How much is everyone losing on your preop liquid diet? I was told to expect to lose 15-20 pounds with majority being on the first week. I'm on day 5 of mine. I've been very honest, no cheating. Drinking much more than the required 64 oz. of water. I started at 269 (273 day before due to my last meal being Thai food). I'm 266 today. So weight loss of 3 pounds in 5 days seems a bit low.

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It mattered with me... I couldn’t drop below a certain weight/ BMI prior to surgery. I had a two day pre op just to shrink liver and get food out of system
HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 [emoji736] (2/11/18)
GW#2- 180 [emoji736] (4/2/18)
GW#3- 160
CW 173
5’6”

So they shortened you pre op liquid diet normally my was to be 2 weeks pre op

Yep


HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 [emoji736] (2/11/18)
GW#2- 180 [emoji736] (4/2/18)
GW#3- 160
CW 173
5’6”

On 4/20/2018 at 7:36 PM, clsumrall said:

My doctor said not to loose any more weight but I have at least 2 months before I complete my 6 month pre op. I’ve never been told not to lose weight before. My brain is freaking

I had the same issue, my BMI was 40 when I started and 35.5 at the 4 month mark (2 months out from surgery). I wound up alternating weeks between diet and not to try to maintain (which is much harder than just losing weight). The problem in threading that needle is that while you can't lose weight if you gain it will also be a problem.

I had the same issue, my BMI was 40 when I started and 35.5 at the 4 month mark (2 months out from surgery). I wound up alternating weeks between diet and not to try to maintain (which is much harder than just losing weight). The problem in threading that needle is that while you can't lose weight if you gain it will also be a problem.

Right? My brain is messing with me big time. I was on point diet wise body ready to lose more weight and now argh

That's the same problem I'm having. I thought the insurance would be determined by my initial weight of 241. Surgeon told me to lose some weight but not too much. I'm also not allowed to gain. My second weigh in of 238 brought my BMI to 39.6. The nurse said congrats on the weight loss. But when I got home their insurance specialist called and said to keep my BMI at 40. That is indeed a pretty tight rope to walk!

Right? My brain is messing with me big time. I was on point diet wise body ready to lose more weight and now argh

So you alternate diet week maintaince week did you up your calories that week?

7 hours ago, clsumrall said:

So you alternate diet week maintenance week did you up your calories that week?

Yeah pretty much I would eat what I wanted one week then be on my diet the next and about a week before my weigh in (either doctor visit or nutritional class) I would figure out where I was and what I had to do to land where I needed for the weigh-in. I may or may not have brought along some rolls of pennies for my weigh-ins if I though I was going to be under.

How much is everyone losing on your preop liquid diet? I was told to expect to lose 15-20 pounds with majority being on the first week. I'm on day 5 of mine. I've been very honest, no cheating. Drinking much more than the required 64 oz. of Water. I started at 269 (273 day before due to my last meal being Thai food). I'm 266 today. So weight loss of 3 pounds in 5 days seems a bit low.
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I just past my 2 week liquid diet, i lost about 14lbs. However I honestly wouldn’t worry about your weight in this phase because your are carrying a lot of fluids not to mention people get constipated during this stage as well. So your body is retaining lots of extra stuff right now.
My dietitian put it to me in a good way. Don’t think of this stage or the 2nd one as a losing weight phase but rather your body is healing phase. Which made sense to me.
Hope that helps a little!

Yeah pretty much I would eat what I wanted one week then be on my diet the next and about a week before my weigh in (either doctor visit or nutritional class) I would figure out where I was and what I had to do to land where I needed for the weigh-in. I may or may not have brought along some rolls of pennies for my weigh-ins if I though I was going to be under.

Love that idea quarters are a great idea

1 minute ago, clsumrall said:

Love that idea quarters are a great idea

I was too cheap for quarters.

I only have to do one week of the liquid diet but my doctor and dietician are very strict. I felt terrible day 1, currently on day 2 and I am struggling!! It’s my mind that just thinks I need to eat but I’m not actually hungry. My brain is gonna need as much work as my body!

@aNYCab isn't that on and off diet plan almost like yo yo-ing? The yo yo method got a lot of us Plump Princes and Princesses in a peck of trouble in the past???

Day 7 for me and I'm down 7 pounds, but it took a few days for it to start dropping off. I am hoping for another 7 pounds!

I still maintain....the liquid diet and the two weeks of starvation following surgery....are much harder than the surgery itself.

The preop diet sucks.

At least post op you feel like you're on the other side of the hill:)