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Hi All,

I am scheduled for my surgery on August 25 and this past Saturday I started my pre-op diet to shrink my liver. So I've been doing my nasty shakes, Soup and a "sensible" dinner which has mainly been Protein and veg..absolutely no carbs and starches other than whats in the shakes they gave me.

I just got one of these high falootin' fancy scales at my office that I ordered. It measures BMI and weight in every form according to height, etc. So all excited I step on the damn thing only to find it says I have lost ONE freakin pound since my consultation. I'm ready to just puke. All these headaches, weakness, nausea and no cheating for one pound.

I called the hubs and he said, well, you're weighing mid-day, you're fully clothed, etc. Don't worry it will be less tomorrow morning.

Oh pooo!

Okay, peoples..just how darn much can a blouse, bra, drawers, and slacks weigh??? lol

'Scuse me while I go kick something.:heh:

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Don't worry so much at the scale. I have just got banded on Aug 20th and from end of may and including the preop diet I only lost 23# before my surgery. I was on the Atkins shakes, 1/2cup fat free cottage cheese and 2 fruits a day, pluse all the sugar free Jello I could stand. Might I say jello is not my friend right now. Just let your body take it course and quit worrying. You will be fine. If you have any questions that I can answer feel free to email me at awesometwo@sbcglobal.netKeep in touchnulife2be

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I have tried what some of you said to update my frog on my weight loss, but it does not work. Please can someone help me to fix it. I have lost total of 23 # so far and I can not get it to change. Many thanks in advance nulife2be

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Just a though...you said you lost one pound since your consultation? Did you start you restriction on the next day? See from my consult to first day of diet I gain 11 pounds on my "good-bye food tour" so I had to take that off before I even got to my consultation weight. ;) So if you did something similar, you might be loosing significant weight.

Don't stress though. One pound down -- it is still going in the right direction! :clap2:

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Thats a good questions and actually I didnt weigh myself before I started the pre-op diet. Once I had my surgery date I did start porking out pretty major though. Guess I won't truly know til they weigh me before the surgery.

I called the consulant at my clinic and she told me that non-medical scales that only measure your weight in pounds and not fat/water etc are often off by a good ten pounds on what is your actual weight. I really hope thats the case.

Thanks for the encouragement xo

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I have found that weighing myself mid-afternoon or evening clothed vs. first thing in the morning naked to show a difference of 3-5 pounds. I would not be too discouraged. Just weigh yourself at the same time every day (best is first thing am), naked and you will see your true results.

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I lost four pounds during my pre-op diet. I had my surgery on Monday the 20th and hopped on the scale at the hospital and I gained it all back. Tell me it must be from all the fluids they pumped into me. I even had a difficult time putting my socks and sneakers on yesterday.

Cyndi

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What scale were you weighed on initially? That could make a difference - being weighed on different scales.

My doctor's scale always weighs me about 5-7 lbs more than my scale at home - I like the numbers on my scale at home better. LOL

Being weighed in your shoes and cloths in the middle of the day, could be part of it too.

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Hi All,

I am scheduled for my surgery on August 25 and this past Saturday I started my pre-op diet to shrink my liver. So I've been doing my nasty shakes, Soup and a "sensible" dinner which has mainly been Protein and veg..absolutely no carbs and starches other than whats in the shakes they gave me.

I just got one of these high falootin' fancy scales at my office that I ordered. It measures BMI and weight in every form according to height, etc. So all excited I step on the damn thing only to find it says I have lost ONE freakin pound since my consultation. I'm ready to just puke. All these headaches, weakness, nausea and no cheating for one pound.

I called the hubs and he said, well, you're weighing mid-day, you're fully clothed, etc. Don't worry it will be less tomorrow morning.

Oh pooo!

Okay, peoples..just how darn much can a blouse, bra, drawers, and slacks weigh??? lol

'Scuse me while I go kick something.:heh:

I have two suggestions for you:

1. Get some better tasting Protein Shakes. I recommend MATRIX 5.0 (In 4 flavors) and ELITE chocolate mint, both available on the internet, and BODY FORTRESS in chocolate or vanilla, available from your nearest WAL*MART.

2. Stay off the scale if it causes you anxiety. Matter of fact, I believe that anyone under 6 months from the date of their operations should only weight in at their doctor's office during their regular appointments.

scale obsession is extremely counterproductive during the time period when people really need to focus on modifying their lifestyle and eating behaviors.

Focusing on the behavior modification, rather than a number on a scale will produce life-long changes.

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Thank you for the suggestions, I think it must be totally off because I weighed myself when I came home from work and I had 'gained' another two pounds. I'll see what it says in the morning in my birthday suit and then leave it the heck alone.

I have two more days on this diet and on the last two I'm going to take a bunch of senna to try and cleanse my colon for the surgery and stay on completely liquids. I wish I had a Walmart here but I'm in the UK so choices like they offer just don't exist. Thanks so much for the suggestions though, much appreciated.

I am due to go back to the states in October to see my mom so I'm going to bring a couple empty suitcases and stock up on a bunch of stuff I can't get here like crystal light and diff protein/vitamin options.

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So, I was curious to just how much my clothes weigh, so I weighed myself, got nekkid and weighed myself again! LOL

4 pound difference!!;)

I was wearing a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and the standard bra and panties...no socks or shoes.

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I weigh myself first thing in the morning. (After I p -Tracy's rule!) Research shows that people who weigh themselves daily are able to control their weight better. Heard it on the radio the other day!

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scales make a big difference - every scale is calibrated differently. (I'm a scale addict - trust me on this one lol!)

Also, your weight can fluctuate anywhere from -15 to +15 lbs a day just from Water retention alone! I've often wondered why I put all of my energy listening to something that's run by a 99 cent battery from walmart....but I do.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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