any ideas...

on how to pass the time waiting??? i still have 1 1/2 months of diet to do and i am getting fidgety. i feel like i should be doing something to work towards my goal! help!

Now is a good time to get into an exercise routine.  I would recommend the Weigh2Win video.  It is especially for WLS patients.  You can find it at weigh2win.com.  It has segments for pre-op/immediate post-op and 6 months post-op and maintenance.

The waiting is so hard, isn't it?!?   I spent a lot of my pre-approval time writing lists of things to remember or get before surgery.  I also second the idea of starting a exercise program right now and also start learning to chew your food at least 25 times per bite.  The time REALLY will pass quicker than you think.

I agree with Annette. There's nothing like right now to start an exercise program that you can live with. The healthier you go into surgery, the less problems and better success you're likely to have after surgery! Walking is the easiest exercise anyone can do. No, you don't have to walk a marathon. Just try to walk a little more today than you did yesterday. Walking is my favorite form of exercise. I put on my MP3 and go to town!  SparkPeople.com can also help teach you some other exercises. Just be sure you choose ones within your physical capabilities. Didn't your doctor give you any advise on exercise to go with that 6 month of supervised dieting? If not, be sure that you tell him at each visit what you are doing in that area and ask him to please note it in his notes for the insurance company. Eating right is one part of weight loss but so is the exercising. If you're already exercising and just looking for things you can do to make the time go quicker (although at holiday time, time flies for me no matter what!), try: Cleaning the house top to bottom Go through all your clothes and organize them by 'fits now', a 'little tight', OMG 'never will I squeeze into these', 'maybe if I became anorexic', etc. Then they'll be already for when you're post-op! Volunteer to help at your local school/pre-school/library. Holidays are a busy time for them too & they coud use additional help. The same for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. You'll find that the more you volunteer, the less you'll think about food, dieting, and that red circle on your calendar which indicates when your 6 months is done. In case you didn't notice, all of my suggestions lead to one thing....stay busy. Don't si****ching TV and watching the clock. That only leads to exercise of the elbow as it brings food to the mouth. Sherri

I would spend the time making plans on the new food you will eat once the surgery is done.  Assemble cooking ideas, different veggy's, gather smaller plates and even practice eating with a baby spoon and fork.

Learn as much as possible about what it will take you to make a change that will last forever.  The surgery will remove the need for most foods for 3 months or more but old habits can creep back in.  I find myself crazing some evenings I am able o use pickled veggy's for now but could see telling myself a few potato chips would no hurt.  I got to

Once again everyone is right.. Start walking because the time you are in the hospital that will be the thing you do the most. you will need to walk around the hospital ward keeping blood clots at bay., and keeping your circulation going.. The closet will need to be done because your clothes will start falling off you within a month-6 weeks you will find that new clothes might be nice that is why we have so many clotning exchanges.... nothing fits the same way again.. Also with Christmas coming... you might learn some of the new sugarfree/fat free recipies... you sure dont need to be gaining right before surgery... need to keep that liver shrunk. The time will pass quickly Linda kay