Good for you for making a goal and setting a plan. I had the sleeve procedure on 11/19, after 6 mos of working w/the nutritionist. The time prior to surgery is a good time to change bad habits and get ready for the changes you need after surgery. My biggest goal was to stop drinking pop (soda) and start to exercise. I wish you good luck as you make your way to surgery.

yes I have two new ones to take every 12 hours for blood pressure, I think it is starting to work but glad it is temporary for sure

Don't over think coffee pre-op. You'll go through withdrawal with the benefit of medication when you have the surgery. I'm three months post op and have stayed away from coffee mostly because I've found less need to get up to go to the bathroom at night (I probably didn't need wls to figure that out...).

Good luck on your journey - a year wait seems crazy but I'm from the land of expensive (but fast) healthcare. It took us about 4 months of taking classes, meeting with dieticians and psychologists, etc to get approved but from there, our surgeon would have been ready within a week or two.

In a lot of ways you're lucky to have this time. There are a lot of behaviors you can tackle one by one instead of getting hit like a truck with a million changes at once. Our MD/Dietician that we were required to see for four months worked with us to shed these one by one. Here are some of them you might want to add to your list if you do them:

1. stop drinking calories and soda in any form
2. eat a high protein breakfast
3. don't snack between meals but if you have to, stay with a high protein snack (string cheese, almonds, hard boiled egg, etc)
4. Don't eat anywhere except when sitting at a table - no eating in cars, grazing while you cook, dessert in front of the TV, etc.
5. Eat slowly and enjoy your food
6. Don't drink 30 minutes before or after your meal.
7. Get 64oz of fluids per day
8. Take a multivitamin every day
9. Slowly start replacing high carb foods with low carb foods - spaghetti with spaghetti squash instead of pasta, yogurt instead of toast, an egg instead of a handful of pretzels, etc.
10. Move around every day - even if it isn't in a "gym" setting

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

Thanks for the feedback Rob. I am really pushing the protein in the morning and do find that keeps me satisfied. Also am starting to see that my portion sizes are shrinking as well. I want to be successful at this and really REALLY want to get into the right habits this time.
Judi

Hi all, I live in Australia and am scheduled for surgery on 9th March. Very excited and very nervous. Looking forward to a new life. I have a great support with friends and especially my family. My only downfall is my hubby (luv him to bits) but he likes to treat me. Even on a normal diet now, he is still asking if I'd like a piece of cake.

Don't worry, I'm not having it. He will eventually come around, but will have to do the occassional nagging...lol.

I welcome friends to see their process. Mine over the years has been up and down, but looking forward to using the sleeve as my tool to gain a better way of life.

Cheers Chris