Hi everyone...I received my surgery date of July 7 which means I start the pre-op Protein diet next Monday. The surgeon said that the diet should produce an additional 10 pound loss. I've lost 25 pounds in the 2 months that I've been on the medically monitored weight loss for insurance (they had set a goal of only 10 pounds). However, the fact that I have already lost the 25 pounds makes me very much question whether I will be able to hit the 10 pound mark from the surgeon. I'm not expecting I'll be able to hit huge losses in the two weeks before surgery because I have been on a 1200 calorie diet for two months already. I've even considered manipulating this weeks weigh in so I have a couple extra pounds to make that 10 pound mark easier. Has anyone had difficulty losing the required amount on the pre-op "product" diet?

Edited June 18, 201412 yr by Sunnyskies2283

I wasn't given a required amount to lose on the pre-op. I was just told by my nut that people lose anywhere from 0 to 14 lbs, and that those who don't lose probably didn't follow the prescribed diet. I was also told the surgeon can tell when he gets in there by the state of my liver. That was enough to get me committed to the pre-op diet! LOL!