I'm day 10 post op! All I have drank is Carnation Proteins and scale says Up a pound and a 1/2!!! I can understand a stall! But UP!

My 14 day pre-op diet is required by my doctor, and consists of 4 Protein shakes or bars each day and one Lien Cuisine meal. They must all total no more than 1200 calories. The Protein shakes must have more than 10% protein versus calories (I use Ensure High Protein Milk chocolate - very, very yummy. They have 210 calories and 25 grams of protein. So, the calorie/protein ratio is good with the requirement). I've lost 8.5 pounds so far in my pre-op and I'm in day 10. Have 4 more days till surgery. Good luck!

Take a deep breath. It's going to be OK. Put the scale away for a few days. Loosing weight is not always linear in this crazy process we've gotten ourselves into. The body is figuring out what the heck just happened, and needs time to adjust through the phases.

I gained 4-5lbs in 2 days on 900 calories/day. I wanted to shoot myself in the head, and I was miserable for days. But just stay the course, follow your surgeon's instructions, and keep pushing through the feelings.

Take a deep breath. It's going to be OK. Put the scale away for a few days.

Be well…