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Panicked, No Weight Loss

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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My weight loss surgery is tomorrow and I've lost NO weight! Even gained two pounds. I started my pre -opt diet on the 28th of February. My plan called for 2 shakes for Breakfast, 2 for lunch and 1 lean meat and non starchy vegetable. I decided to go hardcore and do all full liquids. I did well for 7 days and lost 7 lbs. Next day had sever pain in my back on right side. Went to ER etc. had to take hydro so I ate some cabbage and chicken over next few days. Only when taking meds. Got on scale n gained 6lbs!. At first I was WTF then realize my period was coming. I always gain weight before cycle. But now my cycle is here n my weight haven't gone down like it usually do. Now I'm PANICKING because surgery tomorrow n my doc n team will think I didn't follow my diet! It's really upsetting cuz I'm doing more than what was asked of me...

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BeeLee37    109

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Can you just do Clear Liquids for today? It sounds like you are retaining Water and the clear liquids only might help shed it. I understand, I can gain 8 pounds just looking at salt but I know it is only water retention. Sadly, your Dr does not know it is only water. I hope you can do it, I hope you get the surgery.

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MozzaWehsha    58

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Your lucky, my weight didn't budge not 1 pound since I started my pre-op diet, no reason I just didn't loose. have no idea why :(

FYI I am guessing your diet did what its suppose to "shrink your liver" :)) so don't worry

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LRG2014    55

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I am thinking Water retention..Just relax..I had to lose 20lbs before the doctor would even perform my surgery..The pre-diet is mainly to shrink your liver and if you followed it then you should be good..I would try all liquids until surgery..Good luck!

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LindafromFlorida    1,542

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It is what it is, and quit stressing! Everything will be fine. Good luck!!!!

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pupichupi    124

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My weight loss surgery is tomorrow and I've lost NO weight! Even gained two pounds. I started my pre -opt diet on the 28th of February. My plan called for 2 shakes for breakfast, 2 for lunch and 1 lean meat and non starchy vegetable. I decided to go hardcore and do all full liquids. I did well for 7 days and lost 7 lbs. Next day had sever pain in my back on right side. Went to ER etc. had to take hydro so I ate some cabbage and chicken over next few days. Only when taking meds. Got on scale n gained 6lbs!. At first I was WTF then realize my period was coming. I always gain weight before cycle. But now my cycle is here n my weight haven't gone down like it usually do. Now I'm PANICKING because surgery tomorrow n my doc n team will think I didn't follow my diet! It's really upsetting cuz I'm doing more than what was asked of me...

Hey TheOldMeAgain, don't stress out!!! You will just put more stress on you for tomorrow, you know what you have done, and just explain to the doc what happen? I can't believe he has you doing 2 shakes at a meal time, I am only doing one shake at each meal and liquids in between? I started last wednesday and I have to go till next wednesday, as my surgery is on wednesday the 19th. This is the purpose of having the surgery, cause your body may just not lose the weight without this extra help. I feel ya really I do.

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Sassy Pants1    186

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I did not get weighed day of surgery. Maybe you won't either....?

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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Can you just do clear liquids for today? It sounds like you are retaining Water and the clear liquids only might help shed it. I understand, I can gain 8 pounds just looking at salt but I know it is only water retention. Sadly, your Dr does not know it is only water. I hope you can do it, I hope you get the surgery.

Clear liquids is all I'm doing today. It's crazy how so many things can cause water retention. I'm still meet my weight requirement but I don't want the doctor to think I could stick to my preopt diet therefore I'm not ready for surgery. I know it doesn't make sense.

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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Your lucky, my weight didn't budge not 1 pound since I started my pre-op diet, no reason I just didn't loose. have no idea why :( FYI I am guessing your diet did what its suppose to "shrink your liver" :)) so don't worry

How long u been on your diet? Maybe your like me and retain a lot of Water weight before or during your cycle.

Thanks, I guess shirking my liver should be the only thing that really counts.

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Other than shrinking the liver the purpose for the pre-op diet has always made me scratch my head.
You are getting weight loss surgery because you find it difficult to impossible to lose the fat, many times proven with a multitude of diets.
So we will put you on a pre-op diet to see if you have what it takes to lose weight after the surgery.
To me it is like saying, "You have to cut down that Sequoia tree.....with a butter knife...to show you have the determination to do it. If you make enough of a dent on it we will give you the chain saw."

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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Hey TheOldMeAgain, don't stress out!!! You will just put more stress on you for tomorrow, you know what you have done, and just explain to the doc what happen? I can't believe he has you doing 2 shakes at a meal time, I am only doing one shake at each meal and liquids in between? I started last wednesday and I have to go till next wednesday, as my surgery is on wednesday the 19th. This is the purpose of having the surgery, cause your body may just not lose the weight without this extra help. I feel ya really I do.

Your right pupichupi. The more I think about it the more I freak out. I don't need such stress with a major surgery tomorrow. Yep 4 shakes totally a day with liquids throughout. Thanks for the reminder that stress beget stress. Best wishes and luck with your upcoming surgery. Here's to hoping for Nerves of Steele!

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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I did not get weighed day of surgery. Maybe you won't either....?

Sassy Panys1 You just gave me Unimaginable HOPE!! That occurred to me. How so fragile but hard to kill. Well at least now that I have it, lol. Stress, Worry- Be Gone!

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TheOldMeAgain    128

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I am thinking Water retention..Just relax..I had to lose 20lbs before the doctor would even perform my surgery..The pre-diet is mainly to shrink your liver and if you followed it then you should be good..I would try all liquids until surgery..Good luck!

Even though I know the true reason for the pre-opt diet (Liver Shirking) it seem natural to define and judge it success by what I see on the scale. My doctor will discover a non fatty liver and I will have to make due with that. Thank you. A reality check now and then is always good.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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