Approved!

[Fabiana87 18]

I got approved guys! Been a longgggg 6 months and its so soreal i have my surgery date! I cried when my surgical coordinator calles not to sure if this was normal..lol but they were happy tears!! Any pointers on what to expect after surgery and how did some of u deal with anxiety? Plz let me know! Thanks guys!! ????

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

Congratulations! I think this board is great for pre-op and post-op advice. Since you are asking about post-op, my candid advice, and the advice least likely to be followed without special reinforcement by you and your supporters, is to get your exercise. I read so many complaints on this site about weight loss stalls, insufficient weight loss after a period of weeks and months, and weight regain, and when people list off everything they believe they are doing right, the vast majority of them don't mention anything about physical activity. It is imperative, and you should start while you are still pre-op and preferably before you have even begun your mandatory liver shrinking diet. You have to learn all kinds of new habits, so why not learn that one? Even if you are already active and have an athletic history, developing a program is essential now because you are less likely to stray from a well-thought out plan, and even if you don't follow it to the letter, you are much more likely to stay active when your diet has completely changed to a dramatically lower calorie intake than if you just count on doing exercise naturally. Your body will attempt to stop you from exercising to guard the accumulated fat, and you just have to hijack that and all other efforts by your body to keep you the same weight. So while you have the opportunity, be sure to perform some brain surgery on yourself, because you need your brain on your side, not your body's, to be successful. Best wishes!

[The Candidate 3,215]

Congrats on the approval and surgery date! The best is yet to be!

[Fabiana87 18]

Thanks guys...sleevy wonder i will deff start out my excercise. Thanks for ur kind and wise words.

[ellie123 374]

Woohooo!!!! Congratulations, and best of luck!!!