I have been on my 2 week pre op diet which wasn't all liquids first week. I'm m into second day second week. You m down 16 pounds. Makes me realize I'm capable of doing it myself. Has anyone felt this way ???

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I think more people have those thoughts than don't!

But the thing is, the main point of the surgery isn't really losing weight. As someone who has lost 60+ pounds on 3 different occasions and 10 pounds countless times, I can tell you there are plenty of less drastic ways to lose weight.

The point of this surgery is maintaining weight loss. The chances of being able to do that without surgery are ridiculously low, but with surgery they are decent. The most recent and best study I saw for people with morbid obesity like myself showed that 1 in 677 can lose and maintain a healthy weight without surgery. My experience shows me I'm not that 1. Of course, YMMV...

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I had these same questions go through my mind; However, I stopped and realized that even though I lost 27 lbs prior to surgery, there is no way I could have maintained that limited amount of food with a normal sized stomach. Even though I did great pre-op, I was very hungry. In time, my hunger would have won over. Like others have said, I have lost the same 50 lbs numerous times, but I haven't maintained the loss. My sleeve is a tool that I can now use to help me maintain what I lose.

This is exactly what I have found. A year ago I went gluten free. Didn't limit potion sizes, but lost 15lbs in 6 weeks. Had this gnawing hunger the entire time. Tried some bread, hunger went away... bam! Off the diet, gained back the 15, plus 15 more for good measure.

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For me, weight LOSS surgery was really weight MAINTENANCE surgery. I have lost weight many many times in the past. But I always gained it back. The weight LOSS part is actually only a tiny fraction of your WLS journey. You will only be losing weight for a year or two. After that you will have to maintain for the entire rest of your life. WLS is a tool to help you do that.

PS: The weight lost in the pre-op diet is mostly Water weight. As your body is depleted of glycogen stores, the water that was bonded to the glycogen is flushed from your system. But that is a finite amount of water. After that water is flushed out, burning actual fat is MUCH slower.

I felt the same way....except after 2 summers gone by and I still bouncertainty between the same 15lbs up or down I made the decision that I wanted results. I font care how hard, how life changing, how much pain... I want results!!! I saw the Dr on Jan 24 and I am going the insurance route and hoping for a date of august or Sept. All I see ahead is results and that is my focus.

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I lost 17 pounds in those 2 weeks pre-op but knew that I couldn't live sanely with just liquids much longer and that statistically I would just gain the weight back. Good luck with your surgery, the first few weeks after are difficult but luckily it passes quickly.

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I've lost over 100 pounds 3 times. Your odds of keeping the weight off doing it on your own are dismal. Losing weight is the easy part. Keeping it off is a whole different ballgame. WLS gives you a chance to do that.

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