I have to get down to my initial consultation weight. I'm only up four pounds (which I consider nominal) but my surgeon won't operate if I am still up. Should I take an appetite suppressant to help for the next couple weeks?

Sunshine I am struggling with this as well. And it is really hard trying to get this 7 pounds off. Which I gained literally in one month when I quit smoking in July. I have lost 3.2 pounds of it so far but it has taken 3 weeks to do it so far. You may just need to up your exercise a little each day to help

First of all, congratulations on quitting smoking!!! I'm glad you understand about the small number of pounds being such a pain in the butt!!

Thank you and yes even the small pounds can do damage right now.

I may not be giving the best advise here but if it was me I would be doing anything to loose those pounds to have surgery, if it means taking a appetite suppresant then so be it. I was suppose to quit smoking 2 wks before my surgery, I knew there was no way I could do that being very nervous about surgery so I smoked up until the night before, my last smoke was at 10 pm then I was done with smoking. Why torture yourself !!! But my promise to my self was you can smoke up until surgery day after that you are done - and I have stuck to my deal. I was lucky that I did not have to diet before surgery at all. Can you go on those crazy crash diets like a week before you weigh in ???

BB I had 2 weeks prior to surgery as well. I chose to quit earlier in case I had a hard time with it. Not really understanding the weight gain that comes with it I wish I would have waited but I've come to far to start back for a couple months to just quit again.

Bbdoodle, I can...and I even thought about just fasting for two days before the liquid diet...I wouldn't want Phentermine to interrupt anything for surgery.