Hi Manhattanite,

It is always import to read the Nutritional Facts or Labels of all food and drinks before you ingest these food or beverages. People should count their calories they ingest daily to be sure they burn the calories out which is called(energy expenditure). What happens to lots of people they ingest more calories a day than they burn off. What happens to the extra calories get stored in their adipose as (stored fat) this where weight gain begins. The Energy we ingest (food) actually are calories. If you not trying to burn those calories after eating food, eventually weight gain will occur.

Saturated Fats stay a way from. Try focusing on eating food with unsaturated Fats that is healthier for you. Food with high sodium, sugar contents not healthy for you. Cook your food with Virgin Oil better for you than butter.. Your calories should be counted in all foods you ingest and beverages you drink daily. Calories you can burn off during the end of the day by exercising, walking, or riding a bike to burn off the calories from the food you have eaten. If not, it will be store as fat. Energy cannot be destroy or made.

Count the calories in the food and beverages you ingest on a daily basis it is important!!!!

Best regards,

I gained about 8 pounds during the required nutritionist sessions over several months. The insurance requirement is usually to attend the visits with nutritionists, not to lose a certain amount of weight. I was borderline at 40 bmi and felt the insurance company was looking for an excuse to deny the surgery if I lost too much weight.

I can't speak for everyone. We all have struggles before WLS,

I had trouble losing before, also. What I had to do before was go to WW. I tend to under estimate how much I was actually eating.With WW, I had to be accountable how much that went into my mouth by recording what I was really eating, Also, I was learning proper nutrition for healthy lifestyle habits. It helped that I got weighed every week so I can see the progress I was making.

There are people that use different programs during the pre surgery stage: WW, Noom, nutrisystem, etc. Look for the style that would suit you best.

Good Luck.

Horribly slow. I sent you a note. Pop by the menu thread on the RNY board. It's the only thing that gets regular activity.

I have had gallbladder removed with hernia mesh and have not had a problem. The only thing was they couldn't do Lap and had to have my stomach cut open to remove it. So far everything is good and I had that surgery in 2013.