pre op weight loss
So I thought it wise tonuse the 12 month witntime for surgery to prepare for life after wls by introducing bariatric principles into my lifestyle. So far i cut out pasta and rice and I'm working on bread. so the low carb changes I've adopted are going well and I've list 13lbs in about 2 months
if i keep this up I can could lose a good amount of weight prior to my surgery. I'm curious though if my efforts could potentially make me ineligible for surgery? say if I lost 50lbs and my bmi was hovering around 40 would they disqualify me and say I can do it on my own?
I know I can't do this permanently without wls and I want it to be successful as a true lifestyle change.
So what do you think? Anyone else have a similar experience?
HW 288 Orientation Humber River 8/15
They will likely see you as serious and pro active with any sort of prior weight loss. As long as you still meet the minimum requirements by the time you get to your appts, I'm sure you will be just fine. Now if you go below.........that could be a problem.
SW- 260 GW- 150 CW -138 Height - 5'5 RNY- St Josephs Hamilton July 17/2015 
Hi there, I am just borderline to even qualify for the surgery and was concerned about the very thing you are.
I asked about any weight loss because I would be even less eligible for the surgery based on my BMI.
I was told that they look at your numbers based on your initial referral and that losing weight was encouraged.
I have been told they go by your weight when you were referred, i lost weight pre op with the changes and how long it took to get my surgery date. I lost 50 pounds before surgery and they werent concerned but my bmi was still way above 40 when i went into surgery
Referral Feb 14 2014; Orientation July 30 2014; 1 on 1's Feb 17, 2015; Pre op May 27 2015; Surgery date June 16, 2015
