Hi my name is Courtney. I have been fighting my weight all of my life and this week I have begun my VSG journey. My insurance requires a 6 month documented diet. I started seeing the Dietitian on Friday. I look forward to sharing my journey with you. Any recommendations are welcome

welcome to the club! keep us all up to date on your status!

Will do thank you

Welcome Courtney! My insurance didn't require a pre-op diet but at 40, I'd been dieting since I was 9 years old. I'm just starting week two post-op but I'm very pleased do far. I think I had a darned near perfect surgery experience too. I hope yours goes as well! Good luck!

Congratulations!! You are doing the hardest part right now. I know six months sounds like a really long time, but it will go much quicker than you anticipate. Also, take this time to really study your habits and your motivations. The prep work you do makes a huge difference in how you feel during and after the surgery. I actually liked (afterwards... not during lol) that I had to do a pre-surgery thing because when I went in for my surgery there were no surprises and following the diet afterwards was easier because I knew what to expect and because I had already worked on some of the emotions behind the weight gain.

Congrats again Courntey! I was you a year ago and now I have had my surgery and I am nearly 90 lbs down It was the best thing I ever did for myself!

Welcome, Hang in there and KEEP POSTING! You will learn so much from here. Way more here than in any Dr. office for 30min. a time.

Congratulations for making the decision to move forward with this surgery. I didn't have to do 6 months of a specific diet before my surgery, but I took more time than that to decide if it was right for me. I look forward to following along with your journey!

Welcome I'm 8 days from surgery and very excited. I have learned so much from this forum! Best wishes.