Losing weight before surgery

[stormy]

I have 33 days to lose 12 pounds. I have only lost 2 pounds, this is hard. I am hungry. What if I dont lose it? What am I gonna do? If I could lose the weight I wouldnt be having the surgery. I am so frustrated right now. I need to figure out what I can munch on in between the slim fasts, cause I get hungry. Do you think I am not drinking enough water? Is that what I am doing wrong? I never was good at that, I like juice and pop and stuff. I dont like feeling this way it stresses me out. I had a salad with my slim fast for lunch, I was so hungry. Maybe that was a mistake. I dont really know what I am doing, I guess. I did go swim tonight, maybe that will burn some fat off.

[cckcsharp]

I have 33 days to lose 12 pounds. I have only lost 2 pounds, this is hard. I am hungry. What if I dont lose it? What am I gonna do? If I could lose the weight I wouldnt be having the surgery. I am so frustrated right now. I need to figure out what I can munch on in between the slim fasts, cause I get hungry. Do you think I am not drinking enough water? Is that what I am doing wrong? I never was good at that, I like juice and pop and stuff. I dont like feeling this way it stresses me out. I had a salad with my slim fast for lunch, I was so hungry. Maybe that was a mistake. I dont really know what I am doing, I guess. I did go swim tonight, maybe that will burn some fat off.

Stormy, I was having trouble of the pre-op diet losing the weight also. But I took the advice of this group and it helped alot. The number one thing everyone said was to drink LOTS AND LOTS of water. So I got a 32 oz. water bottle and I drink and refill at least 2 x per day usually 3. This means I am getting from 64 to 96 oz. HUGE HELP. Also, I sometimes sqeeze a few lemons and limes into the water to give it a little kick and flavor. The lemons and limes have vitamin c which also helps burn fat. The next thing that helped was making sure that I was getting a good amount of protein. I chose a "shake" that was a protein drink. I would suggest that if you are eating the lean cuisine, pcik the meals that are higher in protein. Some are just pasta type meals with little or no protein. Also, you will get constipated. If you haven't gone in several days, this will show up on the scale because well....it's trapped in there. So I got some of that magnesium citrate. I take a dose the day before I do my weekly weight check, if the bowels aren't moving like they should. I still take the daily fiber to help the constipation, but it does not seem to help me. I take the maximum daily dose too. So, just keep in mind that if your bowels aren't moving well, this can affect your weight loss by a pound or two. Also, the other thing I had to do is really check the serving size and amount of food I was eating. I was off by about 500 calories per day. So making sure that you are actually counting the calories that go into mouth helps. The hunger thing will get better. I am about 5 weeks into my pre-op diet and have 2 weeks until surgery( I started the pre-op diet right away) and the first couple of weeks were bad, and then I ajusted. But the low calorie diet will cause you to feel a little fatigue and irritability. Hope this helps.

Jessica

[BobinSoCal]

You can do it Stormy! I scheduled my surgery sort of last minute.....and I lost 12 pounds in 8 days just doing the Slim fast dinner/salad regiment with lots of water. I had my surgery two days ago and all went well. Get focused on what is most important.....snacking or looking great in those tight little clothes!

Bob