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I have a question, well actually two, and was wondering if I could get some feed back!

1. How many weeks (if any) were you on a pre-opt diet?

2. How much weight did you lose during those weeks (if any)?

Thank you! :D

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I am half way through my two week pre op diet, which is 3 high protein/low fat/low carb shakes and 1 meal (4-6oz lean Protein, 2 veg servings and if I want 2 starches) also a night snack if I want, sugar free/fat free pudding/yogurt or fruit. I mix up my flavors and it has not been bad at all.

So far 8 lbs down in the last week.

Good luck!

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I had the semi-typical six-month-insurance-roadblock-to-approval routine in which I lost nothing (didn't particularly try as years before I had already made as many dietary/exercise adjustments as were reasonably possible with surgery.) There was no surgical pre-op diet required other than the usual day before clear liquid routine.

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I was sleeved on 10/11 and had a 3 week Pre-op diet: 2-3 shakes and one lean and green. No sugar, fat, caffein, carbonation, carbs. I'm grateful since it prepared me for post-op diet leading up to permanent dietary changes to enable me to rock my sleeve! Here are my numbers:

Pre-op 8/15/12: 278 lbs.

Day of surgery: 255.5 (-22.5 lbs. Total Pre-op)

today 2-1/2 weeks post-op: 238 (-17.5 Pre-op.) Total lost 40 lbs. 8/15-10/29/12.

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I am on day 8 of pre-op....four Slim Time shakes and all the Water I can drink....that's it!

Even though I have not weighed myself....I feel smaller ....and my daughter and husband say they can see a loss....

This pre-op is hell.......I must really want this surgery to put myself through this! :(

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Just started liquid 2 week pre-op myself. Today! If today is any indication of what it's going to be like, I would rather starve! I have to drink 5 HMR shakes a day - and Water - that's it. They are making me gag - they are too thick and foamy. I just had fat free can of chicken broth, because I can't drink the shakes anymore. I don't know how I'm going to get through thirteen more days - seriously! I have already lost about 10lbs on my own and I would much rather continue with what I have been doing and then do Clear Liquids for a couple of days before surgery (11/12) but nope, not in their plan. Oh well, just bitching about it I guess. I'll have to get over it and keep my eye on the "prize" Good luck everyone

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The Pre-op diet is designed to shrink your liver so that you will have an easier time of it after the surgery......

I have added a lot more Water to the shakes and made them the night before ....also my daughter introduced me to drinking them with a straw...I place the straw at the back of my mouth and can hardly taste the sickening crap.......

So I am drinking them cold and with a straw...seems to take the edge off..

However I am so hungry the pains in my stomach wake me up at night and makes me want to hurl...been drinking boiled hot Water too...that helps you feel filled up.....what ever.......60 oz of water on top of the shakes and I am going out of my mind.........I just keep counting down the days....7 to go for me......

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