Hey, all. Haven't posted in a while. I have finished my list of mandatory dos and my son also. We did everything together. We are waiting for the approval note from my son's PCP and then we will be submitting to insurance. We do not have the 5 years of weigh in history though, because my former doctor's office is currently going through some staff changes and they actually told me they would get to my file transfer when they get to it. Nice, huh?

Anyhooo, I was told by our nutritionist that we could start the first part of our cutting back program. They do a 3-stage before surgery diet. The first part is calorie reduction and meal substitution for one week and we could do that as long as we wanted to before we actually got our surgery date. We do a two week shake only diet up to the surgery. My problem is now, more than any other time in my food-filled life, I am thinking only about eating.

My son is doing awesome preparing himself for surgery. He is exercising, cutting back on his food intake, chewing the mandatory 30 times and taking at least 1/2 hour on his meals. Who IS this kid?

Not me! Last night, I couldn't keep my eyes open, but all I could think about was getting up to get something else to eat. What the hell? I really never was this obsessed before and I cannot seem to get a grip.

ANY suggestions would help. Thank you all.

more than any other time in my food-filled life, I am thinking only about eating.

never was this obsessed before and I cannot seem to get a grip.

AuroraB

hi there - hope things get settled sooner than later with that dr. office of yours

obsessing about food now - even waking up now "thinking" about food

your life is gonna change drastically soon, you are recognizing that

you might be thinking something like "oh no, i'm never going to eat normal food again, what am i doing?!! -

hopefully you realize you will be able to eat "normal" stuff, sooner than later - but - you will have a MUCH smaller portion- but thats ok - you are gonna have a small tummy that can only hold so much food - thus the eventual weight loss - improved health et al

many people start the mourning process of the food they love to eat, all those excessive eating habits brought them to the life of the obese

no more - its ok to think about food a little more than usual, its understandable

start to concentrate on the pre-op food stuff you'll be doing soon - loosing all that weight and continueing into the great healthier happier new lifestyle with the help of the sleeve

good luck with WLS

speedy recovery for you and that great kiddo!!!

your son doing all the right things preparing for WLS - "who is this kid?" hey mom - its your great son!!!! - who raised him after all

Thanks Kathy, much needed boost.