Dieting Before The Pre-Op Diet

[lucky8mb1 167]

I'm tentatively scheduled for surgery on 12/10. (Tentative because my doctor doesn't book that far out, but I'm penciled in and that's the day I need/want.)

Anyway, I'm probably hovering anywhere around 280lbs now. I refuse to get on the scale, but I've been eating like crap since I made the decision to have the surgery so I'm sure I'm at least 280 or a bit more by now. My goal is about 150, but I wouldn't complain if I got down to 130. I'm self-pay so I have no requirements about doctor visits, weight to be lost, etc. My doctor has a 2 week pre-op diet that is part liquid, part lean solid Protein. I'm 34 and female, for what it's worth.

I'm going on a beach vacation the week of Thanksgiving and I'd love to drop a bit of weight before then. I would eat pretty much how I wanted on vacation and then start the pre-op diet 2 days after I get back. It sounds horrible, but I'm concerned that if I go on a strict diet now and start losing weight, my "honeymoon" phase of post-surgery weight loss won't be as significant.

Am I being absolutely ridiculous?

For those with similar stats and who chose to (or had to) lose weight before the pre-op diet period - was your post-surgery weight loss average, or above/below average?

Thank you!

[Patienlywtng on my Curves 73]

Hi,

My requirements for insurance was at least 2lbs per month. When I was going to the monthly visits I lost 5 then went back up 1. I stayed there until my last visit. Because my surgery is in December as well, I decided that something else was needed to help me! Now...I'm a total of 20 lbs down from January. I will continue what I'm doing until the pre-op diet.

I would have been ok at the 12 mark. But personally, 28+ down was my goal. Let me say making the changes now will help in the post-op phase.