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I am getting excited , I know the doctor did not tell me how much weight to lose just that I needed to shrink my liver. Nowi am a little disappointed cause i have been on my pre-op diet sine 3/24 and I have only lost 9lbs????? WTH

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a pound is a pound. i've been on it since the 29th and have lost 11 pounds. i'm proud of myself for doing what i can. i am also scheduled for surgery on friday!

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The pre-op diet isn't designed for you to lose a lot of weight. It's designed so that you shrink your liver since it's in the way when they band your stomach. A heavy liver is a dangerous liver to move and they don't want to sever anything. Just losing a few lbs is plenty.

And you might want to lower your expectations on how much weight you can lose per week post surgery. Losing 1-2 lbs a week is quite normal. 9 lbs in 2 weeks is great but it's mostly Water you're shedding due to the diet.

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