Hi Everyone! I've been lurking around here for a while now, and I must say...this is the most educated group people I've found regarding WLS! I feel like most of the posters here really know what they are talking about, and it's so refreshing. I can't spend too much time of some of the bigger forums because it seems like everyone things they know everything and really they are clueless half the time!
I know that the vast majority of members here are DSers (is that how I'd say it?), but I will be VSG, so I hope you will still accept me. It seems the VSG board doesn't get used often. My surgery is scheduled for 8/5/14.
The personal stuff...I'm 37, married, and have a 6 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. I just received my degree in Health Education (Community/Worksite), but I'm currently just doing part time office work at my university. Well, I will be after surgery. I've been off the past two months because I don't work in the summer. I can't wait to go out and get a different job now that I've finally graduated, because secretarial work is not my strength.
My Highest weight (last summer) was 284. The day of my surgical consult I was 276 (July 14th), and I'm now down to 266, which is shocking because I have the most unrestrictive liver-shrinking pre-op diet I've seen. It's 3 meals, 2 snacks, with at least one high protein item in every meal. It includes combinations of protein shakes, fruit, veggies, lean protein, and .5 cup portions of starches, such as potatoes, rice, bread, and pasta. I choose any combination 2-3 of these in a meal and 1 (or 2) of these for a snack. I hope the weight loss means my liver is actually shrinking! It's been steady since I finally got on track around a week ago. And I live in Idaho.
HELLO!!!!!
