How much weight do you lose pre-op??? Help!!

I am expected to lose as much weight as possible before my surgery 1/31/2013.  So far, I only lost 5lbs. I am 6 days pre-op...

Can someone please give me an estimate as to what to expect?

Everyone is different, I was 224.2 the day I started my liquid diet and 209.5 just before surgery, so I lost 14.7.

I lost 12-14 lbs. pre-op.  It really depends on how long you had pre-op and your surgeon's requirements (and where you are starting).  Some people have to do a 6 month diet ahead of time, so they often lose quite a bit.  Some people have 2 weeks of liquid diet, and that can result in a big loss.

I had a 2 week liquid diet pre-op and lost only 5lbs. Everyone is different. 

I started at 262. Did a 5 day liquid pre-op and dropped to 252. I'm now 6 days post-op and weighing in at 243. Down 19 lbs. 

 

How much did the doctor say he or she wanted you to lose? If they did not specify, then I would say that five pounds in six days is great.  The purpose of most preop diets is to shrink the liver to make maneuvering around in the abdominal area easier.  As long as you are sticking to the diet you were given and losing, you should accomplish this quite nicely... so I wouldn't worry about the scale as much as focusing on following your instructions, if that makes sense.

For what it's worth, I did my preop diet for two weeks and lost about 9 pounds.

I had no liquid pre op diet, but had to lose 10% of my body weight prior to surgery. I had already lost 8 pounds prior to meeting with my surgeon (which was documented) so I was told to lose an additional 20. I lost 17, so a total of 25 pre-op.

I lost 18 altogether:  8 on preop diet, 10 between first surgeon visit and day before preop diet began.

Are you following a specific diet?  I was lucky to be able to tolerate protein shakes.  I had those and protein bars and little else, which made it easy. If I'd had to cook food there's no way I would have lost 18 lbs. in two weeks.  Eyes on the prize, that's what my husband kept telling me, lol...  The last two days were clear liquids only; broth, sugar free jello, crystal light, the likes.  Best of luck to you...

I'm on a two week liquid diet... Slim fast as my protein. Jello, pudding, Popsicle, applesauce & that's about it