While im trying to balance all these pre-op clearance appointments and work.. what else should I be doing during this process? Should I be trying to start eating healthier now? Well I know I should be either way lol but I also remember the doctors saying that you have to show some type of improvement in weight loss on your own before surgery can be done.

I had to do the two week liver shrink diet, which is basically Atkins. I decided to cut out all caffeine, carbonation and alcohol then since I couldn't have it after surgery anyways, it just made it easier for there to be three less things I usually had but could no longer have. Going sugar free was hard enough at first anyways lol.

I just started this process in Feb and I have found that between appointments and waiting for the ball to get rolling. It has been very helpful to do as much research as possible. I have several books about how others have made the journey through this surgery. It has brought up several questions that I need to have addressed at my next appointment. Things I would not have thought of had I not been doing the research. However, this site has been super helpful and I love that you can be completely honest and not be judged about what you say. I have also been working on little changes that are going to have to be made post-op. For example, not drinking with meals and getting on the Vitamin schedule.