Pundit

getting banded on june 28th by dr. bessler. my ins company made me get weigh-ins from my gp for 6 months . also had to have had a colonoscopy (within3 years of surgery) and a stress test within 1 year of surgery. had to h ave an endoscopy and bloodwork and a psych eval. also needed to have my gp write a letter about my dieting struggles to my ins. company. once all t he paperwork was done, ins approved within 10 days. met with surgeon last week and prior to surgery, need to have more bloodwork, an ekg and a consult with anesthesiology. dr. bessler suggested losing 25 lbs prior to surgery, but said a total liquid diest was not necessary 2 weeks prior to surgery. he said to have the shakes and eat a dinner of lean protein and veggies. to me that is doable. i've already started to eat hi protein/ low carb diet and substitute one shake for one meal. so far, down 4 lbs since sunday. good luck to you!!