LITERALLY...I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs and have no clue what to do...IF I'm supposed to do anything at all.

I'm two weeks away from my first appt with the surgeon. I know I should be doing something but WHAT. Lol I feel like an idiot

Exercise. It's an important part of the program and something we can't start to put into our routine too soon.

That's a great idea. I joined a gym and meet with my trainer starting Monday.

twiddling my thumbs - I should be doing something but WHAT.

1stBabeBorn5th

welcome

first thing you can do is post your ticker - show your weight - when you will be having WLS - projected date (when you find out from doc of course)

profile too is always great to post

you have been a member here for less than 2 weeks

keep reading info on the boards - and ask more questions

good book to buy - Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies

there is also a WLS for Dummies involving cooking

twiddling your thumbs????

you are very excited i'm sure

good luck gathering plenty of info - meeting with doc - submitting to insurance

then of course after all is said and done...........have a great surgery, sooner than later

take care

Umm, presurgery? What you should be doing is charting your food on something like myfitnesspal.com You should be charting your Water intake (are you getting 64 ounces of water a day). Are you charting your carbs, fat, Protein? You should be walking, if you can't exercise, put on a tv show or a movie and walk in place.

You should be eating protein first, vegetables second and lowering your carbs. You should be lowering your caffeine, weaning from carbonated beverages.

You should be doing what you are doing, and that is researching what you should be doing.

Best of luck.

PS You should not drink Water or anything with your meals, you should wait at least 1/2 hour after eating to drink anything. Drink a hot beverage, like hot decaff tea before dinner (that curbs the appetite) of course do not drink with your meals.

Also, chew each bite at least 20 times. Set your fork down in between.

I lost 10 pounds a month each month pre-surgery. Basically I lost 70 pounds before I had surgery.

I agree with MinaT. Start a habit of not drinking with your meals. Try not to drink at least a half hour before and 45 mins after your meals. That was the hardest for me. I wish I had practiced that before surgery. I am better at it now though. Join my fitness pal. There are a lot of us on there. It is a great tool. I log all my meals and water intake and find it easy to keep track and also see other people's meal logs for ideas. Good luck to you!!

LITERALLY...I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs and have no clue what to do...IF I'm supposed to do anything at all.

I'm two weeks away from my first appt with the surgeon. I know I should be doing something but WHAT. Lol I feel like an idiot

LITERALLY...I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs and have no clue what to do...IF I'm supposed to do anything at all.

I'm two weeks away from my first appt with the surgeon. I know I should be doing something but WHAT. Lol I feel like an idiot

Start sampling Protein drinks to see which ones you like/don't like. Also, start working on getting that 64oz of Water in per day (part of that is getting in the habit of carrying a water bottle everywhere you go if you don't already).