Will my surgeon cancel my surgery if I lose too much weight pre-op?

Hi all, I had my consult with my surgeon on January 15th. At the time I weighed 305 lbs (I am 5'11") and my surgeon recommended that I try to lose some weight before surgery. But he didn't say how much weight to lose. As of today I weigh 284 (lost 21 pounds). My BMI is now under 40. I am doing pretty good and on one hand I would like to see how much more I can lose before surgery. But on the other hand I am afraid that I'll lose 40 or 50 pounds and when I go back in they will say "You're doing good, you don't need this surgery" or "you're not heavy enough anymore". I certainly don't want that to happen. Even if I did lose 50 pounds, I've had enough dieting experience to know that it's only temporary and without WLS, eventually I'll gain it all back and then some. Should I try to lose as much as I can or should I play it safe and try not to lose any more than about 25 pounds pre-op?? Thanks for your advice..

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