How many weeks did you actually study for CBE? Be honest

Failed my first attempt, came back to this thread for motivation. The advice about really understanding why wrong answers are wrong — not just memorizing the right ones — is the single best piece of advice I've seen for the CBE. Rebuilding my prep around that principle now. Using certified bariatric educator test for the concept review.

The advice about understanding why wrong answers are wrong — not just memorizing right ones — is genuinely the best CBE advice in this thread. Rebuilt my prep around that and it made a real difference.

Coming back to this thread — just passed my CBE yesterday. Everything about the cbe practice test section is accurate. For anyone still studying, the free cbe bariatric surgery procedures techniques was the closest thing to the real exam I found.

Six weeks working full time is actually pretty close to what I did — I had about 7 weeks and averaged maybe 90 minutes a night, so we're in similar territory. Still grinding through it myself, so I'm curious where others landed on the harder material.

What I'm struggling with most right now is the nutritional content — specifically the micronutrient deficiency stuff post-surgery. There's a lot to keep straight between the different procedure types and which deficiencies are most likely with each. Like, I feel okay on B12 and iron, but the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and how absorption changes with bypass vs. sleeve is tripping me up. Anyone find that a specific breakdown clicked for them, or did it just take repetition?

Also curious whether the behavior change and patient education piece showed up heavily for others on the actual exam. I keep seeing it in prep materials but it feels kind of vague compared to the clinical nutrition side.