Should I diet instead of surgery?

I need your feedback on this one! My doctor requires that patients lose some wt prior to surgery to show that they are committed to wt loss after surgery. I have lost 20 lbs in just over a month by eating right and a little exercise. I lost wt before ..lots of it...w/ dieting..kept it off for a very long time, too. I gained it back about 3 yrs ago due to some awful things happening all at once. I went into a depression and ate and ate..you all know the story! Well, anyhow, my daughter says that she knows that I can take this wt off w/o surgery as I have before. Only trouble is that I know I can lose wt but I eventually go off the diet..little by little. then I am back to "square one" again. I guess maybe I have answered my own question, huh? Anyone had thoughts about this kind of an issue prior to surgery, too? If so, what did you do about it? Thanks!

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