I am a newbie to the group. I've been reading lot of your posts and think this is such a Great place! Anyway, my insurance requires you lose 10% of your body weight before surgery. I was 295 at my heaviest and I am 280 now. I have to be 265 for surgery. It has taking months to lose 15 : ( I picked up a protein shake today. I am going to do two shakes a day and a small meal. I know many of u have been in my shoes..... Any advice on how I can lose the 15 lbs the fastest???

I can tell you that I have lost 18 pounds doing exactly what you are doing following my doc's pre op diet.

How much are you prepared to suffer? I have lost 10 lbs so far on my pre op diet. 4 shakes a day + a dry salad. It's been about 2 weeks. Good luck.

I lost very quickly on a low-carb pre-op diet. I could eat whatever I wanted, but I could have no more than 20 grams of carbs per day. So that is basically meat, cheese, and vegetables. I lost 19 pounds in two weeks and I used MFP to track my carbs.

I always lost weight the fastest and more easily if I stayed below 20 carbs a day. I never really counted calories, as long as they were protein calories.

I have found that walking has truly helped me.

I did phase 1 of south beach. Now I still follow it for dinner but do 2 protein shakes during the day and beef jerky. Down 15 in 5 weeks. I'm a slow loser. Good luck.