Compliance With Standard Care vs Ready to Eat Meals Prior to Bariatric Surgery

Participants will be provided with VLCD RTE meals for lunch and dinner for 4 weeks and advised on a healthy ketogenic breakfast. Participant will be expected to adhere to VLCD regimen containing 800 calories per day or fewer and keep within 50g net carbohydrates a day.

Participants will be provided with liquid meal replacement for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 4 weeks. Additionally, patients are to prepare 1 serving of non-starchy vegetables are to be included for lunch and dinner. Participant will be expected to adhere to VLCD regimen containing 800 calories per day or fewer and keep within 50g net carbohydrates a day.