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There are several tips I'd like to give if you have just begun your weight loss journey...
You will never go wrong in doing these things:
- Do your research - read about every type of wls available, then decide which one is best for YOU. Obesity Help website is a great place to start
- Take plenty of pictures BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER
- Take measurements all along the way. When the scales won't move, the tape measure always does! You will need this encouragement during times of plateaus and it seems the weight is not coming off.
- Take a pre-surgery picture naked. Trust me, you will one day wish you had. Try different angles, side, front, and a frontal/side angle. You could also do this each month during your weight loss
- Take a picture (naked) after reaching your goal weight
- Keep copies of your consultation photos with the plastic surgeon
- After plastic surgery, take pictures at least monthly as well. You will probably suffer from depression after plastics and these photos will help you see a difference.
- Do not buy a lot of protein products PRIOR to your surgery. Your taste buds change and you will probably NOT like the same things after your procedure.
- You can buy sample protein packs from Bariatric Eating. This might help you later after surgery so you are not stuck with pricy protein products that you cannot stand!
- Ask your support group for samples of protein powders and products that they enjoy and use. (A container may cost $40 but there are many servings. I'm sure they won't mind "lending" you one scoop of protein powder!)
- After surgery, try some protein powders that you tried previously but did not like. If you purchase protein products, hang on to them if you don't like them. Your taste will change every so often, and I am finding still that what I did not like 6 mos after surgery, I now like at 18 mos postop! I sure gave away a lot of products that were worth a fortune... I could have saved myself a lot of money!