i am trying to find out some information on why you are required to do the south beach diet

I am trying to find out why you are required to do the south beach diet before having a gastric bypass surgery done could you email me back on this gail winship [email protected] i already had my surgery done i am getting the information for a friend who is having it done thank you

Hi Gail I would have sent an email, but wasn't sure if the email address you provided was missing underscores or not. Not to sound like a broken record, but I'm sure you know from this board, alone, that different surgeons have different pre-op instructions. Mine asked that I lose 10% of my excess body weight, but didn't specify a particular diet. I met with the staff nutritionist to discuss how I planned to lose the weight, but that was about it. Perhaps your friend's surgeon feels the south beach method is a convenient (pre-packaged meals) and low-carb way to go? I can see how a protein-rich diet could potentially help with the transition in how our eating changes and Atkins is just too heavy on the meat. Who knows? As always, the best thing for your friend to do is ask the surgeon's staff questions. All of us here on OH can share our individual experiences, but they may not be in line with your friend's surgeon's expectations, ya know? I wish you and your friend good luck! Nicole