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Libby63    57

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How much weight did you lose during physician supervised diet before your pre-op liver diet? I am in month 2 of my 3-6 months of nutrition counseling. My surgeon hasn’t given me a specific goal, maybe because my BMI is only 37? I’m having a hard time. The first month I gained 3 pounds. This month I am on track to lose a few. I’m just wondering what most people lose during this time. If I could lose weight easily I wouldn’t need surgery.

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catwoman7    10,871

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about 40 lbs. But I was much heavier than you are..

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Jdymitc    43

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I had a BMI if 60.1 and before the 2 week pre-op I dropped 38lbs. I could have done more but I was also fighting an addiction to caffeine/soda so my nutritionist said focus on getting off that and we will worry about weight loss after surgery

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justmetj    421

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I went up and down throughout the six months and ended up losing a paltry 1/2 lb. I was one who had a lot of food funerals because that's how I always did it before all of my big Monday diets I started in my past. It was my final farewell to all of my favorite foods. I don't recommend it though because it kept me from getting to my goal sooner. I'm always impressed with the ones who, even though they knew help was coming, didn't give in to the food funerals and actually lost quite a bit of weight pre op.

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GradyCat    3,692

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Somewhere between my initial surgeon visit and the date of surgery I lost 14 pounds

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AngieBear    2,524

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I lost 24 lbs.

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Healthy_life2    8,319

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10 hours ago, Libby63 said:

How much weight did you lose during physician supervised diet before your pre-op liver diet? I am in month 2 of my 3-6 months of nutrition counseling. My surgeon hasn’t given me a specific goal, maybe because my BMI is only 37? I’m having a hard time. The first month I gained 3 pounds. This month I am on track to lose a few. I’m just wondering what most people lose during this time. If I could lose weight easily I wouldn’t need surgery.

My insurance company required 6-month supervised weight loss. I had to prove I could change behaviors and lose weight before they would pay for the procedure. It was hard, But I lost 20lbs.

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Cheeseburgh    3,075

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I lost 23 pounds in the 5 months prior to surgery. My clinic takes a pretty holistic approach with a lot of support.

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FluffyChix    17,409

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I was required by my surgeon's office to lose 10% of my total weight during the 6-month lead-in to WLS. That should have been about 26lbs.

I began the program at 256lbs on my 1st weigh-in.

Surgery Wt was 222lbs.

I lost 34lbs on their weight loss plan.

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Lynnlovesthebeach    625

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I was never told to lose any amount of weight in my 3 months of supervision but I did lose about 25 lbs in the 4 months between my first doctor visit and my surgery day.

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Destinyro    6

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Hi I had the sleeve may 1 2019..from Jan 1 2019 I lost 50 pounds on my own.i started at 299..and I have lost 30 more pounds since surgery. I'm down 80 pounds.i measure my food..I dont eat any unhealthy foods right now..just eating like your on a diet.im about 43 pounds away from my goal.. I'm 5'6 the closer you get it takes longer.you have to watch what your eating..some people think when you hav dr any of these surgery's that you can eat anything..but it's not true..this is only so you dont over eat. Right now I choose to finish losing my weight then see how I feel.this is a life time. I wish everyone fast and healthy recovery. God Bless

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alex76    184

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I went from 311 lbs in February to 281 surgery day July 3.
Today is my 2 week post-op surgiversary and I'm down to 258 lbs [emoji4] So I've lost 53 lbs total since Feb.

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New&Improved    1,780

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No set goal but surgeon would like at least 10lbs prefers 20lbs before surgery which is 3 months away. He said any weight loss shows understanding and preparation for the future

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