I added you! I am also preop. I have passed all my preop requirements and got put on hold to get my blood pressure in levels before moving forward for RNY. I return to doc on 2/11 to hopefully move forward. Good goal setting. I started at 299.7 and now down almost 39 pounds. You can do this, get with that NUT and you will fly trust me!

I'm new also and just starting the pre op weight loss. Coffee is my biggest sin and I am struggling with that. Just cutting it in half every day. We decided on the sleeve and I think all my tests are good. looks like 6 weeks out I will be ready for my next Dr visit.

Im with you in looking for friends, support and advise! I have just gotten my final approval for the Sleeve and will be starting the 2 week Pre-Op diet on Feb 2nd. Surgery is scheduled for Feb 16th! Im excited and frightened all at the same time!! Ive been in this process for 9 months now, (6 months with my Fam Doc and 3 with Bariatric Services) it can seem like forever when they tell you how many months before surgery but it will go quicker than you think! Keep focused on the goal of getting healthy!! I love MFP. Ive been on here with a couple of good friends for a couple of years. It has kept me focused and on course. I am new to the group forums but have been loving it and wondering why I didn't jump in before!

I am a proponent of the longish pre-surgery time. Hit the pre-surgery plan hard! Lose as much as you can, get into the best physical shape you can and prepare yourself with the eating habits and behaviors you will need for the future. If you have a lot to lose (like I did), it can also have you hit the surgery with a more reasonable amount to lose during the 'honeymoon period' of 6-9 months post-surgery.

I started the process with 180 pounds to lose and managed to lose 100 in the roughly six months between y first step into the Bariatric program and my surgery. I am well on my way to getting the 80- post-surgery pounds off.

Find an eating plan, and learn to love it. Log everything, drink all the water and start moving. It made the surgery and post-surgery time go smoothly for me.

Rob

JudiMoving2 wrote: »

Hello everyone.
I am new and in the pre-op of my program. I met with the nutritionist last Friday and have been working on my eating skills for a couple weeks. The chew chew chew, the smaller portions, and eating my protein first.

My biggest frustration so far is trying to keep toward the 1500 mark in calories. Even though the nutritionist said worry less about that and more about the protein intake. I have no problem with eating protein. It is the small meal portions that have me so unsatisfied and feeling deprived. I feel like I snack all day now. I used to eat two or three large meals a day and now I find myself wanting something every two hours. I am working within my list of acceptable health foods and low sugar snacks. Just not feeling that satisfaction I get when I eat a larger portion meal. Wondering, will this change in a week or two more? Will I be satisfied with the smaller meal and not need to snack in between? Or will it take the surgery to finally assist in the hunger pain?

Feel free to add me, I am looking for friends. Glad I found this group.

Judi

It takes some adjustment, but I found that the high protein (100g per day) really kept me from feeling the hunger that I expected from a 1500 calorie day. I was not very hungry during the entire pre-surgery 5 months. It might be a good time to start to understand the head versus stomach hunger issues that most of us have.

A quick bottle of water often satisfied my 'hunger' letting me know it was more in my head.

Use this pre-op time to do everything you can to get those good habits and behaviors to become real life changes!

Rob

Oh cool , a fellow Canadian! Im Allison, Im 44 and Im in Calgary.

I had gastric bypass in 2007 and lost 119 lbs after 2 pregnancies and by cheating by 2014 I had regained 84 back. I woke up from this nightmare in Jan 2015 and have been eating healthier since, I am wearing a Fitbit, weigh all my foods and log since Jan 5th. So far I've lost a little over 6 lbs. I have decided to go back to the basics and have upped my protein and lowered my carbs, I'm back to drinking protein shakes like Unjury Protein (which is made with all the nutrients for bariatric patients) and Pure Protein(which I buy at Walmart). I feel better already. I work out 3 to 4 times a day with a dvd at home for 30 mins. But I find what really helps me keep moving is my daily 10,500 steps goal on Fitbit.
I wish I would have taken better care of myself during my pregnancies and afterwards and not gone back to my old eating habits. I also found a way around my tool, I would snack constantly, so even if I got full after a few bites, I would wait a 1/2 hr and eat again and drink after my meals, and eat again and ate a lot of carbs.
On Thurs, Jan 22nd I had an endoscopy to check my pouch and thankfully after 8 yrs it hasn't stretched. I know its working because I get full pretty fast the only difference now is that I listen to my body and stop eating once I'm full. Good luck to everyone. Feel free to Add me and you can ask me anything. I can tell you what doctors wont, like the mourning you go thru at the beginning after surgery because you miss food, especially if you were an emotional eater but that will eventually pass. I hope thru my mistakes and errors I can help you pre and post ops because we go thru this surgery to get that extra help we need but afterwards its entirely up to us to continue and learn to eat better and make wise food decisions, like most doctors tell us, the surgery is only a tool the rest is up to us.

I too am looking for support as I prepare for surgery. I think I will be doing the sleeve this spring. I have another 15 lbs to lose before they schedule me and dietician appts each month until April. I have lost 19 pounds so far, but I am battling with eating enough calories most days since I am trying to be good (making the right choices don't count as high of calories as the poor choices did) and have switched to lower calorie breads and salad dressings and so forth. I appreciate the list of suggestions from pixelpushr gave us as I fully want to set new habits prior to surgery so it is easier post surgery. I am exploring new foods that I should incorporate after surgery (like greek yogurt) and trying to find new recipes that I can try for the first few months of post surgery period.