Not losing on pre-op

[KKW 3]

I've been on the pre-op liquid diet since Friday, 3/30 ( 2.5 weeks leading up to my 4/17 surgery date). I can honestly say, this is the first time in my life that I have not put anything in my mouth that isn't allowed, yet, I've only lost 10 pounds, only 4 in the last week. I still have to lose 10 to get to my goal that the surgeon set for me and my weigh in is this Friday - has anyone else had this issue.

If I had not followed to the letter, I would understand. But, I'm getting concerned that my doctor will not do the surgery as planned. Ugh....

[allwet 868]

I would guess it's hormonal. The amazing thing about GS is it changes the hormonal balance and resets all the signals that have helped our bodies block us from weight loss in the past. You still have those same signals fighting every pound of weight loss pre surgery.

Never forget that your body does not want your weight to drop. The status quo is of upmost importance to your body and its does amazing things to maintain weight or to get it back if you force it off.

Keep your chin up and think positive. After surgery you and your body will get along much better and have goals that are more inline with each other

unless the issue was a serious fatty liver the weight loss pre surgery shouldn't be the deciding factor and you should be ok.

good luck and i hope all goes well.

[Mattymatt 491]

42 minutes ago, KKW said:

I've been on the pre-op liquid diet since Friday, 3/30 ( 2.5 weeks leading up to my 4/17 surgery date). I can honestly say, this is the first time in my life that I have not put anything in my mouth that isn't allowed, yet, I've only lost 10 pounds, only 4 in the last week. I still have to lose 10 to get to my goal that the surgeon set for me and my weigh in is this Friday - has anyone else had this issue.

If I had not followed to the letter, I would understand. But, I'm getting concerned that my doctor will not do the surgery as planned. Ugh....

If I had to guess, your surgeon is not going to sweat 4 pounds. I think you'll still have the surgery. The real reason for the strict pre-op diet is to shrink your liver to make your surgery safer. So yeah, I truly believe you'll be alright.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

55 minutes ago, KKW said:

I've been on the pre-op liquid diet since Friday, 3/30 ( 2.5 weeks leading up to my 4/17 surgery date). I can honestly say, this is the first time in my life that I have not put anything in my mouth that isn't allowed, yet, I've only lost 10 pounds, only 4 in the last week. I still have to lose 10 to get to my goal that the surgeon set for me and my weigh in is this Friday - has anyone else had this issue.

If I had not followed to the letter, I would understand. But, I'm getting concerned that my doctor will not do the surgery as planned. Ugh....

what does your pre op diet consist of?

[newself 98]

I did not lose much pre op but I've lost almost 25 lbs since surgery. As long as you are following whatever plan they gave you, they will do the surgery and then after surgery the weight will come off.

[Kd92337 3]

I never did the pre op diet. Had no issues at all with surgery.

[KKW 3]

Thank you all ! I did not have problems with a fatty liver so hopefully it will be fine ... I guess it brings me back to my childhood and the punitive nature of doctor visits and the scale. More importantly us that I have been able to follow and stay focused for ten days and not been tempted -which is encouraging !

[frust8 963]

Wow you have my pre marriage initials! Small world isn't it!

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[new@beginning 3]

I’m already regaining on my pre op diet and I’m super afraid they are going to take Away my surgery date in 3 weeks :/

[Taoz 284]

6 hours ago, new@beginning said:

I’m already regaining on my pre op diet and I’m super afraid they are going to take Away my surgery date in 3 weeks :/

wow, are you on a shakes only diet? can you talk to your surgeon now and see if there is a better alternative for you? a lot of Meal Replacement shakes contain a lot of sugar and other fillers, so there might be a better quality product or alternative low calorie diet available to you?

[TakingABreak 2,733]

@Taoz I asked the same thing, what kind of diet.

The reason being is that a lot of what is allowed to mix with the Protein Powder is chalked full of carbs. I know I could do fruit, oats, milk, Peanut Butter, ect. I decided on my own to only mix with Water. I also choose a Bariatric Protein powder with less than 5 grams of carbs per serving.

I didn't have a particularly large liver, but I'm glad I took my pre op diet seriously, I lost a lot of weight prior to surgery.

[KKW 3]

I am on 3 Premier Protein ready made shakes per day ( 160 cal, 30g Protein, 1g sugar, 5 carbs ) and I have 1 sugar free Jello and 1 sugar free popsicle each day. I can have some vegetables, such as cucumbers, lettuce, etc as well as low sodium broth. I do not have issues with my liver, it was more of a goal my surgeon set for the 2 weeks prior to surgery to be safer. I am just going to continue with the plan and trust the process. less than a week away, so getting excited and anxious... Thank you for your comments and suggestions - I sincerely appreciate it .