make tweaks that help you be successful. Make him/her earn that check and help you. Don't just send you out to fend for yourself.

[hopeliveshere 294]

It depends on the Nut and Ins. My ins and Nut made it clear...no loss, no surgery. So I was absolutely a stickler.

Are you not following the plan? If you're following the plan and not losing I would think they'd be a bit more understanding. However, if you are showing that you have not changed your eating habits and are not taking this seriously, then perhaps they'll give you a hard time.

Also, if you are following the plan and not losing, your Nut should be able to help you make tweaks that help you be successful. Make him/her earn that check and help you. Don't just send you out to fend for yourself.

When i saw the nutrtionist we talked about foods i liked, eating habits and focused on what to eat post op. I have been weighing in with my regular doctor not the nutrtionist though. There is not really a set plan that she has for me. she just told me greek yogurt or eggs for bfest Protein and veggies or salad for lunch and the same for dinner. I have been following that plan, she said she was proud that i had lost 2 lbs, but i feel like it should be more.

[Aileen-March 2014 Sleeved 44]

I am just now starting my 6 month Weight Mgt. program with my nutritionist, which is Insurance required for surgery. So, I am looking at January for a date. I was dissappointed to have to wait that long. But, I have been told it does prepare you and goes by fast. ( I hope)

I was told that they do want a fair amount of weight lost prior to surgery for a better liver size; mostly at pre op.

Primarily, the Weight Mgt. program is mostly for preparing me for surgery and post op eating habits and food preparation. Losing or gaining weight during the 6 months is not that big of an issue. Mostly just completing the 6 month with a plan in place afterwards.

Good Luck!