I'm so excited, got my date today 11/23/10, it'll be right after I'm done with my graduate school trimester! I'm so excited! Any suggestions on what to do between now and then? I'm all ears!

Lookin' forward to it! :cursing:

Kevin

Start loosing now.Don't wait it makes the wait not seem so bad when you already see pounds dropping.Gratz on the date.Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Thanks so much! I appreciate the Advice! I guess getting going back to the Gym wouldn't be a bad idea at all? What about the Appetite/Dietary, should I start restricting or getting used to smaller things now?

Thanks again all! :biggrin:

Kevin

I would go to a support group a few times.

To practice, they have me eating small bites, chew chew chew your food now to get used to it, not drinking when eating, taking Calcium citrate and flintstones complete chewable. Get off the carbinated beverages now (hard to do for many, myself included).

You could try a few Protein drinks to see what you do and do not like. unjury has a sample package you can buy to try all their flavors. I think Bariatric Advantage does also. (google their names).

Yay! Congrats! That is my birthday, I'll be thinking of you!!! Start trying to loose some weight now. I didnt loose any before my surg and it was amy biggest mistake! Congrats again!!!

My suggestion? Eat!

Try South Beach (if you haven't before)... you're technically not limited on quantity, but you are eating MUCH healthier, and It will be easier for you to find out what you like, and you can think of ways to adapt it to how you can eat after the surgery.

I'd also begin keeping a diet journal (even if you don't diet) so you can get used to keeping track of calories etc... I use FitDay, which allows you to even create "custom foods" by entering in the food label (or looking it up online)/ If you're pretty good at entering the info, and maybe weighing or estimating really well, it will automatically keep track of nutrients for you - protein/fat/carbs even micronutrients and Vitamins too... It also tracks weight, BMI and has mathematical formulas to tell you how many calories per day you can eat to lose weight at any given pace (you choose).

It helps you see what your nutritional deficiencies are... Before using I swore I was getting a lot of Protein, but turns out I get only a fraction of protein recommendations, so I know that's something I really have to work on.

I swear I'm not a bot... i really love the program, and i have sorta OCD about it... (I purchased the download version -much better than the free version) and i weigh everything and enter "custom" foods all the time instead of relying on pre-programmed guesses.

Sorry so long-winded.