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OMG, I'm going through a similar thought pattern at the moment. My surgery is not until early Feb 2019 and I first met my surgeon in August 2018 so I've had all this time to relax and not worry about dieting. On the other hand I've gained about 5kgs since then and I've got to get through Christmas and New Years yet. I will be starting a pre-op diet on the 21st January 2019 but I'm worried that I'm going to blow up to the size of a house before then. I have my first appointment with my dietitian in a couple of weeks and I'm just wondering... do they ask you to lose x amount of kilos from the day you see your dietitian or do they just ask that you lose for example 5 kgs from whatever you are at the start of your pre-op diet? I guess they are all different but I'm worried they want me to lose the weight from when i first saw my surgeon in August which was 5 kgs ago 😕

Hi there, I have quite a few months to go until my sleeve (166 days to be exact). I'm trying to keep weight steady until my pre-op diet starts (2 weeks before surgery). I definitely don't want to gain weight and don't want to try losing it either at this point as it will make my weight loss harder when i do the pre-op diet so I'm happy to just stay steady and relax and not worry about losing or gaining. I've never had to try this before because I've always been trying really hard to lose weight or going absolutely nuts and stuffing my face silly. Most people I see booking in their surgery pretty quickly from making their decision, but I have to wait because of insurance waiting periods. My question is to any others who went through or going through a lengthy pre-op phase, how do you keep a healthy mindset and not go absolutely crazy overboard eating knowing you are having the surgery down the track anyway? I know it's best for the surgery to lose as much as possible and I intend to at the pre-op diet but I'm just scared I'm going to gain too much given how long i have to wait. Plus I've got to get through Christmas and New Year yet. Any suggestions and thoughts welcome. Thanks

Wow! thankyou, great advice. I'm thinking I might try something similar. I started going to a gym 3 times a week 2 months ago and will keep that up but I'm basically eating good healthy foods for morning and lunch. it's when i get home I go off the rails and I sit watching tv diving into a bowl of popcorn or having bread. I could continue this pattern and closely monitor for weight gain and if it starts to creep up, then I'll have to pull back in the evenings, or try your approach with controlled days and not so controlled weekends. Thanks for the tips - as I said, never had to really hold steady with my weight before (my BMI is 40) so I dont want to go too far under either.