So my surgery date is in 3 1/2 weeks and my surgeon tells me I need to lose 12 pounds before then. Of course he told me this a month ago so I should have been able to lose it by now but....I've only lost maybe 4 pounds. I suck at losing weight. I guess thats why I'm getting this surgery anyways, right?

Anywho, so now It's crunch time and my surgeon basically said that if I don't lose this weight, they will postpone my surgery so I'm looking for some tips on what to do here. I hate quick diets, I'm sure we all do because they obviously failed us in the past, but I need some help! :thumbup:

Woops....minor detail that makes a big difference....my surgery is 2 1/2 weeks away, not 3 1/2!

Liquid diet? Lots of water and exercise.

At this point you will have to do a pretty extreme diet to make sure you get enough weight off in just a few weeks. Try a liquid protein diet, just like the post-op liquid diet. Have 2-3 liquid protein shakes (or protein meal replacement bars would also work) each day and nothing else besides water. Make sure the meal replacements you use are low carb (starting a low carb diet causes you to lose lots of water weight in the beginning). It won't be fun, but it's just for a few weeks, and if you really want to have the surgery you can make it happen! Good luck!

I had a 2 week liquid/mush diet requirement. I lost 20lbs easily before surgery. It's a tough way to go, but I paid cash for mine so I kept focused. Have you looked up post op diet etc etc? You should be preparing already. Best of luck.

I had a 2 week liquid/mush diet requirement. I lost 20lbs easily before surgery. It's a tough way to go, but I paid cash for mine so I kept focused. Have you looked up post op diet etc etc? You should be preparing already. Best of luck.

Yeah my surgeon requires a class and several visits with a nutritionist, so I've been prepping for post op diet for a while now. I think I'll do a liquid/mushies type diet to get the weight off quick, I'm sure that will do the trick. Thanks!