<TABLE id=HB_Mail_Container height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 UNSELECTABLE="on"><TBODY><TR height="100%" width="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on"><TD id=HB_Focus_Element vAlign=top width="100%" background="" height=250 UNSELECTABLE="off">I've been seeing the doctor for about 4 months now and I really haven't lost that much weight . It is so hard to do it without supplements. has anyone out there had this same problem and did it affect you being approved for surgery?

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I had 1 month to lose 10 lbs before surgery. My doctor told me to do the medifast diet, 5 medifast shakes a day and a 300 calorie meal. That combined with walking 30 mins a day helped me lose the weight before surgery.

Good luck!!

So far I've lost a little over 40lbs since late January, I'm not being banded until June 20th.

I log every single bite on fitday.com, I have given up simple sugars (enriched flours, white potatoes, white breads, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, etc...) and I try to limit my intake of artificial sweeteners. I do not count calories intentionally (I mean I don't aim for a certain target), and I do not take any supplements (other than Vitamins and Calcium, of course). I take tiny bites and do not drink with my food (or at least I try not to). I have been fairly successful with very little pain.

I was not REQUIRED to lose any weight prior to surgery, but they said it'd be nice if I did. After the first class w/the nutritionist, I began following her suggested plan: a Protein shake in the morning for Breakfast, no potatoe/bread/rice/past, no caffeine, no sodas, 64+ oz Water, 2 Multivitamins, but otherwise whatever I wanted as long as it fell in the basic range of meeting 70 g protein, 15-30 g fat, 30-50 g carb, and approx 1,000 calories. I lost about 8 lbs w/that (although I wasn't so great w/ following that plan).

Once I got my surgery date I got much more serious about it. Now that I'm on the 2-week liquid pre-op diet I have been *perfect* w/it and have lost 12 lbs, for a total to-date of 20. I'm hoping to be at -25 by surgery on Tuesday!

Good luck!