Beginning stages of the process

[mareana 20]

Hi everyone! I have just started this process. I am going to the nutritionist on Monday and will be starting my 4 month supervised diet. Does anyone have any advice for me? I have a million thoughts and feelings and I can talk to my boyfriend and family but no one really understands. I am worried about having lose skin. I'm 23 and all I want to do is wear shorts!! Does any one have any advice on workouts that will help tone and prevent? Any products that have helped with lose skin? Lotions/wraps? I want to do anything I possibly can to help prevent as much as possible. Also, any advice on how to prepare for post op? What should I start stocking up on besides the obvious things like soups/protein shakes, etc.? I will be having surgery in July and want to be as prepared as possible for what is to come.

I also have to do a 2 week pre op Optifast liquid diet. What helped you get through those 2 weeks?

[Newme17 3,444]

Congratulations on your decision for better health! I'm pre-op too and have been making small changes these last few months to my diet to help prepare me for the pre-op diet and ultimately post-op. I'd encourage you to read up on the threads and even use the search when you've got a question to get a lot of them answered. Or you can just ask. 😊

As for skin, there are numerous variables in whether or not your skin will bounce back. How big you are, how old you are, smoker or non smoker, in my opinion , even what your skin tone is. I don't think there's a miracle lotion to shrink skin, but you can moisturizer and eliminate scarring, etc. Doing strength exercises (weights) will definitely help in that area. Build that muscle!

Cant help on the stocking stuff, I haven't bothered to do that yet. I'm about a month out from surgery or so (don't have a definitive date yet). I tend to procrastinate too, so...

[mareana 20]

Congratulations on your decision for better health! I'm pre-op too and have been making small changes these last few months to my diet to help prepare me for the pre-op diet and ultimately post-op. I'd encourage you to read up on the threads and even use the search when you've got a question to get a lot of them answered. Or you can just ask. [emoji4]
As for skin, there are numerous variables in whether or not your skin will bounce back. How big you are, how old you are, smoker or non smoker, in my opinion , even what your skin tone is. I don't think there's a miracle lotion to shrink skin, but you can moisturizer and eliminate scarring, etc. Doing strength exercises (weights) will definitely help in that area. Build that muscle!
Cant help on the stocking stuff, I haven't bothered to do that yet. I'm about a month out from surgery or so (don't have a definitive date yet). I tend to procrastinate too, so...

Awesome!!! Did you have to do a supervised diet? If so how successful have you been? I go today for my first appointment with my nutritionist and I am so excited! I just want to start losing and change my life!!