WLS 10 COMMANDMENTS

WLS 10 COMMANDMENTS 1) Thou SHALT NOT drink with thy meals. This means NEVER. This is cheating..... Cheating yourself. It washes the food out of your pouch and allows you to eat more. This will slow and eventually stop your loss. 2) Thou SHALT eat slowly, very slowly. This is not a rule for the first few months post-op. This rule is for the rest of your life. If you eat too quickly, you will surely stretch your pouch. Eat too quickly and you will learn the hard way...the nausea is stifling, the pain is unforgettable and the vomiting is no fun either. 3) Thou SHALT take they vitamins. This surgery is a great tool for weight loss. But, as with all benefits, there are costs.....and malnutrition is one of the costs of this surgery. Take a multivitamin, Iron & B12, and Calcium supplement every day for the rest of your life. 4) Thou SHALT eat adequate protein. What is adequate? For women about 80g a day and men need about 100g a day. 5) Thou SHALT exercise... JUST DO IT!!!! 6) Thou SHALT drink a minimum of 64oz of water a day--EVERYDAY!!! Use a water bottle and carry it with you, EVERYWHERE!!! Sip, Sip, Sip... 7) Thou SHALT eat well-balanced meals. PROTEIN first, veggies and fruit after. 8) Thou SHALT NOT eat sugar in any form-no candy.... 9) Thou SHALT NOT modify these commandments to suit they needs. It will not work. You will only defeat yourself. 10) Thou SHALT love thyself and be happy with the body God gave thee. God did not intend for all of us to be supermodels, and this surgery will not make you one. Happiness comes from within. Be happy with who and what you are.

VERY WELL SAID...

Thanks for posting that!!! I will save it for future reference!!! Smoochers Arlies

THANK YOU!!!! We all need to carry this with us everyday. I enjoyed and gained more knowledge from attending the WLS seminar in H'burg last night. Another bonus was meeting Christine (you're a sweet thing!) I want to share something I learned. For those of us "in limbo w/ our next appointment" (my quote) we should follow up with our PCP regularly with blood work. We need to ASK FOR B12 SHOTS, if we have not been taking them. Other bariatric doctors do not want to take us on for follow-up from a previous Dr.. It was stated that it would be more practical to be followed by PCP. I know from experience I can get my insurance to pay for blood work.