Please help any suggestions?!

[ABarnett916X 12]

Hello. I'm Annabelle. I'm currently in my 6 months weigh ins due to insurance reasons I go next week to meet with surgeon and get more info. But is there anything I should be doing or can do in these 5 months before surgery??! Any suggestions is welcome!!

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[Icantbelieveit 955]

Low carb, high Protein diet. Get used to chewing your food into mush. And get used to not drinking for 30 mins after eating. Research, research and research some more.

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[KristenLe 5,980]

@@ABarnett916X Are you meeting with a dietician during these six months? Usually - it's 6 months of a supervised weight loss program. I met with the Nutritionist who works in my Bariatric Program. She had me start to eat as I will need to post-op. 5-6 small meals a day - Protein and produce, avoid bread, Pasta, rice, sweets, etc. Cut out all high calorie drinks (soda, juice, specialty coffee drinks, etc.). Use small plates and eat slowly (mindfully) - not in front of TV or driving, etc. Read food labels - make sure you know when there's added sugars - also keep to less than 5 gms of fat / 5 gms of sugar per serving (excluding natural sugars that you'd find in milk products, fruits, etc.). Track your food. Do some exercise - even if it is just walking 15 minutes a day. Good luck!

[blizair09 3,250]

The best thing you can go is GET STARTED NOW! Pick a way of eating that involves foods you like and that you think you can stick with for an extended period of time that will help you reduce calories and lose weight. I chose low carb/high protein/high healthy fat (largely because that is how I knew I would have to eat post-op after the transition and healing period). I lost 99 pounds during that time before the surgery. It has made ALL the difference in the world for me. I am convinced that I have responded to the surgery and its requirements much better because I took the time to lose all the weight pre-op. (And I have lost 16 pounds in the 12 days since my surgery on top of that.)

Good luck as you continue your journey!

[ABarnett916X 12]

@@ABarnett916X Are you meeting with a dietician during these six months? Usually - it's 6 months of a supervised weight loss program. I met with the Nutritionist who works in my Bariatric Program. She had me start to eat as I will need to post-op. 5-6 small meals a day - Protein and produce, avoid bread, Pasta, rice, sweets, etc. Cut out all high calorie drinks (soda, juice, specialty coffee drinks, etc.). Use small plates and eat slowly (mindfully) - not in front of TV or driving, etc. Read food labels - make sure you know when there's added sugars - also keep to less than 5 gms of fat / 5 gms of sugar per serving (excluding natural sugars that you'd find in milk products, fruits, etc.). Track your food. Do some exercise - even if it is just walking 15 minutes a day. Good luck!

Iam I'll go next week to meet the surgeon and a seminar going over all info but I definitely thank you for all suggestions to get me started!!

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[doxaholic 252]

I have a question to add to this since im in the waiting on insurance stage. How would yall deal with questions like if you could lose weight naturally why not keep losing it and forget the surgery?

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[ABarnett916X 12]

@@blizair09 Thank you for in the info!!

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[KristenLe 5,980]

I have a question to add to this since im in the waiting on insurance stage. How would yall deal with questions like if you could lose weight naturally why not keep losing it and forget the surgery?

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Because stats show that people who lose on their own have a 5% chance of maintaining that weight loss. Those aren't great odds. To lose weight naturally - you have to decrease calories drastically and to sustain that with normal size stomachs isn't easy. I don't lose weight very easily naturally (unless I starve myself for weeks).

[griselle 0]

The first one was my surgeon recomended to use but I follow the same instructions with the sencond picture and works to me I got that one in Sam's club and I lost 15 pounds in 2 months before my surgery

GRISELLE.PR

[doxaholic 252]

Thank you kristenle

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[nannare 38]

I started my Vitamins 6 months before surgery..

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