Hello!! I'm a newbie to the forum I'm currently going through the 3 months medically supervised dieting required by my insurance before they will approve my surgery. My BMI is currently 40.8, which means I have about a 8-10 pound window before my insurance won't cover the procedure. I do not have any obesity related diseases that drop the BMI criteria to 35 (diabetes, sleep apnea, etc.) My surgeon has recommended that I DO NOT lose any weight between now and the surgery. All good, but I'm concerned about the 2 weeks prior to the surgery. How much weight, on average, did everyone lose during those 2 weeks on the liquid diet??

My first 2 weeks were a high Protein, low carb, low fat food diet with a strict foot list. I lost 13 lbs. The next week was a "full" liquid diet and I lost another 7 lbs. I am on my final week of pre op diet and I am allowed "clear" liquids. So far I have dropped 1 lb in 3 days for a total of 21 lbs.

I haven't gotten surgery yet and I have the 3 month supervised diet as well. I know I only need to get through the 3 visits, then they will submit. Hopefully that's the case with you.

I did a 1000 cal/day pre-op diet. i started 3 days early to get the worst days over with on a weekend, and to also give me a little leeway in case I went over a little during the 2 weeks at client dinners and such. I lost about 15 pounds total in that period. I've only lost 3 pounds since my surgery just over a week ago though, and I see lots of people who lose 10 pounds or more in this time. Alas, overall, I'm happy with what I've lost this month!

Your surgeon will or should (most do), use your starting BMI regardless of the pre-op 2 week diet.