Hello all!
I am a newbie and I actually used to be on 3FC a few years ago when I was in college, but lost my user ID, and the email address I used to sign up with was closed.
Anyways, I'm really bummed out because when I was a member, my HW was like 215. Now, it's 260. *sigh*. If only I could go back then! 80 lbs to lose vs 120ish. At that point I had only gained about 50 lbs of college weight (ironically, most of it gained junior, senior, and after years, I didn't gain any weight freshman or sophomore years).
But, a lot has gone on that contributed to gaining weight. Unemployment, thyroid cancer, etc.
So finally, my endocrinologist and I were talking and he suggested WLS for the second time, and I finally took him up on it, and made appointments.
I went to the first "seminar" and information session with the surgeon, and I was nervous because I didn't know what to expect. I saw him about 3 weeks ago, and he said to start tracking my eating and exercising 4 days a week.... which I promptly did not do. I've only started tracking since the 30th of december. Boo. But I signed up for MyFitnessPal and have been tracking and exercising ever since.
The point to my rambling post is, what should I expect during my psych eval and my appt with the nutritionist, as well as recovery, and how much I will lose? I know it's up to me, and I honestly don't have any "emotional" issues with food. I don't do sweets, I do not do regular soda, and will have the occasional diet coke, but I mostly drink flavored seltzer water now. Or Diet Hanson's. I don't eat cake, pie, cookies, or candy. My issue is snacking on chips, cheesy snacks, and salty snacks, but I've been trying to curb and limit it. My issue is not emotional eating, but I eat when I'm bored. And out of habit.
What is it like recovering, and eating? I think it should help that my surgeon and I are leaning towards gastric sleeve. I'm no stranger to surgery, and I had surgery on my abdomen last year to remove a benign tumor from my pelvis.
what's your honest opinion about WLS?