Jodi11

I am right with you. It's like I wrote your post. I am premenstral as well so that is not helping. Surgery Monday. So nervous. i lost 8 pounds, but is it enough?

I am sceduked for 11a.m. on Monday! So excited and nervous. Had a bite here and there of chicken and cucumber during my two week diet. Really nervous about my liver, but something deep down inside of me tells me that it will all be fine. I had my pre-op appt today and the doc was not happy that I had gained weight since my last visit with him in June. I was really scared that he was going to tell me it's a no-go. I tried to explain that, yes, I did gain weight in his eyes, but i had just lost 8 pounds on the pre-diet. My gain was before the pre-diet while on vacation. I kind of let loose and ate and drank whatever I wanted. I can gain weight very easily and a one week slip caused me to gain 12 pounds. I then lost the 8 these past 2 weeks, but was still up 4. He seemed to understand and made a joke about me having a pretty good vacation.

My doctor told me that I could lift my child. He said he couldn't take away my Mommy duties. My son weighs 25 pounds. I hope he still says it's ok when it's all said and done.

I have to do 2 shakes and one meal 300-400 calories per day. The dietician reccommended sugar free Carnation Instant Breakfast with skim milk and lean cuisines between 300-400 calories. Comes out to about 600 calories per day. I have not been doing so well. Surgery is Monday. I am really going to try to be 100% from now until surgery day. It is just sooo hard. I've been drinking special K2O Water to curb hunger, but sometimes I just want a bite of chicken. To make matters worse, it is that time of the month...Ugh!

I have to do 2 shakes and one meal 300-400 calories per day. The dietician reccommended sugar free Carnation Instant Breakfast with skim milk and lean cuisines between 300-400 calories. Comes out to about 600 calories per day. I have not been doing so well. Surgery is Monday. I am really going to try to be 100% from now until surgery day. It is just sooo hard. I've been drinking special K2O water to curb hunger, but sometimes I just want a bite of chicken. To make matters worse, it is that time of the month...Ugh!

August 10th for me!! Not doing so well on pre-op diet though.

I also have not lost much at all. It is, however, due to my anti-depressant that I was on for Postpartum. It hinders weight loss. I am in the process of weaning off of it. I have also been nervous about not losing much. My doc office assures me it's ok. I actually have been adding some protein items into my diet. I have lost more doing that. i don't reccommend it to you since I am not your doctor and I realize that it is considered cheating, but two carnation instant breakfasts and a lean cuisine per day is about 500 calories. That is just ridiculous! I wish my doc would have said for me to do low fat, low carb, high protein. i would have done so much better. Good luck to you. I'm sure everything will be fine. Maybe you are retaining water as well.