How much Pre-Op Weight Loss?
What kind of weight loss did everybody experience before the surgery due to the diet? I have lost 30 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks and I'm just wondering if that's "normal." Thanks everybody! I'm loving this website and virtual community! :)
~Angecakes~
32 years old; Height: 5'6.5"; 4 Wks Pre-op: 10/14/15 - 312 lbs with BMI 55
Surgery Date: 11/11/15 - 271 lbs; 3 Wks Post-op: 12/02/15 - 253 lbs with BMI 44 
I lost 20 my first month on the 3 month supervised pre-op diet, and I thought I was doing great! 30 pounds in less than a month is awesome. Congratulations!
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
That's fantastic. The better job you do now, the easier it will be after surgery.
Some gain before surgery. I think that just makes it harder to reach goal.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
My nutritionist is a bit intimidating - the people in the office call her "The General." She made it clear in the information seminar that if we came in before surgery weighing more than we did before the pre-op diet, there would be consequences. Haha I was a bit nervous to meet with her by myself, but she was and is great.
~Angecakes~
32 years old; Height: 5'6.5"; 4 Wks Pre-op: 10/14/15 - 312 lbs with BMI 55
Surgery Date: 11/11/15 - 271 lbs; 3 Wks Post-op: 12/02/15 - 253 lbs with BMI 44
I had a 10-day pre-op liquid diet, but I started modifying my diet 2.5 months before surgery. I lost 25 pounds between January 1, 2014 and my surgery date.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
My pre-op diet only lasted a week and a half and I only lost about 5 pounds. However, I had to do 3 months of supervised weight loss and from Feb. 2015 to mid Sept., I lost 22.5 pounds (including the pre-op loss). I started on the low end of the required BMI range, so I'm losing slower I think.
Age: 40 | Height: 5'3" | HW: 245 | Program Start: 231 | SW: 208.5 | CW: 148.2 | GW: 130
M1: 15 M2: 15 M3: 6.7 M4: 10 M5: 6.6 M6: 3.3
^ Total weight lost
on 11/8/15 10:15 am
Despite my surgeon's "requirement" that I lose 30 pounds before the surgery, I didn't lose anything but managed to maintain my high weight, and even that was through heroic effort on my part. At the end of the pre-op weeks of liquids, I lost 10 pounds.
So your loss of 30 pounds in less than a month is better than "normal"; it's downright amazing! The more you can lose before surgery, the better for your surgery and weight-loss efforts afterward.
psychoticparrot
"Live for what today has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away."
Thanks everybody for your responses. It's good to know where I'm at. Before now, I thought I wasn't going to lose enough or shrink my liver enough and I have been paranoid about it! It's been rough with all of these temptations around, but I've survived without cheating at all, somehow! Surgery on Wednesday for me! :D
~Angecakes~
32 years old; Height: 5'6.5"; 4 Wks Pre-op: 10/14/15 - 312 lbs with BMI 55
Surgery Date: 11/11/15 - 271 lbs; 3 Wks Post-op: 12/02/15 - 253 lbs with BMI 44
