Bariatric Surgery Do's And Don'ts

[Suzannesh 376]

Hi, I just wanted to say that I think that this list is great and even though I'm not getting the sleeve I feel that it still applies to what I will be facing. I hope you don't mind but I'm going to share this on the band site and I think it should be shared on other sites as well.

Hi,

Please feel free to share it. I am happy that you liked it. I have shared it on more than one site.

Hugs,

Suzanne

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Hi, I just wanted to say that I think that this list is great and even though I'm not getting the sleeve I feel that it still applies to what I will be facing. I hope you don't mind but I'm going to share this on the band site and I think it should be shared on other sites as well.

I don't mind at all! I support all methods of Weight Loss or weight loss surgery. I have friends from all over the board on my Facebook. I have not copied and pasted this list to that however, but I should.

[muller1223 2]

Thank you!!!!!! I am scedhuled for my sleeve on Feb 6th and I have printed this post ajnd taped it in my journal!!!! Great words of wisdom.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Thank you!!!!!! I am scedhuled for my sleeve on Feb 6th and I have printed this post ajnd taped it in my journal!!!! Great words of wisdom.

Always glad to help!

[rah1598 2]

Great advice that I will be able to use. I have my date and it is Febuary 27th!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Great advice that I will be able to use. I have my date and it is Febuary 27th!

Only a few weeks away!! How exciting!!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Adding a few new entries:

DON'T expect the scale to post a loss every single day. As a matter of fact, don't expect it to move that much even weekly! Just keep doing all the right things and the scale will move in the right direction when it needs to.

DO expect to see fluctuations on the scale, both down AND up. DON'T lose your head over it either. This isn't a miracle cure and the weight isn't going to magically disappear in a few weeks. You have to keep pushing with healthy eating, some type of workout and getting plenty of Fluid.

DON'T let the scale define your journey when there are so many pieces to that puzzle!!!

[Luisa4ever21 16]

Great advise

[Steve Demko 8]

Very well said !

[2012weight 1]

awesome. very encouraging and motivating.

[Pennie 66]

Nicely done!! Excellent post! I would also like to add one of my favorite sayings...

DO remember that the sleeve is stomach surgery and not brain surgery. If you are an emotional eater, or a compulsive overeater, or if you have any sort of serious eating disorder you cannot expect the sleeve to automatically fix that. It's extremely important to address the mental and emotional reasons that you eat and not just rely on the restriction of the sleeve to keep your eating under control.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Nicely done!! Excellent post! I would also like to add one of my favorite sayings...

DO remember that the sleeve is stomach surgery and not brain surgery. If you are an emotional eater, or a compulsive overeater, or if you have any sort of serious eating disorder you cannot expect the sleeve to automatically fix that. It's extremely important to address the mental and emotional reasons that you eat and not just rely on the restriction of the sleeve to keep your eating under control.

TRUTH!!! I can't say that enough.

[Gettinhealthy 15]

You rock Lil Miss Diva- you are truly an inspiration!! You set a wonderful example for the rest of us to follow. Thank you so much for just being YOU!!!

[thicknsexi2012 1]

hello im sabrina im new here not sure im posting in thr right spot but i have so many questions on this surgery im a big female myself n not happy bout it i have tryed to change my weight it isnt that easy to do i came to find out so here is wat i have to ask n say hope to get feed back thanks

i have been lookin into this alot i have always been heavy but i have gained alot since 2009 after i had my gallbladder taken out im not happy with myself or my weight i have tryed to loose its not easy i have 2 beautiful lil boys to live for i lost my father due to him being over 700 pounds he was 36 years old i dont want that to be me one day i refuse to go that far im 330 pounds now i wana be at least 150 is the surgery really worth doing

[kczar 166]

Welcome! You're probably better off starting a new thread completely rather than posting in this one. You probably won't have a lot of people checking here. Go to either the post-op or pre-op surgery thread and hit the new post button. Good luck and I hope you get the information you're looking for. You certainly have good motivation in your sons!