i just had my first meeting with my surgeon. I have diabetes, sleep apnea, and a few other things. My BMI is just over 35. I am 5'7" tall and female. I think my weight is about 228#. I will see the RD and psychologist soon. I won't be able to lose more than 2 pounds as I can't lower my BMI. I also can't gain any weight. This will be a huge challenge for me. The RD will help me figure out what I can eat to maintain the required BMI. I will do what ever necessary to have my surgery as the thought of dying from complications from diabetes far outweigh anything else. Has anyone here been in this situation?  Honestly I thought I weighed more, I just carry the weight differently. Anyone know how many calories I will need to consume to maintain my BMI? I also will need to cut back at working in the gym, especially cardio. 

I am am determined to have this surgery. Any advice is very much welcomed. 

I am starting my weight loss journey and need to loose five percent of my weight before my insurance will ok me. I have a hard time getting all my vegetables. So I started drinking a green drink. It has more than a full days supply of vegetables in a 8 oz. glass. It tastes like your drinking lawn clippings. But I started this last week (9/22) when I was weighted at 383 and I got weighted yesterday(9/27) and I have lost 7 lbs.   To me that's a lot of weight in five days. I have also been drinking my water.

Has anyone else added a Green Drink to there diet? I just want to see if my weight loss is due to the drink or my water consumption.

at a week out, you are going to be weak from having major surgery. Your nutrition is comi

ng from your body burning your stored fat which is what causes weight loss

I found I had to be drink things on my plan constantly. You can't drink too much right now, even with protein shakes. The pasta on the soup could be making you hungry and yes,some is probably head hunger. Hang in There it gets better

I LOVE coffee, decaf or caf. The word around the WLS world is that if you drink caffeine, in any drink, it is a diuretic thus making you pee out the drink. Making it a "wasted" drink, and not includable in your daily water quantity. They would much rather you save the space in your stomach for direly needed water. Also, I've heard that coffee is an irritant to our systems, possibly causing ulcers in some. My surgeons LPN says that they also say "no coffee" because some people decide to purchase S__________'s high calorie, high fat fancy coffee's, which is bad...instead of enjoying the simple cup of joe we all make at home. There may be more reasons, IDK, but I drink a cup in the morning, and my protein drink is:

Cup of decaf, creamer of your choosing, a scoop of vanilla protein powder...shake the crap out of it, add ice, enjoy slowly. Voila, COFFEE! YES!!!

Of course, it's up to one's own decision/experience whether to indulge or not. 

I realize I'm entering this thread a few months late but I just wanted to add my two cents.

I have a drinking problem. I HAVE to use a straw! Navigating a filled glass of water around my MORE than ample bosom, I tend to spill my drink all over my face and chest when I go to drink without a straw! True! LOL. 

As far as pop...yes, I said "pop" not soda  , LOL...I drink a glass every now and then and have never felt uncomfortable, full or bloated. Even without a good burp. Though TMI it feels oh so good when I do let one out!