It just dawned on me while reading as many text as I could on this Sunday. I've been reading a lot of threads about before surgery jitters. definitely a legitimate concern, indeed. Its natural to be that way before any major surgery. Like Mr. Coggin said, I'd be leary of someone who wasn't.
Ok with that said, what I haven't heard from people is how are you preparing for your new life. Your new pouch is like a new baby. You wouldn't feed a new born foods you know would hurt their tummies or give them diarrhea aka 'dumping'. While the surgery is a MAJOR part of what is about to happen to you, and a lot of the threads on here talk about Hair loss, Vitamins, dumping, as they should, all of it is vital information. But I think talking about life after surgery is a bigger part of the whole.
While I was in Post-op learning mode, my dietitian and I spend ooddles and oodles of time together. She taught me how to read labels, what all the 'OSE's' ment. Tricky hidden names the food industry uses for sugar,fats,and refine carbs. I tell you, it was mind boggling at first. I learned that after surgery, and after the food 'Phase' & honeymoon periods, my real life would begin. I think that's what caught me off guard more than the surgery. I needed to have my good (healthy) food choices in place first(getting my ducks in a row, if you will). Where was I going to shop, how to troll a supermarket, where the Farmers markets were, and could I afford to eat fresh live food. Well that was a matter of priority. Seeing I live in the Northern Farm belt (Minnesota) I have access to all farm grown produce. But I had to learn all that before surgery if I was going to be successful and not try to jump back into my old eating habits or try to tweek them to fit my new pouch. So, sorry Im a bit of a 'Food Nazi', but over half of my success was knowing where I was going to get food & vitamins for my new pouch & body ahead of time, how to troll the market. And above all stay focused on that task. Knowing ahead of time gave me a super advantage to getting and staying healthy. Thanks for listening..lol..apparently I have a 'High Horse' and food is it..lol
