Am kind of flying solo, as I have been waiting on insurance approval/surgery date. I was told I wouldn't get a date until around November but randomly got scheduled for September 24 (no complaining here!!). I don't see my doctor until August 21, and I need advice on what to eat now! What plan did y'all follow at this stage in the game? I feel like I want to et everything in the world but super guilty because I want to prepare and lose about 10-15 lbs before surgery. Help!!!

Hi I have my surgery the day after you 9/25/12 and I am using myfitnesspal to data entry everything I eat that's my step 1 , it was my birthday Thursday so I wanted to be free to eat what I wanted but I am being brutally honest and writing down EVERYTHING I eat. Just the knowledge that I have to account for everything helps me not mindlessly eat/snack. It's making me think about what I am eating.

Step 2 will be to eliminate the sweets and keep track and decrease carbs

Step 3 low carb no sweets

Step three if I haven't lost at least 25 lbs by sept 4th do an extra week of Optifast

Step 4 optifast 2 weeks prior to surgery

Step 5 surgery!

Ps thanks for posting it helped me formalize my plan

Hi I have my surgery the day after you 9/25/12 and I am using myfitnesspal to data entry everything I eat that's my step 1 , it was my birthday Thursday so I wanted to be free to eat what I wanted but I am being brutally honest and writing down EVERYTHING

I eat. Just the knowledge that I have to account for everything helps me not mindlessly eat/snack. It's making me think about what I am eating.

Step 2 will be to eliminate the sweets and keep track and decrease carbs

Step 3 low carb no sweets

Step three if I haven't lost at least 25 lbs by sept 4th do an extra week of optifast

Step 4 optifast 2 weeks prior to surgery

Step 5 surgery!

Ps thanks for posting it helped me formalize my plan