My surgeon didn't say exactly how much weight I had to lose in the six-month supervised diet stage, but encouraged me to lose as much as I can to help me get to goal more quickly. How much did you lose during that stage?

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I lost 60 pounds in my 6 month pre-op supervised diet.

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I lost 99 pounds during my six-month insurance-required diet program (from 397 pounds at my PCP appointment to 298 pounds on the day of surgery).

It was the best thing I ever did, and I am so thankful that my insurance had that requirement!

Good luck!

Wow! You are both very impressive! What led to your success?

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I followed a low carb/high protein/high healthy fat diet plan during my pre-op diet and I have continued that post-op (even through the food stages). I have eaten less than 20 carbs per day every day since the beginning.

I wanted to lose as much weight as I possibly could pre-op. The doctor had zero expectation of weight loss, and until about month 4, I was just another person that they pushed in and out as fast as they could during those "diet visits." By the fourth visit when I had lost well over 50 pounds, they finally said something about it and spent more than 5 minutes with me.

Part of it was that I wanted to lose half of the weight on my own before the surgery. Part of it was that I wanted to make the most of the six months I had to do diet visits. Part of it was that I was just ready to do something about my weight problem, and I didn't want to wait on the surgery to do it. To me, the surgery is a supporting player in the second part of my weight loss journey, not the star and certainly not the destination.

Good luck!

32 pounds during my 3-month diet. I'm so glad I did. I've got that much less to lose in the honeymoon phase.

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58 lbs in 6 months. Started out at 291, having my surgery this Friday.

58 lbs in 6 months. Started out at 291, having my surgery this Friday.

Awesome job! Good luck on Friday!