For those of you who have had to go on a 2 week or 3 week pre-op diet, how much did you lose? Did you follow it strictly and was your doctor happy with the results?

I tried to follow the Medifast plan during the month of May, but had some trouble getting some of the "delish" shakes and soups down the hatch.:smile2: Even so, I lost 20 pounds, which pleased my doctor, because it made his job easier and the surgery less risky. I say "tough it out" and do your best!

i did 3 weeks of an all liquid diet. i followed it religiously and lost 15lbs.

after the first few days, it was totally easy to maintain. the first few days were rough, tho.

Thank you. Mine is 3 weeks and today was day 6. I am doing great and haven't weighed yet. See.... just hearing that you had to do it a month already makes me feel better. Thanks again for replying!

you'll be great! at some point, i started to feel totally high and crazy proud of myself for being able to do it.

plus: there's nothing like waking up in the recovery room and your doc telling you you had "the most adorable little liver ever"

I had a 3-week preop diet of water, 2-3 110cal protein shakes, and 3oz lean protein and some veggies. I did my own modified diet and lost 15 pounds. When the doc got going on the surgery my liver was too fatty to move and so he couldn't place the band. I am back on HIS preop diet now *(not mine!) lost another 15 and am rescheduled for 8/29. Do what your surgeon says, that's the best tip I can give.

was on a two week diet, lost 10 lbs and surgery is tommorrow at 730 am. Hope all goes well.

Wow!!! I am excited for you and I don't even know you. When I read that your surgery is tomorrow, I got goose bumps. Good luck to you. Mine is coming up so I'd love to hear from you when you feel up to corresponding!! Again... good luck!!!!!

thank you very much for your good luck wishes, they worked. I am home and walking outside and not requiring any pain meds at the present time. I understand that the gas usually dosen't kick in this quick though, I will just keep WALKING!!!!!!!!!!!! Chrisy

wow, congrats! keep us posted how it goes for you post-op! surgery is in two months for me, and i can't wait! i wish i could schedule it earlier!

I started my Pre-Op diet last Weds. and I am down 12 pounds. I originally weighed 255 but my last supper syndrome got me up to 267 so right now I am back to my original weight and hoping to lose at least 10 more pounds. My doc does not know how much weight I gained since my last recorded weight. YIKES! So, I hope all will be fine. I get banded on 9/10 next Weds.

I followed a two week pre-op diet consisting of: three Optifast shakes and 225 calories of "approved" veggies each day. I lost 14.5 lbs. in the two weeks and my surgery went very well. I recovered quickly, incisions healed well and had no shoulder gas pains.

i'm so nervous b/c Dr. Aceves wants me to do a 1 week pre-op (my surgery is 9/7) and i am petrified that i'll get all the way to Mexico (i'm from VA) and he's not gonna be able to do the surgery...

i'm so nervous b/c Dr. Aceves wants me to do a 1 week pre-op (my surgery is 9/7) and i am petrified that i'll get all the way to Mexico (i'm from VA) and he's not gonna be able to do the surgery...

Your surgery is in 4 days!! I hope you've already started the pre-op diet!

yeah i started but i'm hoping that the one week is good enough..ya know....i can see that i have lost a little tho (but i refuse to get on a scale until the day of surgery) but i guess i'm just petrified that i'll get there and he cant do it so then i've wasted time and money and my mom is coming and she's one of those high strung types..

ok i just stepped on the scale...actually i did lose about 5 lbs so far and i have 5 days until my surgery date in the words of Tim Gunn to "make it work"