Hello!

I'm in the beginning stages and have my first informational session next Monday, 6/15. I'm curious if there is anything you wish you had been told prior to surgery but weren't? Just a sort of "I wish they had told me........(fill in the blank)".

BB

The thing I was not prepared for and brought me a great deal of stress was how fast you would out grown all your clothes. I had spent years building a work wardrobe. All to big now. And what to do with them... In the five months I have lost three sizes. I'm not complaining but just did not realize it would come off that fast. At first I would pin them around the waist and then even took out my sewing machine and altered them. But at a certain point they just had to leave my closet and house. I feel better in clothes that fit I might add. Lol

anything you wish you had been told prior to surgery

@@bbrown527

my answer is "i wish I had thought to do"

i wish i had kept better records of my journey

starting with Pre-op (situations, what was going on, problems etc)

took measurements periodically :(

took pictures during my weight loss

used My Fitness Plan as a way of keeping track of my food

kept track of my NSV's

other things too

write EVERYTHING down for posterity

since i didn't write them down

I don't remember what they all were

write EVERYTHING down for posterity

"wrapping" things up - i wish i had kept a diary/blog

you are just starting your wonderful journey

"its" never too late for anyone to start doing any of the above

especially YOU

have fun jumping through the many hoops with insurance

good luck

kathy

The main thing I was not prepared for was the "stalls". I had a one-week stall every month, starting with the infamous "3rd week stall". I wish I had known that sticking with my diet plan and exercise would eventually cause the weight to start falling again. Don't fool with diet and exercise, just keep doing what was working and it will work again. I wish I had someone to reassure me that stalls are normal and that I would eventually start losing weight again. It would have saved me a lot of stress.

I really wish I had taken more pre op pictures so I could see how far I have come. I spent years running from the camera and when I did take photos I was always hiding in the back. I have very few pre op full length pictures. Now I never avoid the camera. I even posted pictures of myself in a bathing suit on Facebook this weekend. I also wish I had taken measurements.

Good luck on your surgery!!