Little weight loss during pre op diet

[bsoutherngirl 10]

Anyone not lose much during pre-op diet? I’m one week into preop diet for lap land removal with conversion to RNY on Dec 11th. I lost 6 lbs the first 3 days then nothing else. I feel I should be losing more. I’m drinking 3 Premier Protein shakes a day with sugar free Jello, chicken broth, and Water. I really want to be successful and I’m nervous it won’t work for me.

[Punkysmom 3]

The same thing happened to me. I was worried they’d cancel my surgery or it wouldn’t be successful but everything went great. I only lost 6 pounds and was still able to do laparoscopic. Good luck!

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

It isn't about weightloss. Your trying to shrink your liver.

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[meltingmagnolia 5]

I have the same surgery date!

We only do a 10 day liquid diet (we are limited to 1 Protein Shake a day for the first 5 days and Clear Liquids after that), but I am on day 6. I think it has everything to do with how much Water you were retaining before you began and how much water you are drinking to flush out the bloating. If you weren't retaining much, you don't lose as much. If you don't drink lots of water, you aren't getting rid of it. I was super bloated and hormonal when I began, so I had an initial drop. However, I got dehydrated, so the scale stopped moving. I pushed a ton of water yesterday and lost 6 pounds overnight. I can already tell that water will be my big challenge after surgery!