how much should you lose?

[Bobthedog 0]

I have my surgery on the 15, and i am doing the pre-op diet right now2-3 protien shakes and 1 meal with with lean meat and and some greens, though i have been blending up most of my greens into my shakes as i don't like them much.

But i am on day 5 of the diet and have only lost 3lbs. I have a low bmi of 34, so not sure if this is part of the problem.,

I was told to lose 5%, so about 11lbs, but i have read some people lost 15 in a week? if thats the case, i am not doing well at all.

Tania

[AlienBandit 10]

Weight loss can be slow with bandsters who have a low BMI however I started with a BMI of 33 ( but didnt do a pre op diet). After I was banded I lost 20 lbs in my first post op month. Within 4 months I had lost about 55 lbs.

It is the last 15 pounds that are killing me, not the first. Don't worry if you don't lost a lot before being banded. As long as you follow your doctors orders, have a good diet and exercise you will lose your weight.

Also don't be discouraged if you weight loss is slow. We all lose differently but get the end result that we are hoping for. You can do this :thumbup:

[mom1980s 0]

I have my surgery on the 15, and i am doing the pre-op diet right now2-3 protien shakes and 1 meal with with lean meat and and some greens, though i have been blending up most of my greens into my shakes as i don't like them much.

But i am on day 5 of the diet and have only lost 3lbs. I have a low bmi of 34, so not sure if this is part of the problem.,

I was told to lose 5%, so about 11lbs, but i have read some people lost 15 in a week? if thats the case, i am not doing well at all.

Tania

hi i got my band 2 days ago and i dont even want to look at food it hurts so bad i dont want anything but im on a liquid diet for the next to weeks and my doctor said i would loose maybe 20 pounds i have lost 3 pounds in 4 days just being on liquids yesterday i ate 3 bites of yogurt and was full:scared2:

[BetsyB 9]

I lost very little on the preop diet. I'd been lowcarbing for long enough that my body just didn't purge tons.

But the aim of the diet isn't loss--though it's often a side effect. It's to reduce the liver's glycogen stores so that the organ is smaller and the surgeon can more easily manueuver.

Don't focus on the number. If you look at my stats, you'll see that little losses on the preop diet aren't predictive of future banded success :thumbup:

[Bobthedog 0]

mom1980's,

i was getting the impression from all the posts that the pain wasn't too bad, now i am worried again.

Everyone else, thanks for the advise.

Tania

[BetsyB 9]

Bob, don't worry about the pain. With medication, it's easily manageable.

[Momto3redheads 18]

I didn't lose much pre op either..........

[CherieElise 1]

All that loss for preop all depends on multiple things.

what matters is how you lose when you have the band! :biggrin: Im so excited its unreal. I have wait until december it seems so far away.

[ElfiePoo 109]

The best thing you can do for yourself is to not compare yourself to others. How fast you lose depends on a number of variables including how much muscle you have, your activity level, whether you're insulin resistant, yada yada.

Same with the pain level postop. Some people talk about taking pain meds for several weeks after surgery. Others, like me, never needed them even when asked in the Recovery Room...and I can be a big baby when it comes to pain.

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[brittneyallyse 0]

For myself, I lose 19 lbs pre-op. However, in the past week and a half of being banded I've only lost 6 lbs being on clear and full liquids. It's a long process but I know I'll lose more once I get my first fill and get restriction. Best of luck to you!

[nomorejellybelly 77]

You're doing good by losing 3lbs in 5 days.

[Bobthedog 0]

Thanks Lemonchick, but now i am worried, this weekend is canadian thanksgiving, and i went to my family dinner planning of eating the salad i brought and some turkey, but shockingly enough i ate more, way more. now i only have till friday to get back on track.

i have been reading that some people doing only the protine shakes, and i think I am going to have to switch to that now for the last 4 days.