Nutritionist Appointment

May 22, 2012

I met with the nutritionist yesterday to go over the diet plan and expectations of how to eat before and after surgery.

At the beginning of our appointment, she asked if I had any expectations of her and this appointment. I responded "no" because I know how to diet, I know how to portion control, I just don't follow it 100% all the time. This appointment was just a formal meeting between me and her to get the ball rolling and prepare for my surgery date.

I've posted about this on the message boards, but I've had this nagging question in the back of my mind, "Do I really need weight loss surgery? Am I looking for an easy way to lose weight?"

I asked her if maybe I wasn't a proper candidate for this surgery because maybe I've not been as honest with myself as I think I've been with my efforts to lose weight in the past. She assured me that the attempts I've made to change my eating habits with the diets I've tried and the modifications I've made was nothing that would affect me for the long-term. The things I've done was only to affect me for the short term. The surgery is there to jump start that weight loss process while re-training me to eat smaller portions, and give me a sense of accomplishment as I'm losing weight.

The surgery also helps me to make better decisions about what I eat, and when I eat it. The things I need to work on between now, and after surgery is heal my relationship with food. I'm an emotional eater, and a boredom eater. I was taking Adderall for awhile and that helped me to make better decisions about when I was hungry versus when I wasn't.

Even though I feel slightly re-assured that I'm making a good decision, I'm still not completely convinced. We'll see how this 6 month diet goes and what kind of weight loss I can achieve over that time period.

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