Pre op diet frustration!

[mduffield 252]

Hey everyone - so I've been on my pre op diet since December 19th. I lost 7 lbs in the first week ( one shake and 2 tiny no carb meals.) since I started full liquids last fri ( 26th) I haven't lost an OUNCE???? This is very frustrating to me!!! days of hard dieting and being perfect for nothing. Ugh! My body hates me. I'm drinking my Water, taking supplements 2 shakes a day and broth and tea.

Any advise from veterans? Has anyone experienced this???

[BeagleLover 1,020]

7lbs. in one week? That sounds great to me!

Surgery will make this much easier.

[mduffield 252]

I agree the 7lbs was great! It's just weird as soon as I started liquids the weight stalled.

[*Lexie* 1,486]

Our metabolism has a wicked sense of humor. That's all I got... Hang in there.

[mduffield 252]

Our metabolism has a wicked sense of humor. That's all I got... Hang in there.

Thanks - I'm sure the low calories are causing inner panic! Lol

[Elode 8,093]

Well if you think it hard for you just imagine how hard it is for your body!! Give it time to adjust and catch up!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Sounds like the metabolism hasn't caught up with the changes yet. Your body may be holding onto every little calorie while it adjust to the changes in your diet. Hang in there!

[Blue_Disciple 27]

Just remember the pre op diet is to shrink your organs. Your weight loss will come after surgery. You don't wanna have to be cut open over laparoscopic methods.

[ProjectMe 909]

Typically your body will have a difficult time maintaining a losing weight for a long amount of time. It has to stop and think so to speak. You have over eaten for so long and your body has a great memory. All of a sudden you aren't introducing no where near the amount of calories you have in the past. Initially your body loses then your body enters starvation mode. It is a survival mechanism that kicks in and stores fat/water/etc..kind of like hibernating. After a while...could be days or weeks, the body adjusts and realizes there is no danger and you will lose again....until the next time your body thinks it's starving again.

It is incredibly hard on the mind...sigh

Edited December 29, 2014 by ProjectMe

[mduffield 252]

Typically your body will have a difficult time maintaining a losing weight for a long amount of time. It has to stop and think so to speak. You have over eaten for so long and your body has a great memory. All of a sudden you aren't introducing no where near the amount of calories you have in the past. Initially your body loses then your body enters starvation mode. It is a survival mechanism that kicks in and stores fat/water/etc..kind of like hibernating. After a while...could be days or weeks, the body adjusts and realizes there is no danger and you will lose again....until the next time your body thinks it's starving again.

It is incredibly hard on the mind...sigh

Thanks - I'm pretty sure that's what I'm experiencing. Just haven't seen many people stall in pre op!? I still have 2lbs for surgery requirement so hopefully I get outta this funk soon!

[Buttercupbrown 70]

Hello, the same thing happened to me but Trust...it will come off! And I had NSV (non-scale-victories), my Clothes...had to get New wardrobe in my second week. Surgery was 11/18/14 and I don't weigh until Doctors visits..GET OFF THE SCALE!

[mduffield 252]

Had to weigh in with my nut this morning and low and behold - 5 lbs down!! Yay!! Hopefully that means my body is over panic and happily losing.

9 days until surgery! Really wanna hit 216 for surgery day. 9lbs to go...

[Capper007 0]

I understand why carbonated beverages are prohibited post-op, but why are they not allowed pre-op? Just curious if there was a specific medical reason, or whether the thought is to get you accustomed to life without soda before the surgery.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@ - You're preparing your body for surgery. You want to be in the healthiest state you can.

• Sodas have no nutritional value.
• Regular sodas are pure sugar, diet sodas are full of artificial sweeteners that create can contribute to the need for sweets like drugs to an addict.
• Most people who drink sodas are addicted to them. They reach for a sodas before Water or anything else nutritional. You need to break that habit. It's best to do it pre-op.
• Sodas are also full of sodium and can contribute to hypertension.

[alwaysvegas 702]

Plateaus/stalls are never fun. A very common stall is about three weeks post-op that so many people talk about. My post-op stall was almost a MONTH and I was definitely getting in over 64 oz of liquids, 60 grams, of Protein, and about 800 calories per day. Finally kicked back in. I just got out of my second stall a few weeks back.

I just keep looking at my overall weight loss trajectory and if it's still headed down, then I'm cool with a stall. It happens. I've heard it stated several times that a stall over a month can indicate something else is going on, but that's just a ballpark timeframe, of course. We're all different.

Glad to hear your weight loss started again. Don't get discouraged and it will continue despite the inevitable stalls!