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I'm 2 days away from surgery, well 1, surgery is Wednesday. I am extremely nervous!!! I've been on a pre op diet for 2 weeks, week one was liquid with the added cottage cheese, scrambles eggs, lean meats and non starchy vegetable, week 2 is strictly liquids. I feel like I've followed week 2 pretty closely. Week 1 was on and off but I was down 4 lbs after week 1 and am now back at the weight I started. I have continued exercising through the 2 weeks, moderately. I've TRIED to get the 60grams of Protein in but most days it's been around 40 or 50. I'm convinced that my doctor will refuse to do surgery because I haven't lost weight. He accused me of eating unhealthy last month when I gained 2 lbs instead of lost and WOULD NOT believe me that I haven't. And last month I even worked out about 2x more and 2x harder than I had in the months prior. I'm drinking some magnesium citrate to try and shed a few more lbs but I don't know what more I can do. Feel absolutely pathetic.

Starting weight 321- sleeve date 07/10/13 Sent from my iPhone using VST

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Was there a specific amount of weight that you were required to lose?

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Was there a specific amount of weight that you were required to lose?

My doctor required me to loose five percent of my weight. Each doctor is probably different.

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Was there a specific amount of weight that you were required to lose?

He never specifically told me a number or percent at all he just said my liver was enlarged when he did my endoscopy and said I needed to follow the diet for safety reasons.

Starting weight 321- sleeve date 07/10/13 Sent from my iPhone using VST

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