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Also remember, YOU"VE LOST 50 LBS! Not everybody looses the same and to make yourself sick over someone else's progress is just crazy. You are YOU! You're not her and don't base your self worth or happiness on how well somebody else does. Clebrate your accomplishments and push forward. The vacation is over so just move on and take one day at a time and do you're best.

Sounds like a strange question but are you drinking enough water?

When I was trying to get my insurance to cover it I had some of the same problems. I have diabetes so I have a co-morbidity but I still needed to stay above a BMI of 35. Every doctor that looked at me did a double take and would ask me the same questions over and over. "How tall are you?" "How much do you weight?" I had to gain 10lbs just to make sure I stayed at that weight. Once I figured out I would have to pay it all myself it became a lot easier. My BMI is now 37 with the 10lbs added on. I'll be spending the month or so before my surgery just trying to take it off. The whole situation and what the insurance companies put you through is ridiculous. Once I made the decision to go ahead with the surgery things did become a lot less stressful for a while. Now I just seem to be gaining a full head of stress steam though. Just nervous as heck.

I can honestly say that my doctor explained to me that such a drastic pre-surgery diet was not necessary. My BMI is only 37 so that may have had something to do with it but he said that surgeons are to lazy to explain that it's the carbohydrates that your body is filtering through the liver and causing it to swell so they just say "do what I tell you". He advised a one week pre-op diet of very low carbohydrate, nutritious foods, not just Protein Shakes. For all of those who are thinking whoaaaaa that sounds crazy? He's a Center of Excellence facility.