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Right - I think that I was the only one that doesn't have to go back to see the nutritionist for approval before having surgery again.

I think it would really amaze people if they actually read the labels of foods they ate and googled the ingredients. Collagen may not sound so gross to them then Processed, reprocessed, canned, preserved, vacuum packed, bagged, sealed for your protection - its all got nasty stuff in it. Collagen doesn't gross me out - its not a top knotch protein but the content certainly doesn't gross me out. I eat plenty of Jello - so do most others. Its really not that different.

I was amazed - in the "group nutritional meeting" that they did at my surgeon's office, there were people in there that were all "what about Pasta? when can I start eating that again?" The nutritionist was like "you really shouldn't eat that - it doesn't contain Protein or really any nutrients" Next person: "Well I like to have bagels with butter - how soon can I eat those after surgery?" The nutritionist again says "well that's not really a wise choice after surgery due to the lack of protein and nutrients again" Next person says: "So when I'm on soft foods, I can have ice cream and shakes from McDonalds, right?" Nutritionist: *blink*blinK* Me: *thunk**head hits table*

I really love how my surgeon presented the expected weight loss to us - he said "this is the expected for the GB, this is the expected for the band, then here in the middle is the expected for the sleeve." He continued with "these are based on averages of people involved in a study - just like each of you has chosen a different surgery (there were 3 of us in the room, all different surgeries), you choose your weight loss goal as well. Any of you can lose as little or as much as you want- it just takes work."