Goal Weight

Thanks so much! It's so good to hear others who have been in the same situation! And the yucky candy for the gingerbread house is such a god idea!!! I am really hoping that it works that way for me too, that I will no longer crave some of the things I do now. I have had to lose 37 pounds just to get to a weight where I can have the surgery. (My surgeon requires a BMI of 35-45 before doing the surgery.) So I have been working on weight loss since the end of February. I am finally there and start all my preop stuff October 13. Am so excited!!! Thanks so much for your advice!!!

Hi! I am brand new to this site. My physician recommended it. I will be having suregery in November. I have been fairly nervous and kind of waffled for a while. But I am ready to go. Has anyone had to face doing the surgery and post op during the holidays? It is such a busy and hectic time, not to mention full of food and celebration... I have 5 children, what can I do to keep them excited while at the same time not place too many temptations in my path?

I too am going to have surgery around the holidays... in November. I have been working on losing weight to reach a safe BMI for surgery since the end of February. The surgeon I am seeing requires that you have a BMI of 35-45 before having surgery, so I had to lose 37 pounds before reaching that BMI. But I am here now. I am worried with my surgery being around the holidays because of the hectic pace and busyness of the season.