8 Days and counting

[TRI Guy 5]

Well, I'm 8 days away from my surgery and doing quite well on the liver reduction diet. I can't wait for the surgery, how ever I am loosing weight on the diet and my wife seems less on board now about my surgery, she asks why can't I just continue to follow this diet to loose my weight. She doesn't understand that you can't live on this diet it's to hard and once I would stop it the weight will just pile back on. Now she has me questioning my decision, help.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

She needs to understand that the chances of you having long term success and keeping the weight off without surgery are very slim.
She needs to be supportive, that's bullsh*t that she is trying to talk you out of it.
I am in week 2 of the 3 week liver shrink diet and I am going crazy.

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[mikey701 27]

Well, I'm 8 days away from my surgery and doing quite well on the liver reduction diet. I can't wait for the surgery, how ever I am loosing weight on the diet and my wife seems less on board now about my surgery, she asks why can't I just continue to follow this diet to loose my weight. She doesn't understand that you can't live on this diet it's to hard and once I would stop it the weight will just pile back on. Now she has me questioning my decision, help.

My wife is doing the same thing problem isnt losing the weight its taking it off for good you know. I lost like 35 lbs and now of course its like oh just keep going. If anything your just better prepared for the months to come stick with it good luck! My surgery is 8/25.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

My wife and I are doing this together.
She was sleeved 8 weeks ago and I am set for 08-31-17
Hopefully you guys can convince your wives to see the long term benefits to being sleeved.
Don't they want you around?
Don't they want to extend your lives?
Or would they rather watch you eat yourselves to death?

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[crocodoxie 223]

Maybe remind her the entire process is about getting healthy and staying healthy so you can share a life together without worries about obesity related issues. Sometimes, showing somebody there is another side to the coin, another perspective, might help open her eyes to realize this is about your health/not only your body shape. Best of luck to you.

[Michelle Ery 29]

Well, I'm 8 days away from my surgery and doing quite well on the liver reduction diet. I can't wait for the surgery, how ever I am loosing weight on the diet and my wife seems less on board now about my surgery, she asks why can't I just continue to follow this diet to loose my weight. She doesn't understand that you can't live on this diet it's to hard and once I would stop it the weight will just pile back on. Now she has me questioning my decision, help.

My surgery is the 28th. I'm doing well on pre op diet also, which lead my mom to ask the same questions.


Michelle Pre-op revision band to bypass
Starting weight 275
Healthy BMI 154.
Surgery date Aug 28th