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What one thing do you wish you'd known before having surgery?

I'm at the very beginning of my WLS journey, and I'm hoping to learn from all of you. Is there something you'd like to share with a newbie? Anything you wish you'd done differently on your path? The juicy insider information, perhaps? Please do share.

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  • catwoman7
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    stick to your clinic's eating plan as carefully as you can, especially the first few months. I read posts on here a lot about people pushing the envelope, and that's a slippery slope to go down. In

  • blackcatsandbaddecisions
    blackcatsandbaddecisions

    Surgery is a weight loss assist/boost, but it’s not going to do the work for you. I hate seeing posts of people who are back at fast food, candy, pastries, chips etc within a few months of surgery. J

  • catwoman7
    catwoman7

    to be honest, there are a lot more people who never make it to goal than there are who get too skinny. But you're definitely not the first (I got too thin at first as well, but it sounds like yours is

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On 5/23/2021 at 4:14 PM, HealthyLifeStyle said:

I have been trying so hard to eat a little bit more, even if its just one or two more bites. I also have been eating carbs, but nothing is working. I will call the nutritionist tomorrow to see what I should do.

Any good news, @HealthyLifeStyle? I've been thinking of you and hoping your nutritionist was able to help. Have you considered the very-high-calorie nutrition shakes? I know Boost makes one that's 700 calories in one tiny juice-box-sized container. (My sister has to drink them while undergoing chemotherapy.)

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