After some advise and help please. I am getting the VSG in Decmeber and I'm trying to get myself in the best physical shape I can so the surgery will hopefully go smoothly. I am a self pay patient in Australia so i don't have any weightloss requirements before the surgery goes ahead, but I just want to make my body as ready for this as it can be. I'm 5'8 and 375lbs and trying to hopefully get down to 350lbs for surgery. I've been tracking my food and activity with my Fitbit and I'm averaging 1000+ cal deficits everyday for a month. The thing is I'VE GAINED WEIGHT!! [emoji24][emoji34] This ALWAYS happens when I try to lose weight and it's so discouraging. I feel like an utter failure and now I'm wondering if I should even have the surgery. How will I manage to lose weight after surgery and keep it off if I can't do this now? Did anyone else have this trouble before surgery? I dont know anyone else who has had any weightloss surgery so I can't ask anyone else these questions. Thank you for your time.

Congratulations on your commitment to change! Straight away it appears you may not be eating enough calories which can actually have the opposite effect, Google ketosis. Check for hidden sugars, fat and salts in your diet. Make sure you're getting enough water and don't give up! You can do it!!

Hon, I lowered my caloric intake to lose and ended up gaining. Found out that I was "starving" my body and whatever fats, etc I got, my body retained. My doc was getting on to me for this as well. Says I have to eat more to start losing. Well, I did for a while. Was working, but went back to old habits (little food/terrible quality) and now I'm back to where I am getting the VSG surgery. So check out the calculators on this website and put your numbers in and follow the caloric intake. Do a week or two and see if indeed thats what you needed. I hope it helps.

http://eatmore2weighless.com/

Thank you both for your input, I appreciate it

After some advise and help please. I am getting the VSG in Decmeber and I'm trying to get myself in the best physical shape I can so the surgery will hopefully go smoothly. I am a self pay patient in Australia so i don't have any weightloss requirements before the surgery goes ahead, but I just want to make my body as ready for this as it can be. I'm 5'8 and 375lbs and trying to hopefully get down to 350lbs for surgery. I've been tracking my food and activity with my Fitbit and I'm averaging 1000+ cal deficits everyday for a month. The thing is I'VE GAINED WEIGHT!! [emoji24][emoji34] This ALWAYS happens when I try to lose weight and it's so discouraging. I feel like an utter failure and now I'm wondering if I should even have the surgery. How will I manage to lose weight after surgery and keep it off if I can't do this now? Did anyone else have this trouble before surgery? I dont know anyone else who has had any weightloss surgery so I can't ask anyone else these questions. Thank you for your time.

I am in the EXACT same boat I have to drop 10 in 2 weeks and I'm so fusturated and thinking if I should go through with all this [emoji51][emoji51]