pjpanda

gummy vitamins are what were recommended by my surgeon. I have the vitafusion women's complete Multivitamin. Taste isn't bad and serving size is 2 gummies.< /p>

I have 4 hrs till check in. So excited!!

Pjpanda, thanks and good luck tomorrow. I will say a prayer for you and your surgical team.

I don't understand why there are so many folk out there, including dieticians, promoting low carb diets for WLS people. Seriously ... I don't get it. Sure, for "regular" folk out there in the wild, yes. Most people do consume waaaay to many carbs. But when I look at my portion sizes post VSG, it just is plain impossible for me to go overboard on carbs when I focus on eating a balanced diet everyday.
Sure, post VSG, I could go overboard with the carbs, but to do that, I would need to neglect the basic guidelines of eating lean Protein first. Your body needs carbs for energy. So often on here we see posts from people complaining of having little energy. More often than not, they are doing low carb. These folks don't have the energy to go out and exercise and get their metabolism going, which, in itself, offers great health benefits.
So, to answer a question posted earlier ... no ... I don't think all dieticians know the best plan for WLS folk. It is different for us, IMO. At least, I know it was for me. If given a choice between occasionally choking down a nasty Protein shake and enjoying a nutritious, natural shake which contains bananas ..well ... the choice should be easy.
I know I had issues with energy early on and my NUT told me to increase my carbs, which I did by adding more veggies to my meals. It worked wonders for me and helped motivate me to begin running. I KNOW it made all the difference in my weight loss and helped me to get to a "normal" BMI.
Of course, we all should follow our medical team's advice. But I also believe we need to find what works for us.

if it helps any, my surgeon doesn't require me to do any special diet before hand so you should be okay. Also congrats!! It's going to be here sooner then you know.

Yay!! Congrats on getting a date! Mine is may 21st
Edited to say: love your username.

Dr Welle is amazing, he did all but my final pre-op appointment and Egd. Unfortunately had a family emergency and I couldn't take time off to postpone (my request for time off was already in and mostly covered) so they transferred me, luckily just a day later. Good luck on approval and that July date

Me too. The 21st at Tucson medical center with dr. Monesh.

First of all.. i am sorry to tell you this but numbers are not the issue here. Getting healthy and looking after yourself is more important then numbers on a scale. Your body is going through so many changes and will continue if you follow the program set out for you from your team.
100 lbs in 4 months. Unrealistic to be sure. Your body will take breaks and recoup from the changes you are doing to it. It is natures way of protecting itself. If you push by not eating properly your metabolism will grind to a halt again and you will be in trouble.
There is no time limit on losing weight, just like there was no time limit on gaining it. So what is the hurry. Enjoy each milestone and remember the rabbit does not always win...Sometimes slow and steady wins the race..Like the turtle...

To the ones that say surgery is a quick, easy fix. It's not, it's a permeant lifestyle change, one that took careful thought before the decision to have the surgery and will require a lifetime's worth of "dieting". As for easy: please, dieting is easy. You get to just limit your food and increase your exercise and can stop anytime you want and have a feast of all your favorite foods anytime you want. With this wls, *I* am never going to be able to eat what I was before, in fact, most of my favorite foods I am rarely going to get to enjoy or have to give up completely.
To those that say you can do it on your own. Maybe it's possible to do on it's own but I know myself well enough to know that *I* can't do this without the right tools for success. *I* need the tool of wls if I am every going to be healthy.
To those that just want to be negative, *I* have doubts myself somedays and don't need you to add any more. What *I* do need is support, knowing that *I* am doing all I can to be healthy both physically and mentally. *I* need a cheerleader to encourage me to do my best. In the words of thumper (from Bambi) "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.".
To those that made this decision to have wls. Way to go! You can do it. This is about you and making you a healthy person. It's not going to be easy, and there will be time of longing for the past but in the end it will be worth it. Keep your head up and carry on.
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I did tell a few people myself that I was having the wls. Only heard a few negative comments but dismisses them as ignorant caring on their part. I know that this is going to be one of the best decisions of my life and it's less then a week away!

Yay!! Congrats on getting a date! Mine is may 21st
Edited to say: love your username.

Yay!! Congrats on getting a date! Mine is may 21st
Edited to say: love your username.

Good luck. Hey Pjpanda, my Dr is Dr. Welle in the same office. Good luck to you. I am still in the beginning stages. I see the psychologist this coming Tuesday. Then they will send to insurance. I am hoping for a July date, that is, if my insurance approves me.

I ran into that issue. I didn't have insurance for the longest time so I didn't go to the dr unless I was really sick. Basically all they want is a record of your height and weight. 1 had 3 visits. 1 in 2010 from the gyn, 1 in 2013 also from the gyn, and one from 2014 from the consolation. For me, they decided to go ahead and submit for insurance approval as my bmi is 50 and has been since 2010. Insurance approved my surgery within a week.
As long as they have your height and weight on the paper, it doesn't matter why you saw the dr.

I do the EXACT same thing. Music is a great motivator for me, and currently my theme song which empowers me is Katy Perry's Roar.

Pjpanda I am the 21st too!!! 1 week!!! Eeeek!!!!