Or did you have to lose any before surgery?

My nutritionist wants me to lose 25 lbs. by March. It shouldn't be too hard. When I was weighed I was probably bloated and retaining water so I'll probably lose 5-10 the first week.

My wife and I are getting the surgery and we both started eating better yesterday. I'm eager for the surgery but am glad I'm doing something about it now and hopefully will lose a decent amount in 6 months.

You can do it! I had to lose 30 lbs before me surgery and had about 6 months as well. At my 3 month I had only lost about 10 and they made it pretty clear if I didn't lost the 30 I wouldn't have surgery. At my pre-op appointment I had lost 40! Some days it sucked and some days I messed up but never let it set you back! Tomorrow's a new day congrats to you both!

Thanks and congrats on your progress.

I'm so thrilled to finally be doing this. I know for sure I can lose the weight, I lost over 100 lbs. in 2014 but I gained most of it back unfortunately which seems to be the story on my diets. Now that I need to be held accountable, it makes it much easier.

In April 2016, I was 271.5. Surgery day (8/23/16) I was 246.9. I committed to getting my head in the game and eating better and exercising.

I'm 13 months out and 102 pounds down.

I found a personal trainer I liked in my pre-op stage and worked with her until I hit my 1 year mark. (She moved to Colorado for graduate school, so I'm working on finding someone new currently.)

My doctor wants me to lose 30 lbs and be on a liquid diet 2 weeks before my surgery.