March challenge question

juldga

I will be newly preop (my gastric bypass is feb 28) BUT how do you set a goal after surgery. Does your bosy just lose how its going to lose or can you help it along? I never thought about achieving goals before I thought it just did what it wanted

rubisliprz

Hi,
Especially just post op I'd set behavior goals rather than weight goals... getting in the water, getting in the protein, continuing to log, walking frequency, less drugs, less naps, etc. That can help you maximize the benefit of all that you've been aiming for! Then the weight will be sent kicking and screaming out the door. (we never just "lose" it do we?)

sadiegirl32

I totally agree with rubi!!

dward59

The first few weeks, your goal will probably be just working toward getting your fluids in, along with some walking to try and work the rest of the CO2 out of your system.

After that, you have a month of specifics your doctor/nutritionist should have outlined for you on what to eat. If you haven't heard of the blog, "TheWorldAccordingtoEggface" look into that for hints on things you can make to eat small, as you will be. Learning to cook again has been one of the most challenging things for my wife and I.

You will be able to walk, but not much more initially. Once cleared by the doctor for heavier exercise it will be up to you, but the more you do, the better your losses will be, and I think, the better your skin will rebound.

If you do better setting goals, by all means do it. If you are someone who gets discouraged if your body doesn't listen to what you head thinks you should be doing, it will probably be better to NOT set goals for specific weight loss. Much better to set goals for meeting nutritional needs or exercise.

This is your time to learn how best to use this tool. You are doing the right thing. Ask questions, figure out how it can best help you and make it count!

Best wishes for your surgery and a speedy recovery into your new life!

LolaBug85

I agree with Rubi as well!

stroynaya

If you must set a weight goal, somewhere between 5 to 10 percent of your excess body weight is a good guideline. But I agree with the other posters that focusing on non-scale goals is better for immediately post-surgery.

JenaOnTrack74

Once again awesome advice from uber successful people!