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GenaO    0

GenaO
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I'm getting ready to go to my first meeting with the Nutritionist this am. Very anxious to see what she has to say and what she wants me to do. One step closer to being banded. Have almost all pre surgical requirements filled:)

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Longhorn    1

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I lucked out and got to see the nutritionist right after my initial consultation with my doctor. All she did is discuss my pre-op and post-op diet with me and make sure I understood it. She also discussed the chewable vitamins I should take, all of which I already had bought because of information from this board! :eek:

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make33    2

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I had to see the Nutritionist six monthly visits as an insurance pre-requisite. Like you, I expected a diatribe of information about food, a sort of mini-lecture monthly.

But my Nutritionist was a huge let-down. The first visit was an hour, discussing life styles, eating habits, exercise, etc. and she handed me a diabetic handbook so I could learn which foods contained Protein.

Beginning visit 2, I had to do a food chart daily, whereby she was mostly concerned with the calories and Protein intake daily. Each month she asked me to reduce my daily intake by 100--whoopee (and visits 2 - 6 were 15 minutes only)

My disappointment came when I asked her about food supplements, specifically whey protein isolate versus whey protein concentrate versus rice protein. She didn't have a clue!! She simply said "I didn't learn that at college--because that's alternative".

Good luck to you...

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GenaO    0

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The Nutritionist was great. Very nice and easy to talk to and very Knowledgeable. I was actually surprised by her medical Knowledge, she impressed me. My new diet is very simplw and easy to follow.

Next appointment I only have to wait 2 weeks for and then I can schedule my appointment with the Surgeon and get a date for surgery:).

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I am scheduled to have my mandatory meeting with the nut and psycho docs on nov 1st. They said then abt 3 weeks after that I can possibly have my surgery. I am very nervous and excited! My doc will be at Temple in Phila. He is Dr. Meihlan. I hear he is wonderful! Anyone have any info?

Good Luck GenaO!

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make33    2

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I really lucked out--I go on "real food" SIX days before Thanksgiving!! What I wouldn't give for two spoonfuls of stuffing!!

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GenaO    0

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I hear ya, i totally feel the same way, I'm Italian too and all our holidays revolve around massive amounts of delious food. I quess its going to be hard if I go in around xmas, maybe they will schudule me for Dec 26 or 27,

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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