So, I am excited because for those who know me I have to do a six month diet and lose 10% of my weight before my insurance will approve me. I went to see the surgeon on March 25th so that means I should put my papers in on Sept 25th as long as I have lost 30 pounds. Well, I just found out that they will let me use my original doctors appointment on February 3rd as my start date putting me at July 3rd instead WAHOO!!!

THe problem you ask? I gained 10 pounds in February but then I have lost it so now I'm back to square one but that means I have to get off 30 pounds by July 3rd. I want this sooo badly!

My question is- How can you lose 30 pounds in seven weeks? I know it sounds crazy and if I were reading this from someone else I would think that is not the brightest thing in the world but now that I'm on the other side of it I want to get approved as soon as possible just in case my insurance changes and I'm not covered anymore, that just happened to one of my friends and it is a worry in this economy. The surgeon also waits to schedule you out six weeks AFTER the approval letter so I'm look at sometime in August for surgery, which is fine by me, it will give me more time to get some weight off and it's a heck of a lot better than October like I originally thought.

I figure I weigh a lot so if I lose fast it would probably be fine in the beginning. Ive thought about a liquid diet or Master Cleanse. Does anyone have any experience with these?

I lost 39 pounds in 5 1/2 weeks following my doc's liver shrink preop diet. Ask your doc for some tips.

When I was on my liquid diet I lost 5 lbs a week drinking 4 shakes and eating 1 lean cuisine per day.

Good luck trying to lose 30 lbs by then! Hopefully you can do it!

Thanks for the tips! Keep them coming

RestlessMonkey- what was your pre op diet like? Was it hard or did it get easier?

Libby Jane what Protein shakes did you use?

it was very hard. I "cheated" (did my own modified version) and lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks...but didn't shrink my liver. So right after the unsuccessful surgery I went back on it for another 2 1/2 weeks and it was still hard but you can bet I never cheated...not a drop, not a bite, nothing. And I did lose an amazing amount! :laugh: Plus that taught me not to "cheat" on any diet the doc gives me.

My surgeon recommended The Rotation Diet....very tuff diet to follow but I lost a lot in my first 2 weeks went off it after that. My most successful pre surgery program was the 50 Million Pound Challenge not sure if it will give those results. Good Luck.

Those are great ideas, thank you!

WIsh me luck! It's going to be a long seven weeks :laugh: Hope you don't mind if I come on here and complain. jk

I lost 11 pounds in 10 days on the liver shrinking diet my doctor gave me. Here is what I ate:

Breakfast: (very important) 15g Protein shake

Snack: Low-fat string cheese or low-fat yogurt

Lunch: 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese or 15g protein shake.

Snack: Low-fat string cheese or 1 piece of fruit

Dinner: chicken breast and 1 cup broccoli or green veggie.

Drink at least 64 oz Water daily.