trishkacz

My surgery is August 30th! I technically don't need to start my pre-op diet until the 20th but I'm thinking I should at least start practicing eating lower carbs now???

Hello, My name is Tricia and I am scheduled to have my lapband surgery with Dr. Orris in Tempe, AZ on August 30, 2012. I am so happy that I have made this decision but I am also feeling really impatient and I want it NOW. I return to work tomorrow (I am a teacher) and I really wish I wasn't going back as I look now. I will turn 32 in a week and I have 2 kids, 6 and 10 months old. My story is that I have always struggled with weight. In the past 8 years I have been between a size 12-20. I haven't "recovered" from either pregnancy, meaning I have never lost all the weight I gained. It is NOT as easy as I thought it would be to lose the baby weight and I have the body type that even to maintain the 256 I am now requires a low calorie diet and lots of exercise. I CANNOT be any bigger than I am now, I just can't. I am used to dieting and I am excited because the lapband will be the tool I need to actually have the diets work. Any advice for these weeks before my surgery is greatly appreciated. Also, if any more information is needed I am happy to give it.