will I regain preop loss like with a crash diet?
I was just thinking about my preoo liquid diet. I am on the morning of day 6 and have lost 14.8 pounds. Obviously, that's crazy great, but then I realized that this is just like any crazy crash diet I've done where I regained it all once I stopped the diet.
How does it work when you start eating again, or even start the bariatric full liquid (cream soups, etc)? Will I regain this rapid loss of weight once I start eating? This is probably a really dumb question, I know, but it just popped in my head that it's a lot like liquid cleanses etc, that people do where they gain in all back...
If you gain anything during and immediately ppost surgery, it will just be retained water as your body copes with the IV fluids, pain meds, and anesthesia working through your system. Most people drop tha****er weight by the 2nd week post op - some sooner.
After surgery, your caloric intake will be way lower than before, you will lose weight. This pre-op liquid diet is a fast way to make surgery safer by shrinking the top section of your liver so the surgeon can see your stomach better while doing the operation.
If you follow the plan, you won't regain.
If you mainline milkshakes 1 week post op, well I guess regain is possible - but you wouldn't do that.
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Thank ypu for the info. I retain that Iv fluid something terrible, so I am prepared for that. I just wasn't sure if this loss was temporary and I'd have to lose it all over again once I start my "real diet" (postop). But what you say makes sense and I guess this actually is The start of my "real diet" diet. Much appreciated!
I haven't regained since I started eating - at least not more than normal daily fluctuations. My weight trend has been going slowly and steadily downward since January.
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Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
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