November Meeting Topics

November 15 is our next meeting, this Saturday folks! I know Kimberlee usually posts this topic, but I wanted to chime in myself.

What are some topics you'd like to talk about this Saturday? Thanksgiving is coming up. Anyone dreading the T-Day?

Thanksgiving is not a problem for me. I know what to eat and how much. Plus it's about family and visiting for me now.

One topic I'd like to talk about is for pre-ops, on their behalf.  How can they prepare for their surgery? What should they be practicing? How can they mentally prepare? What should they stock up on now? How can they rally a good support sytem for right after surgery? What can they expect the first week after they leave the hospital?

Thanks for bringing this up and for putting out there about the November topic request.  This month really got away from me!   I like your suggested topics, so let's go with it, plus still talk about Thanksgiving and we'll what else surfaces.

Feel free to start posting your weekly question to the group.

Thanks again,
Kimberlee

Are we going to discuss these at the December meeting? Or should I (or you) post a December meeting topic thread? Maybe we should post a December topic thread anyway?

For those post-op, do you feel like you are thin now and don't have to reaslly pay attention to what you eat or when you excersize?

I have found myself thinking I didn't need to exercise or watch what I ate. I am thin now. Thin people don't do that. I got caught up in being 'normal'. Normal people go out to chili's. The drink at the bar. They eat what they want, when they want, they don't HAVE to excersize. Well I have plateaued.

Have you found yourself stuck in normalcy? 

I sometimes feel the same way, but then reality kicks in.  I definitely feel thin now and I sometimes think that I don't have to exercise or watch what I eat.  But I think I do all those things just because they've become such a major part of my life.  And the funny thing is, I don't even feel like those things are what I have to do for myself.  They're actually what I look forward to doing day in and day out.  So yes, I absolutely feel normal!