I'm meeting with the nutritionist on Monday and I've been told that it's an hour appointment. What exactly are we going to talk about? I'm just curious as to what to expect.

Audra

Mine went through what foods to introduce at what stages, but didnt have any real bent one way or the other on types of diets. A little bit of everything in moderation.

Big waste of money I thought, I knew all that anyway and I'd gleaned from enough places what foods to introduce when, how long to stay on liquids etc. My doctor didnt tell me any of that stuff.

But I guess a lot of people get banded who having found sites like this for information.

The one I had talked to me about food choices.

As if over weight people do not already know this stuff.

"And when you need to snack, choose an apple instead of a bag of chips"

blah!

What a joke, but it was just another step in the right direction for "approval"!

Well first of all expect someone about 110lbs and always smiling! My nutritionist is very tiny. She looks great in everything she wears and sometimes I want to be her, LOL. They know their stuff though and will discuss portion sizes and food choices. Protein is always first then the other things like complex carbohydrates. I can honestly say if you go with an open mind or like I went with a blank slate you will learn alot. I try and see my nutritionist everytime I see my surgeon. She is actually the one who recommends my fills. She judges this by how much I can eat at a meal.

Mine was actually really good. She just explained what I would be eating on each phase and what would be good choices and bad choices. You'll just be getting a lot of information.

I did see the nutritionist today and it was ok. We discussed what I eat on a normal day and the times of day that I do eat. She did tell me there are some things that I will give up forever (carbonation) and that if I don't take the time to chew my food, then I would definitely remember to chew the next time.

I did get some new information, but most everything we talked about I had already ready on this site and other sites that I have visited.

I'm now down to just one more step and that's the psych evaluation.

Audra

I had to pay $545 for these nutrition classes and I had my first one tonight. The information was elementary, I could have taught the class when I was in third grade! Stuff like "don't eat alot of sugar" and "choose lean proteins." I could recite this information in my sleep from years of dieting. I hope I don't get flagged for my bad attitude, because I was sitting there looking really mad and bored LOL! You're so lucky you only had to go once. I have to attend three 1.5 hour classes!

Yep, my nutritionist wasn't very good. Just a formality as I see it. They don't say anything that I didn't already know from the gazzillion diet plans/books/videos/etc.