Am I asking for too much?

[LoseItKacy 347]

Hi everyone my name is Kacy!

I started the gastric bypass process back in April and my RnY surgery date is set for September 30th!

When I started my program I was 257 pounds, today at my pre op class I weighed 243 (14 pound loss).

I start a two week liquid diet next Monday and I really want to be at 235 by my surgery date.

Is that a reasonable goal to get to before surgery???

The reason I picked 235 is because my long term goal is 135 and that will mean I have exactly 100 pounds to lose after surgery.

How much do people lose on a two week liquid diet? Am I aiming to high???

[Luanddo 14]

I lost 20 pounds in the two week pre-surgery "fast". You are doing all that you can do at this point so don't freak out if you don't hit your target. Look at it long term and how in one year...you will look and feel so wonderful. I can tell you that for me...doing this has changed my life...all for the better. Good luck to you.

[Djmohr 6,965]

Congratulations!

You will likely lose somewhere between 10 and 15 lbs on the 2 week liquid diet. I should warn you though, you will likely gain most if not all of it back while in the hospital.

This is from all the fluids they pump into you. Many people don't know this and get very very upset when they get home.

It is normal and will come off within a week or two.

In terms of losing that hundred pounds, it will happen if you follow the plan. If you have a little more to lose, that will happen too.

By setting a numbers goal, so early on you may find yourself disappointed. If you can handle that without losing ground great! I have seen a lot of people freak themselves out when they don't hit those numbers goals within the timeframe they have allowed themselves.

I wish you all the best on your upcoming surgery!