Weight loss prior to surgery

I am scheduled for surgery on June 7.  I have to lose a total of 15 pounds prior or I will be moved.  I have to do 2 weeks of protein prior to surgery and know I will lose some weight doing that, any suggestions on how I can accomplish 15 pounds in a month?!  HELP!!

I had to cut out sugar completely except natural sugar in fruits and in dairy.  I also did low carb and that seemed to help me lose quite a bit in the week i had to do it.  Im a heavyweight though so I know that contributed to me losing so much (plus water weight). Good Luck =)

you may loose quite a bit in your liquid phase but cut out all carbs, sodas, and as many calories as you can.. I lost 8 lbs in the liquid phase I had a one week liquid diet.. a friend in a 2 week liquid diet lost 14.. she drank a TON of soda prior to the liquid diet, so that may have made a differance..

Thanks to both of you and congrats on your successful weight loss!  You're doing great!  I will try the suggestions of no carbs and sugar, I'm not a soda person so that's not an issue.  I can only hope that I do it and will be faithful, I do not want to be pushed out further, it feels like forever until it will be here!

Keep up the good work ladies!!

T

Thanks =) You can do it and it will be here before you know it!!!

Time to be your own drill sargent. Here's how I lost 35 lbs (a little over my 10% goal, I only needed 32) preop:

Find a fairly low calorie liquid protein you like. You can go to GNC or Vitamin Shoppe and test singles. I liked Oh Yeah Chocolate and Banana, Labrada Lean Body Chocolate & Banana and GNC's house brand Strawberry. I also like Unjury Chicken soup flavor powder mixed in chicken soups or chicken bullion, and Wheybolic powder (black package with red at GNC) powder.


First two weeks: Drink 2 to 3 protein shakes a day (if you get the 40 gram size of Labrada shake, it counts as two). You can have a Soup at Hand with the chicken protein as a chicken shake.
   For dinner have a small serving of meat & a veggie. Almost every night I had a salad with meat on it - chicken breast, chicken salad, tuna salad and a little ranch dressing. Drink water or sugar free drinks at least 64 ounces, but try for more. I drank Crystal light's fiber drink so all that protein wouldn't constipate me. You can also get fiber gummies to chew. If you're not getting any other fiber, chew 2 gummies x twice a day. That's it. No cheating, no simple carbs, no sodas, nothing at all that's not listed.

Last two weeks: Eliminate the salad and add another protein shake. Everything else stays the same.

If you do this for the next 4 weeks, you will lose 15 lbs. You may hate me due to the lack of variety, but you can do it.

I did Atkins, 2 weeks of the "intro" phase, and then did the 2 week liquid diet, I lost 25 pounds (had a few cheat days in there).

Good Luck,

Jenn

I did shakes from the minute i got up every 3 1/2 hours and ate dinner, That was 2 weeks before and then only shakes, sugar free jello and pudding and string cheese and a few eggs the last week and i have lost almost 30 lbs.  By June you should do it, but drink lots of water and try to stay away from soda and caffeine.