I am scheduled for surgery on October 28. I'm self pay (in US, not in Mexico) and have my second appointment with my surgeon in a few days. The problem is that I have been gorging on food because I feel like I'm saying goodbye to a lifelong friend and habit. I'm so ashamed that I've gained at least 5 pounds and maybe more in a month and feel like the surgeon is going to be upset. Did any of you have any weight gain in the weeks before you started your pre-op diet?

Yes. I lost 16lbs during my pre-op diet and all of that was weight I gained between my initial consultation in October and my surgery in December. I even had a week long vacation at an all-inclusive resort that ended literally 2 days before my pre-op diet started. I was a mess.

Looking back I can't believe I did that. I was convinced I'd never get to enjoy food again. Well, this year I went back to the same resort, spent 10 days there, enjoyed small amounts of everything, and I came home 3lbs lighter. I still enjoy everything now that I did then - I just don't eat nearly as much of it.

My surgeon was very very very straight forward in that if I gained it would be looked upon poorly, and that if I didn't loose "enough" during pre op diet that they would cancel. I wouldn't worry as much since you are in the pre op, but I would change your habits now. I changed my habits months before my diet began and didn't loose a lot, but it helped tremendously during my pre op diet.

All I can say is that they probably won't be too happy or encouraged as far as post-op success goes. My surgeon told me he sees the best post-op results from people who were able to lose weight prior to surgery. I managed to drop 30 lbs pre-op just cutting out eating during my work hours (3rd shift). I was also self pay here in the US.

I am scheduled for surgery on October 28. I'm self pay (in US, not in Mexico) and have my second appointment with my surgeon in a few days. The problem is that I have been gorging on food because I feel like I'm saying goodbye to a lifelong friend and habit. I'm so ashamed that I've gained at least 5 pounds and maybe more in a month and feel like the surgeon is going to be upset. Did any of you have any weight gain in the weeks before you started your pre-op diet?

HA! Same here. I managed to gain a whopping 10 lbs between my consultation with the surgeon and day 1 of my pre-op diet. I lost 12 pounds on the pre-op diet, so a net of only 2 down. Don't be ashamed, you're human. And look, it motivated me to stick to the pre-op diet and was a final reminder of how badly I need to change my relationship with food!

I gained 7 pounds between my consultation and the first day of my pre-op diet. And then lost 15 during my 2 week pre-op diet. Only the last day was only liquids. :-)

Aww, thanks. I plan to go ahead and start a variation of the pre-op diet that they gave me. It's really striving for a certain number of protein and carbs for 4 small meals per day.

I feel better knowing I'm not alone but I know I need to get my rear in gear! I've also had a muscle spasm in my back for 3 weeks so that's not helping. I do start the supervised fitness program this week too so hopefully that helps. My whole life I have feared going to see doctors and having to get on that scale in front of them.