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I am having no success at all losing weight before hand has anyone else experience this? The program I'm in I was put on the south beach diet..although I'm meeting with the surgeon on Tuesday and worried that because I haven't had any success they won't schedule me the surgery because I haven't lost the required 12 lbs although the NP Told me last month that I was doing great following the guidelines and doing what they asked of me and said I was rest for surgery

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I lost 22 pounds in 16 days. My preop consisted of 3 Protein Shakes and unlimited green veggies (lettuce, spinach, Brussels sprouts, green Beans, broccoli). I could add Protein Powder to broth as 1 of my shakes, so I wasn't stuck with just sweet stuff. Maybe try something like this if the south beach diet isn't working. (Besides, if South Beach really worked we wouldn't need surgery ???? )

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Thank you for the helpful tip!!! I'm hoping that's how they will kind of see it, the surgery really is my last option because nothing else has worked or it has worked in the past but I couldn't keep it off! Now I honestly feel like my body is like okay I'm sick and tired of u trying to lose this weight I'm not going to let u anymore lol at my last appointment I only lost one pound in a month and started crying the second the nurse walked into the room and I just said well this is why I'm here and she was great! So well see!!! Great job with your success btw!!!! I'm def going to try that!! Are u still Preop or have u had the surgery??

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My preop was bouillon, Water, Decaf tea, and Protein Shakes. Lost 10 pounds in two weeks.

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I just started my preop diet and am having headaches. Anyone else experience headaches when dieting?

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I just started my preop diet and am having headaches. Anyone else experience headaches when dieting?

yep, had wicked headaches that lasted 3-4 days. had to wrap a warm towel around my head just to sleep. and I was starved and grumpy the whole time. no one said it was going to be easy....but it's all worth it. I'd go through it all again in a heartbeat.

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I just started my preop diet and am having headaches. Anyone else experience headaches when dieting?

Yes, it only lasted the first week though. It gets easier!

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Yes had headaches n low in energy. I spoke with the nutritionist and said try and have Mistro Soup apparently body is low in salt due to low calorie intake.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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