4 weeks to go, what shoukd i be doing?

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

I feel super unprepared. Ive only been to the bariatric center once and was told that my surgery is going to be scheduled for about 4 weeks from now. I have a 3 month old baby so it's not like I am not preoccupied lol but I need to know what foods I should have, what utensils ect

[Jamie Greatone Jamison 19]

Well the foods you need will depend on your surgeon's guidelines, but Protein powder is probably a must. Soup broth, sugar free Jello, and sugar free popsicles are probably going to be on there as well since they are pretty standard. Get a good blender and a good food processor if you don't have one. Depending on your surgeon's recommendations, you will move to pureed foods a couple to few weeks after surgery. Buy extra baby food! You and your little one might have the same dinner at night!

I would try to focus more on the mental side of it though. Think and plan how you are going to do liquids when other people are eating (i.e. going to a birthday party or family cook-out). Start to wean yourself of caffeine now if you drink soda or coffee regularly. Start exercising now. Try to practice not drinking while eating.

These are some things that will help in the long run.

[Arts137 1,811]

Consider getting the Big Book of the Gastric Sleeve... AND spend time here!

[CorvetteGirl 78]

If you want to get a jump start on things, you can eat high Protein low carb starting now. That will start some weight loss and get you in a positive frame of mind.

[artymama 170]

Kick your bad habits now if you have any.... Drinking soda, coffee, eating sweets, most plans do not allow them post op. I was glad I had detoxes from these things pre op!

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

Ty all. I'm also super stressed about the preop diet. My surgeon says 2 weeks of Protein Shakes and Water only. No idea how I'll survive it.

[Arts137 1,811]

Kick your bad habits now if you have any.... Drinking soda, coffee, eating sweets, most plans do not allow them post op. I was glad I had detoxes from these things pre op!

A Better answer! And you WILL survive the pre-op diet. We all did. Just focus a day (or an hour (or a minute)) at a time. It'll be hard for 3/4 days and then get easier (no, I did not say easy). But if weight loss was easy, we would not need the sleeve...