been a month on the high protein low cal low carb diet

My insurance requires three months of diet journal.  I have lost twenty pounds.  The thing that has made the most difference has been stopping all diet soft drinks, and I have been a diet Pepsi freak for many years.  Taste buds have changed very much.  But I am a little concerned, for the last week I have really been sick with a respiratory infection and have not stayed on diet track, and definitely not eaten every 2-3 hours.  I'm now back to the diet plan.  My next appointment is Oct 6.  Have I lost enough this past thirty days,  My RNY is December 18 and I do not want to be delayed.  Any thoughts on this would be most welcome.

All insurances are different.  Mine didn't require weight loss.  My doctor wanted me to lose 10 pounds.  I think they want you to get in the habit of tracking your food and seeing what you eat.  Many people on here do not lose much weight before surgery.  I lost about 25 pounds in 2 months.  I was on Atkins and did a lot of exercise.  I wanted to get a jump start on my new way of life.  I also wanted to have the post-surgery be easier on me.  If my body was already used to burning protein and not carbs, the only adjustment my body would feel was the surgery itself.  I found that post-op was a breeze.  I did want crunchy foods and I was still working on head hunger.  In fact 2 months later, I am still working on changing behaviors.  

Thank you so much!

I don't know about your surgeon, but mine only looked at my journal once, and that was at the appointment where we set my surgery date.  I was worried, because I had been trying really hard to stick to a 1200 calorie diet, but was easily hitting 1500-1600 calories.  The most they said was to make sure the bread and pasta was gone, and I had lost a total of 15lbs before I started my week long liquid diet, and they were satisfied with that. I lost another 10lbs during the week of my liquid diet.  

If we could be perfect before surgery, we honestly wouldn't need surgery.  Stick to it, if you fall off the horse, acknowledge it and get back up on it again.  You can do this.

Thank you for your inspirational reply.  I needed that.

I was told to lose weight before surgery - no specific amount.  When the surgeon told me that I was pissed - why bother I thought, it will just come back.  Then it hit me - no it won;t come back, that is why I am having the WLS surgery.

The promise of having the surgery and that I was getting closer to my goal helped me make better eating decisions during the pre-surgery phase.  I hope you figure out something that will help you maintain focus before surgery.

Best of luck, 

Thank you so much!