I JUST joined and looking for a support group. I have surgery on the 30th and I'm very excited/concerned/nervous! A little about myself. Im a 25 year old, married, mother of two beautiful girls. My husband tries so hard to be supportive, but he's never had problems with being over weight. The sentence "a few handfuls of Doritos won't make you fat" came from his mouth just two weeks ago...

I need to lose 15 lbs in 12 days. I'm on the liquid diet (only day 2)... Is this even possible?!. I worked so hard to get the surgery date in 2014, I don't want to blow it. Any tips or pointers would be much appreciated!

SW: 285

CW: 275

GW: 175

Welcome! I lost 11 pounds on my 7 day pre-op liquid diet so I think 15 pounds in 12 days is totally do-able.

Thank you! And I hope so! The RD has me on Atkins Protein Shakes, I think I might switch to clear liquid just to be safe? Did u exercise as well or was it just your diet? The dietician didn't even mention exercise...?

It was just diet. I wasn't in good enough shape to exercise. The Protein shakes we used (my husband had the same surgery on the same day) was, and still is, Premier Protein. You can buy it at costco, Sam's, WalMart. I love the chocolate and still drink at least one a day. For pre-op, our surgeon had us do 3 or 4 Protein Shakes per day and all the Clear liquids we wanted.

I think you will be surprised at how fast it comes off during the preop diet phase. I had a 4 week preop diet since I had a high bmi. The first three weeks were 2 shakes, 2 bars/crisps (ketogenx brand from the dr's office), and for dinner 3 oz of lean Protein and a few handfuls of non-starchy veggies. The last week was just shakes (5 a day). I lost 10 pounds the first week, and ended up about 25 down by the time surgery rolled around. Be sure to get the nutrition from the shakes, you don't want to go without your protein for too long as you're prepping for surgery. Also be sure to get all of your Water. I did walk some, although I didn't get out as much as I'd have liked. Best of luck to you

Edited December 18, 201411 yr by sweetie716

Thank you! Im not certain why, but I'm so scared to be rejected over not losing enough. I'm scared of not meeting their goal by only 2 lbs or so then being told to reschedule out another month.