I will be starting my pre-op diet on June 1st, my surgery is June 21st and I want to lose a few pounds. Can anyone offer me some tips on getting the scale to move in the right directions during my Pre-Op?:help:

:help:Be careful with the foods you eat...I cough alot at night and vomit early in the day if I try to eat or soemtimes even drink...But yet in the middle of the afternoon and later I can drink up to a liter of milk and have a sandwich so my dr. doesnt reccommnend a defill. I dont knwo why this is happening...any ideas? I dont drink alot of water...I just want to throw it up...please help :help:

Please help I cough throughout the night...

Coughing all night please help!

Okay, this is what I did...worked great...I lost 14 lbs in two weeks...

3 or 4 slim fast (Optima) for the first three days...on the fourth day, I dropped one slim fast and replaced with one small green salad with ff dressing....I had sf Jello, diet drinks, decaf coffee and tea....and lots of water.....I was not hungry and lost the 14 lbs....good luck...hope all goes well for you....Remember, keep yourself well hydrated...that will help with the hunger....

Jersey girl.....sorry I have no idea why you would be having this problem...What does your doctor say?

Luvinke, my pre-op diet was high protein/low carb. My Dr recommended it because it helps shrink your liver - giving them more room to place the band. I found it also helped with my recovery. I had few complications, just a couple of days of gas pains.. heating pad really helped there.

I lost 20 lbs (probably more Water weight than anything). Each day I did a variaton of eggs/bacon/sausage for Breakfast, and for lunch/dinner I did a variety of tuna, hamburger patty, fish, shrimp, chicken, pork, beef, etc. My goal was to not eat more the 20g Carbs per day - pretty much the atkins induction plan x 3 weeks.

All the best,

Karla