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well im going to the dietician on monday.. what should i expect?? i know it probably has to do with your own body.. but what did you guys experience.. this and and the psych evaluation is all i need...then i get banded!!!!:)

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well im going to the dietician on monday.. what should i expect?? i know it probably has to do with your own body.. but what did you guys experience.. this and and the psych evaluation is all i need...then i get banded!!!!:)

I went to the dietician last week and she spent an hour teaching me about the band and giving helpful tips about what to drink and eat with each stage after surgery. She was awsome and I learned a lot. I have two more visits scheduled with her after surgery.

It was really a training session to get you ready for life with the band.

Good Luck!!:mad:

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Thanks, you too!!

Oh also, the psych appt was very easy. I just sat down on his sofa and he asked me questions like

How long have I been overweight?

Why do I want to lose weight?

Wanted me to realise that relationships with friends and family might change

and said something very interesting...he said that I have a better chance at succeeding because of a history of when I am sad, I don't care about food. compared to people who eat when their happy. I'm still trying to figure out the reasoning behind his statement. But hey, it sounds great!!:)

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My dietitian appt was much the same as the above. We went over the pre op diet and post op diet. We went over some changes im allowed to make because of the possibility of Migraines post op for me . i have chronic migraines, any change in my routine or system usually throws me into some bad ones. So they are allowing me to add things like Protein Shakes the first week if i need them . Im going to try not to .

My psych e vale was pretty goofy if you ask me lol. My counselor talked more than I did . I filled out the questionnaire that was basically the same 40 questions asked 40 different ways of 160 questions.

He asked me " are you an emotional eater " DAH So is 99% of the over wt population " is what i thought. He told me " Your really going to have to watch that w/ the band " It was kind of a joke more of an opportunity to drum up business post op for himself than anything. I told him I would be seeing someone but not him , someone closer to my home in Austin LOL

He told me he would approve me so thats all I cared about .

Good luck on yours, you will be fine .

Love

Mindy

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