BrownEyes401
6 week pre op plan
May 06, 2010
figured i'd pass down some info that i found very helpful
week 6 - Read WLS for Dummies. As much as possible every day - take at least a little bit of a walk. It will strengthen you for post op walking.
Week 5 - Start your journal. Write your feelings about the surgery, about your obesity, about how this all feels. You won't want to forget - don't trust you own memory.
Week 4 - Keep walking. Even if it hurts and even if you don't want to. You will need that core strength and you will be walking the day of your surgery...so get used to it, friend!
Week 3 - Clean your kitchen cabinets. Get rid of the crap food. You won't want it and your family doesn't need it. Shop for your immediate post op diet, but shop "lightly" since a little food - even liquids - goes a long way and your tastes may change. Try some broth, herbal teas, sample protein packs, crystal light, SF popsicles, SF jello, and then refine it based on your doc's and nutritionist recommendations.
Week 2 - Clean the house. You won't feel like it for a while afterward. Shift your reading on OH to the GOOD posts. You need to have POSTIVE thoughts about the results that lie ahead! *organizing closet by size so it will be fun to get rid of sections at a time!*
Week 1 - Take "before" pics and measurements and put them in your journal. Pack for the hospital. Pack light - you won't need much of anything to "do" while you are there. They will keep you busy walking, sipping, and you'll snooze between. DO bring a chap stick, slip on tennies `for your walks (better support on hard hospital floors - crocs work too), and your own pillow for better rest and for the ride home.
