Okay...I finally have my date...and it's June 30th at UTSW with Dr. Rivas. I have a little more than 3 months to go until I get my dream. But I'm wondering what I need to be doing in the meantime. Any words of wisdom?:laugh:

Congratulations and good luck. The time will fly by!

Maybe start by buying the preop stuff now if you see it on special, I was only given 3 days notice before I went on my preop so you're lucky. If you've got family that you cook for maybe make some meals in advance, or make some of the soups you'll need afterwards in advance.

Once I got my surgery date, I started looking for

good protein mixes, got baby spoons and plates,

bought a kitchen scale and new small bowls to

put my smaller portions in.

I drank the protein mixes and tried eating very slowly with my baby spoon. I had a pork chop that took over 30 minutes to eat. Cut it up in

pencil tip sizes and really tasted and enjoyed

the act of eating and chewing and chewing until it had a lot of liquid and went down.

Start walking more helps so when you are banded you can move and get that gas moving out of you also.

Start getting your mindset about why you eat.

You should be thinking that you eat to live, not live to eat.

I am sure there are other suggestions, but these are a good start.

Eartha

Thanks everyone! All good ideas. If you think of anything else...please be sure to let me know.