Originally Posted by
tomigyrl
Thanks, Ann. Those are all more or less things the nutritionist is having me do during this phase of the supervised diet. This diet is required by my insurance to qualify for the surgery because my BMI is under 40 and I do not have any weight related illnesses. I am, however, only 5' 2" and weigh 213 pounds, so an illness isn't necessarily far off. I will also go through the two week, low carb, diet to reduce liver size before surgery.
I was primarily curious about how people make these long term lifestyle changes before the surgery. I have a hard time believing the surgery alone is an ace in the hole. Some significant behavior modifications must happen, and it seems silly that a person would wait until after the surgery to start changing lifelong habits. Ann, your "me-diet" makes sense. Do you feel you'd have been successful without doing that for yourself?
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