Goal Weight

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?

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!!!

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.