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It's my first day in the diet. It's so hard. I feel hungry. But I'm not going to eat because I k is it will make it that much longer to reach my pre-op goal weight. Plus I had to make dinner for my husband. Ugh...

How did you guys do it?

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Hi there...

I am in the same boat. I have been working out and drinking my Protein shakes as directed and I actually gained 2 pounds. When I went in for my final weigh in(before my doctor will submit the info to my insurance for approval), he told me that I had to come back in a month because I had actually gained. Therefore, he did not submit my info to my insurance company. I was very depressed because I have lost several inches, but not weight. It is so frustrating.

My doctor felt bad for me and told me to come back in 2 weeks to weigh in and to see if I have dropped any. I have another appointment scheduled for July 6th and I need some suggestions on how to get my weight down. I just need to lose a couple of pounds so he will submit my info. I was under the impression that I would lose the weight during the 14 day pre op diet. Guess I'm confused.

If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. ????

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Hi,

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not on Protein shakes but on an extremely low cal diet. I havnt weight myself yet. I figured I give it at least a week.

I did Optifast in the past and lost weight fast. But they told me not to use it this time.

When I work out I gain weight too. But you get healthy. Seems weird not to lose though.

I wish you the best of luck. I hope We reach my goal weight (25 lbs lighter for me )!!!

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hi,

i was told to lose 10 pounds. So i stopped all fats, n sugars. For Breakfast i did either 3 tablespoon of white eggs, or a Protein shake.Lunch 1 1/2 c of salad with raw veggis, either one slice of lunch meat, or 3 oz chicken, dinner the same as lunch, and lots of Water n more water, if you skip a meal, drink Protein Shake, Snacks usually some fruit, or sugar free fudge Popsicle. I switch everything around, eating like i should after the surgery. In 3 weeks i lost 7 pounds, i exercises too, two hours riding bike around town, 30 mins walking up n down three flights of stairs, or walking around town (8miles)I Good luck, hope this works for ya...

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I had to also loose weight before my surgeon would give me a surgey date as well. So he suggested I do a low fat low carb diet. I ate 1500 calories a day and less than 20 carbs a day. No dairy, no sugar (even fruit), no carbs (pasta, bread, rice, etc) and I lost 20 lbs in 4 weeks. It was hard in the beginning but then each day it got easier. For breakfast I did a Protein Shake or egg white omelet with turkey bacon, lunch would be Protein (Rotisserie chicken, homemade turkey burger, tuna salad), and dinner would also be protein (chicken, fish, turkey burgers, salads). I also weighed and measured out all my food. Good luck!

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