I know the reason for my 10 day liquid diet is to shrink my liver, not to lose weight, but was hoping I would shed some pounds in the process. I'm on day 4, and have actually gained 1 pound. Now scared this is way it will be after surgery...

Don't worry! Postop is a whole different thing from preop. Promise!

@@purz59 - are you watching the salt content? That could be playing a role in retaining some water -

Good idea but not putting any extra salt on anything

Just saw that my healthy request cream of chicken soup has 750 mg of sodium... Whew... That's my favorite too on this diet

I followed my pre op diet for 14 days. I dropped 25 lbs before surgery. I think 4 days is too soon to see any real progress. Follow the instructions they gave you and drink lots of water. You will be ok.

Hang in there. The weight will come off. I had a two week pre op liquid diet and only lost four pounds. I had two friends who were getting their surgery very close to my date and they both lost 20+ pounds and they cheated. I just knew the surgery wouldn't work for me, but it did!!

Your weight will come off eventually. Congrats on your upcoming surgery. You can do it!'

Just saw that my healthy request cream of chicken soup has 750 mg of sodium... Whew... That's my favorite too on this diet

Yeah, soup is tricky. Try low-sodium types. I like the IMAGINE brand Soups found at Whole Foods: http://www.imaginefoods.com/products/creamy_soups

My NUT suggested the Healthy Request soups. I didn't look at the salt content of those though.

I lost 11 lbs. on my 2 week pre op diet and then gained back exactly 11 lbs. in the hospital. That was a pisser!

On my 14 day pre-op liquid diet I lost 17 pounds according to the hospital scales.

I had fairly low activity during this period.....my Fitbit recording 3,500 steps a day average during that time (back issues). Just held down my job responsibilities with the limited amount of walking I could.

My surgeon & nutritionist keep it simple for me with the diet. I didn't have to figure out anything or dabble around with food choices. They gave me 4 different Protein drinks and the surgeon said to have 3 a day plus all the non-calorie drink I wanted. The nutritionist said that if I ever felt like I was going to break down and cheat.....to do so with up to 2 additional Protein Drinks from the approved list.

I'd love to tell you that I was totally compliant, but I can't. During this two weeks on my day's off work I was swamped with trying to get some home projects completed around the house. I'd been dealing with a back injury for a while leading up to my surgery....knew a hernia was going to be repaired during my surgery and anticipated being limited in action for a while.

Anyway, I was knocking out some chores. One of them being to replace our mailbox. I'd bought the new box....started work on it and decided to replace the entire post and all. A couple hours later I was done....new post in the ground in a bed of fresh concrete, dirt replaced, fresh pine straw back over it all and I needed some final screws for the street number.

I headed to Lowe's for the 3rd time that day and bought what I needed. Upon leaving I realized that I was freaking starving and drove through the drive thru at Chich Fil A. That meal was the last "normal" food I've had and it was super tasty. I consisted of their grilled chicken bites, chicken Soup and diet lemonade.......each are the "best in category" winners as far as I'm concerned. Had the big "cheat meal" and went home and finished up the work and some other chores. Up early the next morning when I resumed the 14 day pre-op diet.

I do best when left with simple choices. This post-op diet they gave me is the same as the pre-op. It has been extremely easy to follow. I can't emphasize this enough. Hunger no longer fits into the equation and I have to remind myself when it's time to get a shake down. In addition to the lack of hunger there is a healthy respect for the extent of the surgery and my desire to do nothing that would danger the healing of what constitutes my new stomach. If that means a few weeks more on Protein shakes then so be it.......it's no biggie.

The pre-op diet really escalated the weight loss that I experienced leading up to the surgery and seen that first chunk of Fluid loss. The weight loss post-op has been very consistent with the rate experienced during those two weeks.

I'd already made some good progress on weight loss prior to beginning the 14 day pre-op phase. I weighed daily during the 14 day phase and can say that the rate of loss really picked up the most on day 7. From there on it has been very steady.

They scared me with the liver shrinking need during my classes. Fear was a great motivator and simplicity was a great path to follow.

Best wishes.

Thanks for sharing your story Dub

I lost 11 lbs. on my 2 week pre op diet and then gained back exactly 11 lbs. in the hospital. That was a pisser!

True. I saw the same trend, too.

I found it ironic.....go into the hospital for weight loss surgery....come home the next day heavier than before I went in.

I had a post-op appointment with my surgeon six days after surgery. The weight "gained" in the hospital had gone by then and I was two pounds lighter than the day of surgery.

My surgeon dismissed the rise and fall with a wave of the hand and said he wasn't even concerned with scale readings the first couple weeks. Danmitman !!!! I coulda used this little decree from him prior to this encounter.

Inflammation is heavy stuff !!!!!

Thanks for sharing your story Dub

I'm sorry to jump all into your thread with personal bidness.

The weight is going to come off.....and at a rate that may freak you out at times.

Just received word that one of my wife's aunts passed in her sleep last night. The last twenty years of her life she was plagued with numerous health issues and I can't help but believe that maintaining a healthy weight could have alleviated so many of them. She was a sweat lady who was robbed of many, many active years.

Hearing of this news today has certainly firmed up my commitment to get healthy.....and STAY that way.

Best wishes.

Sorry to hear that, Dub! Sorry for your Family's loss. Makes us realize that we need to take advantage of this second shot we get after surgery!