Good morning! I've been doing some thinking, wanted to pick the brains of the veterans in here.

I'm still pre-op with no date, probably about two months out. I've lost 10 lbs in the past month by working with my nutritionist. I could probably lose another 10-20 lbs before my surgery, which is awesome! But, wanted to ask, if in your experience, the pre-op weight loss is included in the ~60-70% of anticipated weight loss I can expect to lose with my sleeve? OR is it on top of that? As in, is it worth delaying surgery a little while so I can lose more weight, then my sleeve would bring me down even further than it would have before?

I'm wondering if that anticipated 60-70% loss of excess weight is because that's how far my body will want to go, period (so weight lost beforehand factors in as well and I will lose less on my sleeve).

Any insight you can give would be great

HW: 296

CW: 285

HT: 5'7"

BMI: 46

Talk to your NUT about caffeine. Keep in mind that if you have to go off of caffeine for surgery you may experience headaches and other miserable symptoms of you go cold turkey which is no fun while you are recovering from surgery. Also, it's a diuretic so you can't count it toward your water/fluid totals.

@@Ruth1ess

What you are asking is if you can bio-hack your way to more weight loss. No one can give you an answer to that.

The 60-70% is an average, It is a completely arbitrary number. Doctors use it because that is the average and its is a good number. Losing that amount of weight is life changing for obese people and can end a lot of medical problems.

If you use a calculator like this http://www.obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-bypass/how-much-can-i-expect-to-lose

This is what the calculator estimates I can lose at my starting weight

This is what the calculator estimates I can lose from the weight I am at right now.

I have lost 101 lbs in 6.5 months with the sleeve. The weight lost estimated from my start is 222. The weight lost estimate from where I am right now is 182. The start weights are 101 pounds apart but the end result is only a 40 pound difference.

Is it worth it to wait and have to lose weight taking the chances on being hungry, to possible lose an little extra? It might be to you. The amount of weight you will be able to lose on your own before surgery is unlikely to be that much so the differences will be minor.

I would have never lost 100lbs on my own. I would never lose more than 30-50 on my own and I always gained it back. I am only 6.5 months out and I have lost 101 lbs basically effortlessly. I haven't been hungry, and after the first 6 weeks I have had plenty of energy. I am more active, but I don't run. I walk, I do yoga, and I lift weights. I do things that don't stress my body and I am still losing at a fast pace. The way I am dropping weight right now 10-14lbs a month and it isn't slowing, as I lose more weight and am more active, it is coming off faster. I expect that I will blow right past that first lost estimate from my start of 365 to 222, I will probably be past 222 long before my one year anniversary. I expect to keep losing long after my 1 year anniversary just because I would have to be really dedicated to eating, basically eat all day to get above my resting metabolic rate.

So try that calculator and see if you think the difference is worth waiting for. Just remember it is just an estimate and it is arbitrary.

This is the best explanation I have seen yet. The point is you don't need to worry about percentages and estimates. Just lose all the weight you can with exercise and eating clean and healthy for the rest of your life. You may plateau or you may not. Just keep living the healthiest lifestyle you can.

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This thread turned in to such a helpful resource for me! I'm not even preop yet; I'm a wanna be preop! My consultation is a week from today, and I'm starving for information and ideas for maximizing my potential success. Thank you so much!

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