How much will I probably loose on Pre-Op Diet? Did you loose any weight if so how much?

IconikAllen
on 12/16/09 5:25 am - HOTLANTA ON MARS, GA
Hi OH Fam!

Wanted to know if anyone lost a great deal of weight during pre-op diet? I am on a 20 carb a day diet with eating only meat, green veggies and cheese till 12/30 I believe. I was told that my diet needed to start 2 weeks before surgery and surgery is on the 30th of Decemeber. I have so far lost 5 pounds but feel bloaded after I eating meat. Is this natural? Also what is the reason for pre-op diet beside loosing some weight before surgery? Just asking...im curious
    
brenda549
on 12/16/09 10:28 am - Duluth, GA
Allen!  Thanks for the blinkie! 

Dr. Macik told me that the low carb diet is to shrink the liver.  It is the largest organ he has to work around (I think he has to actually lift it to get to the stomach).   I have lost about  7-8 pounds since the 4th.  It could have been more, but I had to have a few extra carbs to combat a few low blood sugars this week. 
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IconikAllen
on 12/16/09 11:44 pm - HOTLANTA ON MARS, GA
Yes ive lost 5 pounds myself since the 14th. So I fell pretty good that I can keep going and do the right thing. Im dedicated so I know everything will work out ok.
    
MacawMother
on 12/16/09 12:20 pm, edited 12/16/09 12:22 pm
I was on a pre-op diet for six weeks prior to surgery.  I was required to lose 10% of my body weight before surgery.  If 10% is not lost they could have cancelled my surgery.  Anyhow, that was about 30 pounds for me and I did it.   These are the reasons I was given:

1)  It shrinks your liver (which lies ontop of your stomach) making surgery safer.
2)  It shows your committment to the lifelong change that's about to happen.
3)  My pre-op diet included the Optifit program which is food I had to buy.  This food gave me all the vitamins and minerals I needed.  SO this pumps you up with vitamins and gets you as healthy as you can be prior to surgery.  This allows for quicker healing.

As far as how much are you going to lose?  It depends on so much there's no real way to calculate that unless you want to get technical....

1) How many calories does it take for you to maintain your current weight?
2) We know that 3,500 calories = 1 pound.
3) How many calories will you be consuming on your pre-op diet?
4) How many days will you be on the diet?
5) How many calories will you be burning from exercise?

For example:   When I started out it took nearly 3,000 calories to maintain my weight.  That's a LOT!  This was calculated by a breathing test and also a BODPOD to measure my body composition.  I was put on a 900-1000 calorie diet for six weeks.  I was also required to do strength training twice per week.  This all calculates out to 30 pound of weight loss.  

That was probably more info than you wanted!   LOL  Good luck, you can do it!
MacawMother   Heighest/333        Goal/177        Current/152  =  total loss of 181 lbs
Looking into plastics now.   Would like a lower body lift, thigh lift, & boob job.
judbug1711
on 12/16/09 12:36 pm
VSG on 06/17/13
i started my preop on monday and ive lost 5 pds . my dr put my on  protein shake for breakfast and lunch with only 4 oz lean meat and veggies for supper plus calcium 3 times a day and multivitamin twice a day. i felt bad the first day but felt great today it has gotten easier.

judy yvette

            
IconikAllen
on 12/16/09 11:43 pm - HOTLANTA ON MARS, GA
Yes ive lost 5 pounds myself since the 14th. So I fell pretty good that I can keep going and do the right thing. Im dedicated so I know everything will work out ok.
    
feetwilltravel
on 12/17/09 8:21 am - austin, TX
I've been on a pre-dp diet for a week and a half now and I've lost 15lbs. Not too shabby. With the rate its coming off I'm hoping for 20lbs before surgery.
LyndseyLouWho
on 12/19/09 3:56 am - Nyack, NY
 My doctor doesn't even require a pre-op diet, so I started a liquid diet the other day myself. I've lost 6 pounds in 5 days!
  
Melissa C.
on 12/19/09 4:52 pm - big lake, MN
I was on 10 days of nothing but skim milk and Carnation Instant Breakfast drinks.  I lost 13 lbs for surgery.  At the time, I thought it was awful.  Now 9 days post op, it sounds like heaven, after a week of clear liquids only!  Good luck to you!
Melissa C.

Starting:  250.5
Surgery (12/10/09):  238
Current: 235
Goal: 160
spazzdak
on 12/27/09 1:28 am
I had to do the 1% milk and SF Carnation Instant Breakfast 6 times a day as well as 48 oz. of clear liquids...preferably water...no caffeine for one week pre-op.

I lost 11 pounds.

I had surgery on Dec. 9th and have now lost a total of 23 pounds. I need to go figure out how to make one of those wt. loss tickers! :-)
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