I am having a hard time losing the 15 pounds Molina wants me to lose before surgery. I am going to be denied and I have 3 months to go. Getting frustrated, why is this so Hard? Is anyone else struggling?

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Hey I just found out that I have to lose 15 lbs in 6 wks. The nutritionist gave me a basic food guide on what to eat when. Have you seen a nutritionist? What does a normal days worth of food look like at the moment? How active are you?

For me the hardest part is the no more soda. I was doing good for so long and I said oh I can have one and now I'm back to trying to kick them. As far as food I try to eat as much Protein as possible and stay between 40-80g of carbs a day. I'm not so good at the carb thing either lol I like potatoes.

If you want I can take pics of the papers my nutritionist gave me, so u can see them.

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That would be great if you could take those pics. I was looking for something like that. I just need to know what to eat during the day. I am not too active because of my bad knee

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Ok so here is everything I got today from the nutritionist.

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Also here is a Vitamin list as well as some exercise guidelines for before n after surgery

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Wow, thanks. I think I would starve on this, lol. But worth a try. Thank you!

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What this doesn't go over is Snacks, my nutritionist told me to eat 5-6 smaller meals vs 2-3 normal ones

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I did a similar plan, minus protein shakes, 3-4 oz protein 2 cups raw or 1 cup cooked low carb veg and 1/2 c higher carb veg or grain ( sweet potato, beans, dry toast, etc) For breakfast was similar, but got 3-4 oz protein (1 usually did 2 eggs and an oz of some kind of lean protein or cottage cheese) 1/2 c lower carb fruit, like berries, and 1/2 c complex carb 1/2 c cooked veg. If I wanted a snack, it had to be protein. No soda, caffeine, straws, gum, beverages with more than 20 calories/cup or 5g sugar. Lost hella weight hella fast and almost never finished my meals.

My 1200 calories diet 2 weeks before surgery, I lost 10 lbs. So it is very doable for you to do 15lbs in 6 weeks.

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Everyone is different. I'm trying to lose the 10lbs my doctor wants me to lose before surgery. I can't lose on a 1200 calorie a day diet. I'm thinking of doing a liquid diet even though my doctor doesn't require it because it may be the only way I can get this weigh to shift at all.

It's amazing how doctors orders and pre op diets vary so much. I was on liquids for the 2 weeks, with the exception of 1 Protein bar per day. 4 8oz Protein shakes. A ton of sf Popsicles and sf Jello. I lost 12 lbs in 12 days. As hard as it was I am so glad they made me do it because it has made the post op fluids and pureed diet stages so much easier for me to handle. It really prepared me. If you can't make these sacrifices now, it is going to be so much harder for you post op. Believe me. Good luck!

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The Dukan diet is really effective. Pure Protein low fat low carb no calorie restrictions. Exercise is not really mandatory to lose weight on this plan. Can you do any walking?

Little tia

I have a really bad knee

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I dropped 12 lbs in my 10 day pre op diet... Protein shakes during the day with a salad with protein at night.. maybe try something similar?

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You can do anything for a short burst like 3 months.......especially if something as momentus as your surgery approval hangs in the balance.

Commit to it and get the results.

It is within you grasp if you truly want it to happen.

I'm terrible at taking pills! I hope I don't need that many. Full time job just tracking which ones when.. Lol

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