Batman

I'm 59 and never...
um.... never...
crap, I've done it all. Now what??

The hospital I'm having my surgery with offers 4 free sessions to their patients just to give you a jump on things and teach you how to work out at home or even how to use the different machines at the gym. Try calling your hospital and see if you can meet with one of their people for free or at a discount.

I've decided to test coming out of the closet and start telling people about my sleeve. My family and friends all know and have been very supportive ( at least to my face).
Over the weekend, I was shopping and a sales person who has waited on me for several years, asked me if I had lost weight (yeah, 52 lbs, thanks for finally noticing!). So I responded, "why yes, thank you, I had weight loss surgery." Her response was so funny! It was like I told her I had a sex change operation! I'm still laughing about it.

It would help if I added the pic!

I've been told the 30 minutes before and after rule as well. I recently went to a WLS support group and saw a demonstration explaining why....it's about being feeling satiated and prolonging how long the food stays in your stomach to keep you full longer.
The demonstration included a bottle, funnel, and applesauce......the funnel was put over the bottle (the funnel represented your stomach) and applesauce went through it very slowly...remember we need to chew our food to applesauce consistency....they added a little bit of Water, and the applesauce came running out..
So, if we're drinking while eating, we will need more food to keep us satisfied and not feel hunger....possibly resulting in eating more that we should.
That may simplify things a bit.....but seeing it as a visual was memorable.....HTH