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I Somehow Have Lost 8.5 Lbs In 3Days When I Weighed In On 3/15/17 At My Consultation I Weighed In At 421.7 I Now Weigh 413.2 My Only Worry Is It Won't Stay Off And I Have To Lose 50 Within 2Months Per My Surgeon(Not Insurance) Request Any Suggestions Also If I Get Close To the 50 Lbs Should I Ask My Surgeon Can He Just Do The Surgery Or At Least Give Me A Date If So How Should I Ask Him.

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HF are you doing a liquid diet with Protein? If so I think you'll probably get close to that 50. I think your surgeon is just seeing if you're committed and capable to doing the changes that it takes to make this work. The surgery truly is just a tool. We have to do the work. That being said if you get close do not hesitate to tell the surgeon you did your best to hit the goal that was set for you and you'd like to go forward with the surgery. If he's doing GBP with the robotic route he needs that liver to be as light as possible. Either way just ask your surgeon. There's no magic way with them. Doing the work and honesty will work in your favor. He'll know if you truly did the work. That being said I'm an RN and worked many years with surgeons and still do. They put their pants on the same way we do...don't feel intimidated. I think you'll do great! You're already off to a great start! .


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I Somehow Have Lost 8.5 Lbs In 3Days When I Weighed In On 3/15/17 At My Consultation I Weighed In At 421.7 I Now Weigh 413.2 My Only Worry Is It Won't Stay Off And I Have To Lose 50 Within 2Months Per My Surgeon(Not Insurance) Request Any Suggestions Also If I Get Close To the 50 Lbs Should I Ask My Surgeon Can He Just Do The Surgery Or At Least Give Me A Date If So How Should I Ask Him.


Thank You and no just a low carb 1500 calories diet and I drink about 3liters of Water a day tomorrow is my first day at the gym and I plan on going to meijers tonight to get some Protein Shakes or powder Any suggest


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Thank You and no just a low carb 1500 calories diet and I drink about 3liters of Water a day tomorrow is my first day at the gym and I plan on going to meijers tonight to get some Protein shakes or powder Any suggest





Premier Protein Shakes have 30 grams of Protein in them. Very fulfilling. I did those for a week and a half and dropped 13 pounds. I did a full liquid diet. Sure I missed food cause I still had my old stomach but I felt great! The chocolate was my favorite. I drank them for a couple of weeks after my surgery but struggled cause they felt too heavy in my new pouch. I switched to Atkins shakes then and did great. They only have 15 grams of protein but I found they weren't as heavy in my new pouch. Hope this helps!


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Premier Protein Shakes have 30 grams of Protein in them. Very fulfilling. I did those for a week and a half and dropped 13 pounds. I did a full liquid diet. Sure I missed food cause I still had my old stomach but I felt great! The chocolate was my favorite. I drank them for a couple of weeks after my surgery but struggled cause they felt too heavy in my new pouch. I switched to Atkins shakes then and did great. They only have 15 grams of protein but I found they weren't as heavy in my new pouch. Hope this helps! [emoji846]



So On A Full liquid diet how do you do that do you drink 3 a day then the rest of the day just drink Water I don't wanna starve myself they say it's harder to lose weight that way


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So On A Full liquid diet how do you do that do you drink 3 a day then the rest of the day just drink Water I don't wanna starve myself they say it's harder to lose weight that way





It's not starving yourself. It's just like the full liquid diet you'll be doing after surgery. 60 grams of Protein a day, broth, fluids, sugar free Jello etc... Its the same most surgeons require a week or two before surgery. I ended up being on full liquid 4 weeks and did just fine. You just don't have all the heavy carbs.


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