The First Step

Okay so I am back. I left off talking about the steps it took to get to the surgery. Now I am not sure how it is in the United States, but I know in Canada after your referral has been accepted and they start scheduling your pre-screening. The first step is a meeting with the Dietitian in this meeting they will talk to you and interview to see if you know what it is going to take to change your current eating habits. With this they will literally go through your family history and also to see what your average day is like. They will want to know when your day starts. How much sleep you get on average, do you get 3 meals and snacks a day, do you drink 12 to 24 oz of water a day on top of any other beverages you may consume in a daily basis. They will talk to you to find out do you know what meal sizes you will be eating after the surgery. They then try and instill fear to make you really question if you can handle the surgery and life style change that will ensue after the surgery. They will tell you that 1 in 200 die during surgery that if you don't commit to a whole life style change that yes you will lose weight in the first year but you wont keep it off and it will all be for nothing. They will try and tell you all the health risks of staying over weight will be. They talk to you like you haven't thought about all that this is doing and all that you are at risk for if you stay fat. They talk to you like your a complete idiot but you just have to take it from where it is coming from and they you take the information and really start to make a more informed decision.

The next post will be about the 2nd step.