Hi, I just joined this site yesterday! I'm shooting for a surgery date sometime in the 2nd or 3rd week in January. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching you tube videos to help me learn what to expect. I wonder if y'all have any suggestion for what I should be doing NOW to prepare, if anything, for January?

Also, I'm 50 with 2 boys 10 & 12 yrs old. Anyone here with similar life circumstances?

Get a myfitnesspal account and a kitchen scale (if you don't already have them). Practice religiously logging everything you eat, good, bad, or ugly.

Walk every day.

If you are primarily responsible for shopping and/or food prep, start transitioning your family to a healthier way of eating for all of you.

Good luck!

Hi Dawn! I just joined too. My surgery will be either the 3rd or 4th week in January. I'm 50 years old. My surgeon recommended the Gastric Sleeve. Im focusing on drinking 1 Protein shake a day. I'm drinking Premier Protein. 30g of protein per shake. I'm also working thru coping skills for emotional eating, compulsive eating. I got to this weight using food for comfort. That habit will not be changed by the surgery. I've learned that not dealing with the mental aspect is what causes some to gain weight back in the 18th to 24 month post op period. I'm drinking Water out of sports bottle caps to get used to sipping rather than gulping water. I follow a YouTube channel called Voluptuously Skinny. This woman lives in Tulsa too. She video journaled her entire journey. She is hilarious and transparent. I also attend monthly support groups where we get to meet with post surgery patients and get their tips and ask questions. I hope we get more to respond to this thread. I'm like you. I want to be prepared.

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Practice what you will need to do after your surgery. Don't drink 1/2 hour before you eat and 1/2 hour after you eat. Maybe start weighing out your food to get a feel of what you will do after don't buy too many Protein drinks ahead because our taste seems to change afterward. You might want to get a book called WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY FOR DUMMIES. It has recipes for before, during and after your WLS. Good Luck on your journey. I look forward to following your posts.

Thanks friends!

Dawnedorsey

I would recommend reading up on emotional eating because that (or the loss of that) was more emotional than I expected. I recommend Geneen Roth's books.

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